Why Don’t you take Insurance?

The answer here is quite long and I am glad to discuss this more when we meet together. But simply put, I was paneled with insurance companies for about 8 years.

After quite some time struggling with companies I made the difficult decision to to step away and when I did, I felt it was not just for my business, but because insurance companies increasingly did not reflect my valuse.

Insurance companies regularly create barriers to meaningful care. It is not uncommon for companies to require a mental health diagnosis just to approve treatment. Companies try and often succeed on limiting how long therapy can last. They sometimes ask for your personal clinical information in order to determine “medical necessity.” In my opinion, this place too much of the therapy process in the hands of an insurance company and not where it should be; within the relationship between therapist and patient.

Therapy should be a space that belongs to you—not a company.

In my private-pay practice, we decide how often to meet, what to focus on, and how to move forward, without interference. It’s confidential. It’s collaborative. And it’s yours.