Fees
Our fees for individual, couple, and family therapy are as follows:
Klara Placek, MA, LMFT - $175.00 per 50 minutes
James Hanson, MA, LMFT - $200.00 per 50 minutes
Cristina Trette, MA, LMFT - $225.00 per 50 minutes
Klara Placek, MA, LMFT - $175.00 per 50 minutes
James Hanson, MA, LMFT - $200.00 per 50 minutes
Cristina Trette, MA, LMFT - $225.00 per 50 minutes
Insurance
We are not contracted with health insurance companies, and we do not provide superbills. The reason for this is that we are first and foremost a couple and family therapy practice. Generally speaking, challenges with communication or within your relationships and family is not a diagnosable medical or mental health condition. Furthermore, we have found that if a couple or family is receiving therapy for one person's mental health diagnosis, this sets up the other partner or family members to define their problems as resulting from the one person's diagnosis, which is not an ideal starting point for our work together.
The therapists at IFT are Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists and are trained to diagnose and treat mental health and behavior disorders. We consider diagnoses to provide us with information and a deeper understanding of our client's challenge points. Yet we do not typically provide our clients with a mental health diagnosis. Rather we coordinate care with other providers in the community when we determine that a diagnostic evaluation is clinically indicated.
In addition to couple and family therapy we provide mental health counseling to individuals, couples and families experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, and addiction. Nonetheless, our therapeutic approach is relationship and emotionally focused and not based on the medical model. Many clients seek us out as they are wanting a non-pathologizing, holistic, and relational approach to counseling for themselves and family.
We have discovered that our clients appreciate the high level of privacy and confidentiality we can provide by not sharing diagnosis and information about their relationship, family, and mental health challenges with health insurance companies and third-party payers. As such, our notes and documentation are written with the highest level of privacy and confidentiality in mind.
If you would like referrals for practices that accept health insurance, we are happy to provide you with this, and regularly refer to a few local practices.
The therapists at IFT are Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists and are trained to diagnose and treat mental health and behavior disorders. We consider diagnoses to provide us with information and a deeper understanding of our client's challenge points. Yet we do not typically provide our clients with a mental health diagnosis. Rather we coordinate care with other providers in the community when we determine that a diagnostic evaluation is clinically indicated.
In addition to couple and family therapy we provide mental health counseling to individuals, couples and families experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, and addiction. Nonetheless, our therapeutic approach is relationship and emotionally focused and not based on the medical model. Many clients seek us out as they are wanting a non-pathologizing, holistic, and relational approach to counseling for themselves and family.
We have discovered that our clients appreciate the high level of privacy and confidentiality we can provide by not sharing diagnosis and information about their relationship, family, and mental health challenges with health insurance companies and third-party payers. As such, our notes and documentation are written with the highest level of privacy and confidentiality in mind.
If you would like referrals for practices that accept health insurance, we are happy to provide you with this, and regularly refer to a few local practices.
Superbills
We do not provide superbills.
Sliding scalE
We do not provide a sliding scale.
Good Faith Estimate
Notice of Your Right to a Good Faith Estimate
You have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” explaining how much your medical and mental health care will cost.
Under the law, healthcare providers need to give clients who don’t have insurance or who are not using insurance an estimate of the expected charges for medical services, including psychotherapy services.You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of your healthcare services, including psychotherapy services.
You can ask your healthcare provider, and any other provider you choose, for a Good Faith Estimate before you schedule a service. The Good Faith Estimate shows the costs of items and services that are reasonably expected for your healthcare needs for an item or service. The estimate is based on information known at the time the estimate is created.
The Good Faith Estimate does not include any unknown or unexpected costs that may arise during the course of care. You could be charged more if special circumstances occur. In non-emergency circumstances, you will be provided with an updated Good Faith Estimate for any new expected charges.
If you are billed for more than your Good Faith Estimate, you have the right to dispute the bill under federal law. Specifically, if you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your Good Faith Estimate, you can dispute the bill.
You may contact the healthcare provider or facility listed to let them know the billed charges are higher than the Good Faith Estimate. You can ask them to update the bill to match the Good Faith Estimate, ask to negotiate the bill, or ask if there is financial assistance available.
You may also start a dispute resolution process with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). If you choose to use the dispute resolution process, you must start the dispute within 120 calendar days (about 4 months) of the date of the original bill.
There is a $25 fee to use the dispute process. If the agency reviewing your dispute agrees with you, you will have to pay the price on the Good Faith Estimate. If the agency disagrees with you and agrees with the healthcare provider or facility, you will have to pay the higher amount.
To learn more or to get a form to start the dispute resolution process, go to www.cms.gov/nosuprises or call HHS’ toll free number: 1-877-696-6775.
Make sure to keep a copy of your Good Faith Estimate in a safe place or take pictures of it. You may need it if you are billed a higher amount.
For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate or the dispute process, visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises or call HHS’ toll free number: 1-877-696-6775.
You have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” explaining how much your medical and mental health care will cost.
Under the law, healthcare providers need to give clients who don’t have insurance or who are not using insurance an estimate of the expected charges for medical services, including psychotherapy services.You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of your healthcare services, including psychotherapy services.
You can ask your healthcare provider, and any other provider you choose, for a Good Faith Estimate before you schedule a service. The Good Faith Estimate shows the costs of items and services that are reasonably expected for your healthcare needs for an item or service. The estimate is based on information known at the time the estimate is created.
The Good Faith Estimate does not include any unknown or unexpected costs that may arise during the course of care. You could be charged more if special circumstances occur. In non-emergency circumstances, you will be provided with an updated Good Faith Estimate for any new expected charges.
If you are billed for more than your Good Faith Estimate, you have the right to dispute the bill under federal law. Specifically, if you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your Good Faith Estimate, you can dispute the bill.
You may contact the healthcare provider or facility listed to let them know the billed charges are higher than the Good Faith Estimate. You can ask them to update the bill to match the Good Faith Estimate, ask to negotiate the bill, or ask if there is financial assistance available.
You may also start a dispute resolution process with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). If you choose to use the dispute resolution process, you must start the dispute within 120 calendar days (about 4 months) of the date of the original bill.
There is a $25 fee to use the dispute process. If the agency reviewing your dispute agrees with you, you will have to pay the price on the Good Faith Estimate. If the agency disagrees with you and agrees with the healthcare provider or facility, you will have to pay the higher amount.
To learn more or to get a form to start the dispute resolution process, go to www.cms.gov/nosuprises or call HHS’ toll free number: 1-877-696-6775.
Make sure to keep a copy of your Good Faith Estimate in a safe place or take pictures of it. You may need it if you are billed a higher amount.
For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate or the dispute process, visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises or call HHS’ toll free number: 1-877-696-6775.
