Good Faith Estimate
No Surprises Act/Good Faith Estimate
Notice to clients & prospective clients:
Effective January 1st, 2022 under the law, Section 2799B-6 of the Public Health Services Act, providers need to give clients who don’t have insurance or who are not using insurance, an estimate of the expected charges for health care including psychotherapy services.
You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of any non-emergency healthcare, including therapy 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.
If you receive a bill that is at least more than $400 more than your Good Faith Estimate, you can dispute the bill. Make sure to save a copy of your Good Faith Estimate.
For questions or more information about your right a Good Faith Estimate, or information on how to dispute a bill, see your estimate, or visit www.cms.gocv/NoSurprises.
This Good Faith Estimate works to show the cost of items and services that are reasonably expected for your health care. This estimate is based on what is known at the time of the estimate. The Good Faith Estimate does not include any unknown or unexpected costs that may arise during treatment. You could be charge more if complications or special circumstances occur. If this happens, federal law allows you to dispute (appeal) the bill. To learn more and to get a form, go to www.cms.gov/nosurprises or call 1-800-985-3059.
Your treatment is individualized and planning, goal setting, and expected course of treatment may vary.
Generally, to make the best progress towards your goals, we recommend all new clients to start with weekly sessions. This gives us time to understand your presenting concerns, get to know each other, and to begin working on building your skills towards making progress. Usually, this period is the first 6-10 sessions. Most people choose to shift to biweekly sessions depending on your progress or choose to stay at weekly sessions until their goals are met. You will collaborate with your therapist to determine how this works best for you.
Once your primary goals are met, monthly sessions to maintain wellness or to check in on continued progress may be an option for you or you may decide to withdraw from treatment. It is unethical for therapists to keep you in therapy unless you are actively working on goals and there is a need to be in treatment.
We have included examples below for variations of the Good Faith Estimate available to all clients. Each person is unique and their estimate for therapy will be dependent on their needs.
Associate Counselor
$85 per session, Individual Counseling
Cost for First Intake Session: $85
Estimate for 6 - 10 sessions weekly thereafter: $510-$850
Estimate total for weekly treatment = $595 - $935
Estimate for 3 - 5 sessions biweekly thereafter: $255- $425
Estimate total for biweekly treatment = $340 - $510
Advanced Counselor II
$150 per session, Individual Counseling
Cost for First Intake Session: $150
Estimate for 6 - 10 sessions weekly thereafter: $900 - $1500
Estimate total for biweekly treatment = $1,050 - $1650
Estimate for 3 - 5 sessions biweekly thereafter: $450 - $750
Estimate total for biweekly treatment = $600 - $900