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Fees & Insurance


Fees for Service


Free Initial Consultation Session
​
Our Initial Consultation will allow us to discuss your needs and to see if my counseling style and methods are a good fit for your needs. I prefer to handle initial consultations by appointment and video conference for self-pay clients.

​Insurance clients should follow the instructions under the Insurance section of this page.
 
  • To schedule an appointment for an initial Consultation please use the Contact link in the navigation bar above. 
 
  • When I receive your request for an appointment, I will confirm the appointment time and date you requested and send you a link to meet by Zoom video conference. 
 
  • You may log on to the conference platform by phone, tablet or computer.
 
  • I use Square Appointments to book and bill my private pay clients. Square Appointments allows you to store your credit card for easy invoicing, billing and payment. 


Standard Self-Pay Rates - Updated 1/1/2025
  • Individual Counseling Session:             
        $110 - 60 Minute Session
        $100 - 55 Minute Session
        $90 - 50 Minute Session  

  • Child and Adolescent Counseling with Parent Consult:
          $150 - 75 to 90 Minute Session

  • Marriage and Family Counseling​     $165 - 90 Minute Session
 
  • Counseling Intensive Session:  
        Counseling Intensives are available for Relinquishment,         
        Adoption, and Reunion Counseling, Marriage       
        Enrichment and other special circumstances.  $100/hour.


  • I accept cash, check, or credit card payments.



Reduced Rate Opportunities

I offer a very limited number of reduced rate opportunities for Solution-Focused Brief Counseling. These are reserved for individuals and families with special circumstances and will only be considered based upon my availability and the motivation of the client to attend counseling and complete all assigned exercises.

​Please ask about availability at first contact if you want to be considered for a reduced rate.



Insurance 


I am pleased to partner with SonderMind and Headway to process your insurance benefits for Mental Health Counseling. 

​Below is a list of Colorado insurance providers that I am credentialed with.
Company
Credentialed Yes or No
Aetna
Yes!
Aetna Allied Benefit System
Yes!
Aetna AmeriBen
Yes!
Aetna CoreSource
Yes!
Aetna EBMS
Yes!
Aetna GEHA
Yes!
Aetna Medicare Advantage
No
Aetna Meritain
Yes!
Aetna WebTPA
Yes!
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO
Yes!
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
Yes!
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Pathway
Yes!
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage HMO
No
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage PPO
No
Apostrophe
Yes!
Billable Rates
No
Bright Health Plan
Yes!
Bright Health Plan Medicare Advantage
No
Cigna
Yes!
Cigna Health Partners
Yes!
Cigna TPA
Yes!
Cigna EAP
Yes!
Energize CO Complementary
No
Foster Source
Yes!
Friday Health Plans CO
Yes!
Justice Reskill Benefit Network
Yes!
Kaiser Permanente 
No
Kaiser Permanente EPO
No
Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage
No
Medicaid
No
Medicare
No
Medicare Supplemental Plan
No
Optum/United EAP CO
Yes!
Oscar Health Plan
Yes!
TriWest
No
United All Savers
Yes!
United BIND
Yes!
United GEHA/Shared Services
Yes!
United Health Scope Benefits
Yes!
United Healthcare CO
Yes!
United Healthcare Golden Rule
Yes!
United Oxford CO
Yes!
United Student Resources
Yes!
United UMR
Yes!
Out-of-Network 
​Many insurance plans include out-of-network benefits that you may choose to utilize. I will be happy to provide a monthly Superbill for you to submit to your insurance company for reimbursement of your Counseling Sessions.