Some Questions You May Have
What is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist ?
Marriage and Family Therapists are professionals trained to provide mental health services for individuals, couples, families and groups. A Marriage and Family Therapist must complete all requirements for licensure by the California State Board of Behavioral Sciences. This includes obtaining a master's degree in clinical counseling psychology, completing 3,000 hours of supervised clinical practice and passing two written board examinations.
What are your rates?
My rate is currently $210.00 for a 50-minute psychotherapy or coaching session. I accept check, cash or credit card and payment is due at the beginning of each session.
Do you accept insurance?
Check with your medical insurance plan to find out if you have out-of-network mental health coverage, what the reimbursement rate is and how many therapy sessions your plan covers. If you have coverage I can provide you a monthly statement to submit to your insurance provider for reimbursement directly to you. You may also submit your therapy costs for reimbursement through a medical spending plan you may have set up with your employer.
What if I need to cancel an appointment?
Your appointment time is reserved specifically for you. Therefore, I have a 48-hour cancellation policy. If you need to cancel or reschedule an appointment I ask that you give me at least 48 hours notice by phone call. You will be charged for cancellations less than 48 hours. For group sessions that I lead, participants pay for all the scheduled sessions in advance whether they attend or not.
How often do I come to therapy?
Individual psychotherapy sessions are 50 minutes in length, although occasionally some clients have a longer session to address a particular issue. Clients typically come once a week although twice weekly for a period of time may be more appropriate in some cases.
Links and Resources
Addiction and Recovery
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
http://www.aasf.org
Al-Anon San Francisco
http://www.al-anonsf.org
Bay Area Sex Addicts Anonymous
http://www.bayareasaa.org
Castro Country Club
http://www.castrocountryclub.org
Cystal Meth Anonymous
http://www.norcalcma.org
Debtors Anonymous
http://www.ncdaweb.org
Dual Recovery Anonymous
http://www.draonline.org
Narcotics Anonymous (NA)
http://www.na.org
Smart Recovery (SR)
http://www.smartrecovery.org
The Fix
http://www.thefix.com
LifeRing
http://www.lifering.org
Harm Reduction Therapy Center
http://www.harmreductiontherapy.org
Meditation in Recovery
http://www.sfzc.org
Anxiety, PTSD and Trauma
Answers to Your Questions About Panic Disorder
http://www.apa.org
Calm Clinic
http://www.calmclinic.com
Disaster Resource Center
aacap.org
Sidran Institute
http://www.sidran.org
EMDR International Association
http://www.emdria.org
EMDR Institute, Inc.
emdr.com
Somatic Experiencing.
traumahealing.com
Financial Credit Counseling
Consumer Credit Counseling Service of San Francisco
http://www.cccssf.org
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
http://www.consumerfinance.gov
Financial Therapy Association
http://www.financialtherapyassociation.org
LGBT Resources
AIDS Health Project
http://www.ucsf.ahp.org
Asian and Pacific Islander Wellness Center
http://www.api.wellness.org
Gaylesta
http://www.gaylesta.org
San Francisco LGBT Community Center