Payment Options
The Center accepts cash, checks, Mastercard and Visa as payment. The Center currently does not accept health insurance. Our rates per session are dependent upon the practitioner and time of day.
Licensed therapist rates
Our reduced daytime rates range from $100-$140 per 50 minute session with one of our licensed therapists. Evening and weekend rates range from $120-$140 per 50 minute session.
Intern therapist rates
As part of our Feminist Therapist Internship Training Program, our intern therapists offer affordable rates to the community at $50 per 50 minute session.
Why the Center does not accept health insurance as payment
Because it erodes your right to privacy. If we were to accept insurance we would have to give you a “mental disorder diagnosis” that would need to be reported to the health insurance company. Some of these diagnoses can cause it to be difficult for you to obtain health insurance in the future. We would then have to write a report to the health insurance company saying you are still sick, and getting a bit better, but not too much better because then the health insurance company will claim that therapy is no longer necessary. It can be as if someone from the health insurance company is in the room with us deciding if we should continue to work together. When we send in that report with the mental disorder diagnosis, there can be up to 14 people reading, touching, or hearing about the report before one of us is reimbursed. We would rather keep our work together private.
However, if you do have a PPO health insurance plan that allows for “Out of Network Providers” you may be able to be reimbursed between 50-80% of the cost. Please consult with your individual health insurance company. In addition, your therapy sessions may be tax deductible as a medical expense. Please contact your tax adviser to see if you qualify so we can prepare a receipt for services rendered.
