About Me

Therapy

• Individual Intake: $250
• 45-min. Therapy: $200
• Couple Therapy: $210
• 60-min. Family Therapy/Parent Consultation: $250

Diagnostic Evaluation

Diagnostic procedure codes and costs:

• 90791 Parent Clinical Interview: $250
• 96130- psychological assessment 1st hour (includes face to face, scoring, interpretation, report)- $150
• 96131- psychological assessment each additional hour (face to face x 2 for scoring, interpretation, report)- ADOS-2 = $300 ($150 each additional unit/hour)
• 96136- psychometric test administration, 2 or more tests (ADOS-2 & SRS-2; ADHD Rating Scales, BRIEF-2, moxo assessment) first 30 minutes- $75
• 96137- psychometric test administration, each additional 30 minutes (2)- $75
• 90846- Family Therapy w/o patient- feedback to parents on findings of evaluation and diagnosis- $200

Total = $1,125

My flat rate for those paying directly is $750

You save $375

Payment

Payment is made directly the day of the appointment. Diagnoses, services, and reports are not shared with the insurance company. Payment is on a fee-for-service basis, and can be made by credit, debit, or health savings card.

For those residing in the state of Mississippi. I accept Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) and most of their Anthem plans, Select Administrative Services, Lockard & Williams. Mississippi Physicians.

Please note that psychological assessment (diagnostic evaluation) is considered a medical speciality service and most insurances do not cover the entire costs. Many plans have an annual deductible (agreement with your insurance) that needs to be met before insurance will pay any of the costs then may pay a portion.

Due to this, a $250 deposit is required to book an appointment for submittal to insurance. A credit card will be kept on file. I will submit the claim and any portions paid will be refunded to the card on file once the insurance payment has been received.

Out of Network insurances

If you have an insurance not listed above, I can provide a “superbill” to clients that request it. This is a fancy receipt you can provide to your insurance company to potentially be reimbursed for part of the session and/or evaluation fee by your insurance provider. But, it’s important that you pursue this option only if it’s “icing on the cake” to get that partial (out of network) reimbursement because my experiences with insurance companies is hit or miss on whether or not they will reimburse. And honestly, even whether or not the insurance companies give accurate information when asked about whether they will reimburse and how much!

When a family is in conflict, particularly conflict due to parental separation or divorce, it is very difficult for everyone, particularly for children. Although strategies for handling conflicts between parents may be addressed in therapy, my role is strictly limited to providing treatment to the child. I do not provide evaluation or treatment for the purpose of child custody/visitation proceedings, or provide opinion about parental fitness or custody/visitation arrangements.

In order to authorize evaluation or treatment for your child, you must have either sole or joint legal custody of your child. If you are separated or divorced from the other parent of your child, you must provide a copy of the most recent custody decree that establishes custody rights of you and the other parent or otherwise demonstrates that you have the right to authorize treatment for your child.

If you are separated or divorced from the child’s other parent, please be aware that it is my policy to notify the other parent that I am meeting with your child. I believe it is important that all parents have the right to know, unless there are truly exceptional circumstances, that their child is receiving evaluation or treatment.

Being Neurodiverse means your brain thinks, learns, communicates, and experiences the environment differently, and there is no right or wrong way. The neurodiversity movement emphasizes embracing differences instead of viewing it as a flaw. When it comes to autism and ADHD, it has been found that the majority of the community prefer identity-first when referring to them (“an autistic person”) instead of the former, person-first (“a person with autism”).

• You can’t have autism! You are too smart…emotional…make eye contact…talk to others..not like my uncle/cousin/friend etc.
• It is just a fad….phase…everyone is a little bit on the spectrum/has a little bit of ADHD.
• You don’t have ADHD because you have a degree…work, etc.
• You just take on too much…it is because of your trauma…it is just an excuse…you are just lazy.
• It is a misconception that Autism cannot be diagnosed before age 3. Some kids show signs of autism as young as 12 months. Children between 12-13 months are diagnosed with 50% reliability; however, this increases to 80% by 14 months and 83% by 16 months (source) I have extensive training in using the ADOS-2 Toddler module, as long as your child can stand up, they can be evaluated using this gold standard assessment

There are still many misunderstandings about neurodiversity and unfortunately, these statements are invalidating and give the false impression that being neurodivergent is unwanted and shameful.