CONSULTATION & SCHEDULING
Schedule your free 30 minute consultation and find out if Hunting for Hope is right for you as well as find out if I have availability to fit your schedule. Message Kelsie below with details on what you are looking for. I will respond within 24 hours or the following business day.
Insurance: I do not accept Insurance, Why?
Insurance companies may limit the number of sessions you can have or they will pay for.
Insurance requires a diagnosis in order to justify treatment, this can often lead to insurance fraud and unethical treatment per the ACA Code of Ethics if you do not actually have a DSM diagnosis. This diagnosis can stay on your medical record for life which can be damaging for a variety of reasons and this diagnosis can accessed by Life Insurance companies for example who may deny you.
Insurance companies require detailed session notes and personal information, which can compromise client confidentiality.
Some clients such as military, first responders, pilots, prefer out of pocket services to avoid creating a mental health record that could be accessed in legal or employment situations due to stigma of being "unfit for service" which only perpetuates the cycle of crisis.
Insurance does not or may not cover treatments like couples counseling, EMDR, career counseling or life coaching.
Cost for counselors: insurance payments can be delayed for weeks to months, claims can be denied or audited, and often insurance reimbursement rates are much less than the therapist actually charges.
Good Faith Estimate:
Notice to clients and prospective clients: Under the law, health care providers need to give clients who don’t 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 can ask your health care provider, and any other provider you choose, for a Good Faith Estimate before you schedule a service, or at any time during treatment. Please review my sliding scale to know also ahead of time where you fall for cost of 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, or how to dispute a bill, see your Estimate, or visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises..
