Fees & Insurance
Fees
Intakes: (50-60 min) $300
Sessions: (45 min) $250
Couples Sessions: (60 min) $350
People often use their out of network benefits for behavioral health, and I can provide detailed statements/superbills for you to submit to your insurance for reimbursement for out-of-network services with your PPO insurance. Please note that using superbills requires assigning you a diagnosis, which we can discuss openly in our intake session.
I offer a limited amount of sliding scale spots for self pay clients. Please read more about sliding scale conceptualization and social justice framework here. You can also access local resources for low cost therapy listed here.
In-network Insurance
Like many therapists in private practice, I only worked with self pay clients outside of insurance panels in the past. Insurance can complicate the therapy process for both clients (e.g. potential loss of privacy; external determinations of medical necessity; reliance on diagnoses and medical models) and providers (e.g. time and resources that are difficult to manage without a clinic or larger system; arbitrary compensation practices that do not differentiate by training, specialization, and years of experience).
However, there is no doubt that insurance is sometimes the only way that some individuals will be able to access professional mental health care. Therefore, I am making room for a discrete number of insurance-based clients, for the main purpose of providing quality, culturally sensitive care to people who have limited means for therapy. Please feel free to ask me more about these spaces, and we can determine necessity and logistics.
If you have any questions about fees or insurance, please feel free to reach out to me at saeromikim@gmail.com.
How Does the “No Surprises Act” Impact My Care?
For people who do not use insurance, health care providers are required to notify each patient of their “Good Faith Estimate” of care. Below is more information as to what that means, and how to read more information.
Provision of Good Faith Estimate
- You have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” explaining how much your medical and mental health care will cost.
- Under the law, health care providers (including psychologists) need to give patients who do not have insurance or who are not using insurance an estimate of the expected charges for medical services, including psychotherapy services.
- You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of any non-emergency healthcare services, including psychotherapy services.
- You will be provided with a Good Faith Estimate by your healthcare provider before you schedule a service.
- If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your Good Faith Estimate, you can dispute the bill. Make sure to save a copy or picture of your Good Faith Estimate.
For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit cms.gov/nosurprises or call 800-985-3059.