Fees & Insurance

Session fees

Payment is due at the time of service. I accept major credit and debit cards, and HSA and FSA cards.

Why my fee is what it is. I'm an associate-level clinician practicing under board-approved supervision, and my rate reflects that. It will increase when I'm fully licensed. Couples who begin with me before then keep their current rate for the duration of our work together.

I hold two reduced-fee slots in my practice. If cost is what's standing in the way, you're welcome to mention it when we talk. If those slots are full, or private pay simply isn't workable for you, I'll gladly give you the names of excellent in-network clinicians in Conway.

M&S EAP

I am an in-network provider for M&S EAP, the employee assistance program administered by Mazzitti & Sullivan. If your employer offers it, your sessions are covered by the program.

You can contact me directly to schedule, or start with your HR department, which can give you a list of approved clinicians and help arrange the first appointment. Either route works.

An EAP session runs exactly like any other session here: same length, same approach, same practice policies. Couples are included. The benefit belongs to the employee, and your partner is welcome to join you.

Your plan covers a set number of sessions. If you want to keep working together after that, we can continue at my standard fee.

Why I stay out of network

Most of my work is private pay, and that is a deliberate choice.

I'm not willing to label one of you as the problem. A diagnosis entered to fund couples work goes permanently into that person's medical record, and it quietly changes the story you tell about yourselves. Most of the couples I see don't have a disorder. They have a pattern. I'd rather treat the pattern.

No one outside this room decides when you're finished. Plans authorize care in blocks and can end it based on a reviewer's judgment of medical necessity. Couples work has its own arc, and recovery from infidelity in particular routinely runs longer than a plan will authorize.

Your record stays here. When an insurer pays, it can request documentation to justify continued treatment. Private pay means what you say in session stays between us, subject only to the standard legal exceptions I'll walk you through before we begin.

I keep my caseload small. In-network reimbursement rates push clinicians toward very large weekly caseloads. Staying private means mine stays small enough that I am still thinking about our last conversation when you walk back in.

Cancellations

I ask for 24 hours' notice to cancel or reschedule. Sessions cancelled with less notice are charged $99, since the time is reserved for you and can rarely be filled on short notice. Life happens, though. If something genuinely unavoidable comes up, tell me and we'll sort it out.

Good Faith Estimate

Under the No Surprises Act, you have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate explaining the expected cost of your care. I provide one to every client in writing before we begin, and you can request one at any time.