Financial FAQ
Services and Costs
- 15 minute Client Consult Call- Free
- Initial Intake/Assessment (60-90 minutes): $150
- Full Day EMDR Intensive (6-7hours) : $1200-1400
- Half-Day EMDR Intensive (3-4 hours) : $600-800
- Recurring Half-Day EMDR Intensives: $600-800 per session scheduled
- Intensive Follow Up Session (1 hour) $150
- Individual Trauma Focused Therapy (1 hour): $150
- Individual Trauma Focused Therapy (2 hours): $300
- Client group or workshop (as scheduled): $20-40 per participant
- Consultation for Professionals: $150 per hour
- 1:1 Individual Supervision for Interns: $75 per hour
- 2:1 Individual Supervision for Interns: $45 per hour per intern
- Group Supervision for interns: $40 per hour per intern
- 1:1 Individual Supervision for Interns: $75 per hour
Why I Don’t Accept Insurance
Choosing a therapist is a personal decision, and understanding how care is structured matters. Many clients ask why I don’t accept insurance, especially when they’re used to using their benefits. This page is meant to offer clarity and transparency—so you can decide what feels right for you.
My practice is private-pay by design. This allows me to provide care that is trauma-informed, client-centered, and responsive to your needs—rather than shaped by insurance requirements.
Your care shouldn’t be dictated by an insurance company
When therapy is billed to insurance, the insurance company—not the therapist—ultimately determines key aspects of treatment. This can include:
What diagnosis must be assigned
How long therapy is “medically necessary”
What type of treatment is approved
How often sessions can occur
Trauma work doesn’t always fit neatly into these limits. Healing is not linear, and progress can’t always be measured in short-term outcomes. Private-pay therapy allows us to focus on what actually supports your nervous system and healing—without having to justify your experience to a third party.
Privacy and confidentiality matter in trauma work
Using insurance requires sharing personal clinical information, including a mental health diagnosis and treatment details, with your insurance company. Once that information is submitted, it becomes part of your permanent insurance record.
Many clients—especially first responders, military members, veterans, and spouses—value a higher level of privacy. Private-pay therapy minimizes the amount of personal information shared and allows your care to remain between you and your therapist.
Flexibility in pacing and approach
Insurance often limits session frequency, length, and duration of care. In a private-pay practice, we have the flexibility to choose what best supports you, including:
Weekly or biweekly therapy sessions
EMDR intensives when appropriate
Adjusting pacing based on your capacity
Integrating modalities such as EMDR, parts work, and mindfulness
This flexibility is especially important in trauma-informed therapy, where safety, readiness, and nervous-system regulation guide the work.
Fewer barriers, more consistency
Insurance billing can introduce delays, denials, clawbacks, and disruptions in care—sometimes months after sessions have occurred. A private-pay model allows therapy to remain consistent, predictable, and uninterrupted.
You’ll know the cost of therapy upfront, without surprise bills or changes based on insurance decisions.
A choice rooted in quality and respect
Not accepting insurance isn’t about limiting access—it’s about protecting the quality, integrity, and privacy of your care. This model allows me to show up fully for my clients and offer therapy that honors the complexity of trauma and the individuality of healing.
If you have questions about fees, reimbursement, or whether this approach is a good fit, I welcome the conversation.
Interested in working together?
Reach out to learn more about trauma-informed therapy options and EMDR intensives.