Therapy Fees & Policies

Click here for referrals to lower fee ($15 - $100), pro bono (free), and insurance based therapists.

Therapy Fees

I do not accept or work with insurance or EAP companies directly. This is why.

I have a mutual 24-hour cancellation policy. Your time is just as valuable as my time. If I have to cancel 24-hours before our session and it is not due to emergency, accident, or illness, you will be offered a waived/free session. Forgetting about sessions or work conflicts does not constitute an emergency.

I also offer case consultation and supervision for associate therapists seeking licensure and workshops for organizations. You can find fees for those services on their respective pages.

First Session

$300

60-minutes

I’ll ask you questions to learn more about you, your concerns, life history, offering my initial observations, and providing you a preliminary treatment plan on what could help.

We’ll schedule follow up sessions if I can help you. If not, I’ll offer you referrals to other therapists who are a better fit for what you’re seeking and need.

Ongoing Sessions

$230

45-minutes

Shorter sessions for those who don’t need a full hour.

Common session length for those seeking supportive therapy using a solution-focused and more cognitive therapy.

On average, clients seeking general mental health treatment see me for 3-4 months weekly or every 2 weeks and then taper off to once a month or end treatment.

Ongoing Sessions

$300

60-minutes

Longer sessions for couples/dyad work, trauma processing, deeper exploration, somatic work, and IFS sessions.

Common session length for most clients seeking relational, attachment, experiential, and process-oriented therapy.

On average, clients seeking trauma treatment see me for 9-12 months weekly or every 2 weeks and then taper off to once a month or end treatment.

Limitations Of Practice

I offer outpatient psychotherapy, consultation, and educational services only.

At most, we will meet once a week.

I am not a crisis intervention resource and do not provide 24-hour emergency call coverage.

There are other services that can offer you more support and can meet with you more than once a week such as Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOPs) or psychoanalytically oriented therapists who see clients up to 3-5 times a week.

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Washington State Associate Therapists Working Under My Supervision

I supervise the associate therapists below who are working toward independent licensure. They meet with me regularly for consultation and my perspective on client cases.

They offer lower fees than I do and some work similarly to me incorporating a blend of trauma-informed and trauma-specific experiential, somatic, and relational therapies.

You can mention my name if you reach out to them for a possible quicker response.

Unlicensed Therapists

  1. Zoila Mayreni López - $160 and Premera and Lifewise insurances accepted (in person Beacon Hill and telehealth)

  2. Jack Shaw - $130 - $150 (telehealth only)

  3. Dannia Velazco - $150 (in person Queen Anne & telehealth)

  4. Lauren Williams - $150 and some insurance accepted (telehealth and in person Fremont)

Licensed Therapists

These therapists were previously under my supervision are now fully licensed and have their own independent practice.

  1. Jenna Montgomery - $120 - $200 and Premera, BCBS and Lifewise insurances accepted (In person Wallingford and telehealth)

  2. Michelle Perrier - $165 (telehealth only)

Trusted Therapists Referrals

I’ve met the therapists below through some sort of professional capacity such as a conference, training/workshop, graduate school, internship, and/or past job.

While I think highly of them, trust your nervous system and instincts as you know best (your internal safety and comfort is most important). I like this post and this post on how to find a therapist and how therapy works (sometimes).

You can mention my name if you reach out to the therapists below for a possible quicker response. 

Click on their name and underlined link to visit each website. 

I do not receive compensation for referrals. 

Some work with couples/dyads/relationships in addition to individuals. They all offer lower fees than I do.

Washington State

  1. Menosh Zalmai - $170 - $200 (telehealth only)

  2. Lizette Arroyo Dillard - $180 (telehealth only)

  3. Veronica Ngoc - $160 - $180 (telehealth only)

  4. Giovanna Torres - $150 and Premera insurance accepted (telehealth only)

  5. Coral Lu - $160 and some insurance accepted (Downtown Ballard in person & telehealth)

  6. Justine Cruise-Roberson - $150 and accepts Aetna, Ambetter Washington, Premera Blue Cross Washington, Regence BlueShield of Washington, United Healthcare insurances

  7. Tetana Adkins - $200 and accepts Aetna, Ambetter Washington, Premera Blue Cross Washington, Regence BlueShield of Washington, United Healthcare insurances

  8. Lilith Halpé $185 and BCBS, Cigna, Kaiser, Lifewise, Optum, Premera, Regence & United insurances accepted Blue Cross/Blue Shield (in person Capitol Hill & telehealth)

  9. Laura Moss - $160 (in person Columbia City & telehealth)

  10. Sasha Duttchoudhury - $100 - $120

  11. Christopher Skaggs - $200 and accepts Aetna, Regence, Premera, Lifewise, First Choice, Asuris insurances. (telehealth only)

  12. Tom Parsons - $150 and accepts Premera, Lifewise, Regence, Aetna, Cigna/Evernorth, and First Choice Health Network (also known as Kaiser PPO) insurances

  13. Justus Pascual - $155 and accepts Aetna, Cigna/Evernorth, Regence, Premera, First Choice Health Network (Kaiser PPO), and Lifewise insurances

  14. Diana Hu - $200 and accepts BlueCross BlueShield, Premera Blue Cross, Regence BlueShield, First Choice Health Network (also known as Kaiser PPO). In person Bellevue and telehealth.

  15. Jenn Dela Cruz - $100 - $120

  16. Loryn Kezer - $100 - $120 (in person Capitol Hill & telehealth)

California

  1. Helen Youngju Kim - accepts some insurances

  2. Georgina Mendoza - $250 (Pasadena in person & telehealth)

  3. Nabilah Khan - $295 (telehealth only)

  4. Viviana Urdaneta - $200

  5. Gwen Harville-Washington - $175 and accepts some insurances

  6. Cymone N. Damon Sams - $175 and accepts some insurances

  7. Veronica Orozco - $300

  8. Philip Chang

  9. Irene Nunez - $200

  10. Rene Gallardo - $215 and accepts some insurances

  11. Shanta Jambotkar

  12. Jean-Arellia Tolentino accepts some insurances

  13. Leticia Brown - $215

  14. Amber Boyd

Lower Fee & Insurance Therapists

Click here for referrals to lower fee ($15 - $100), pro bono (free), and insurance based therapists.

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Adjusted Fees & Vouchers

Access to mental health is important regardless of ability to pay. Thus, I balance a mix of full fee self pay, reduced fee, and pro bono clients.

Preference for reduced fee slots are for early career therapists and social workers (1-3 years), students, uninsured individuals, and those unable to afford my full fee who want weekly sessions.

You can email me to discuss reduced fee options or bring this up during the consultation.

Reduced fee slots are short-term for 3-months or 12-sessions, so I can offer this slot to another person and increase my offerings to a wide range of individuals. After 3-months, we can discuss if your financial situation has changed.

Learning Opportunity Sessions: Occasionally, I will have associate therapists under my supervision sit in on our sessions (with your approval and consent, this is optional) to see how I work and help clients with trauma, attachment, grief, and multicultural issues, so they can better integrate their own modalities/trainings with their own clients. I offer clients a 50% discount of the session fee due to this learning inconvenience. The associate therapists are bound by their code of ethics (NASW, NCC, MFT) and limits to confidentiality.

Reduced Fees: 2 slots open. I reserve 6-7 slots for those who cannot afford my full fee ($130 for 45-minutes, $175 for 60-minutes). I enjoy working with associate therapists in California & Washington seeking personal therapy. Click here to find low-cost/reduced fee therapists ($15 - $120).

Open Path: No slots open. I reserve 4-5 slots at $60 - $80 for those cannot afford market rates for therapy or lack adequate mental health insurance coverage. Click here to find therapists who offer $40 - $70 sessions.

Pro Bono Therapy: No slots open. I reserve 1 pro bono slot at a nominal fee ($5) for former foster care youth, refugees, and survivors of crime. Click here for therapists who offer pro-bono therapy.

Vouchers: I accept vouchers from Washington Therapy Fund & Asian Mental Health Lotus Fund.


Insurance

I do not accept or work with insurance or EAP companies directly, but can provide a monthly receipt for you submit to insurance if you have out-of-network (OON) benefits.

If you have Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) insurance that offers OON benefits, you may receive 20-60% reimbursement after meeting your deductible (not guaranteed).

Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) plans do not offer OON benefits.

It is your responsibility to verify your insurance benefits.

The best way to find out your specific plan benefits is to reach out to a customer service agent in writing. Click here to find out how to do so.

Good Faith Estimate

  • Beginning January 1, 2022, federal law requires health care practitioners to provide current and potential clients who don’t have insurance or who are not using insurance a “Good Faith Estimate” (GFE) on the cost of treatment.

  • This new law is designed to provide transparency to clients regarding their expected medical expenses and to protect them from surprises when they receive their medical bills.

  • You may prefer finding a therapist who accepts insurance rather than paying cash/out of pocket.