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We know your mental health treatment is the most personal and private thing to you. Likewise, we realize that one of the most important tools for our helping you is maintaining your privacy. We are ethically and legally bound to keep everything you say confidential, unless we have your explicit permission. The only exception to this rule is if you are a danger to someone.

Email and the internet have made life easier for us all. One way in which it can help you is by serving as an additional way for you to direct a specific question to your provider. Our providers welcome email contact for routine, non-urgent matters, but not for emergencies and scheduling appointments. If you have an urgent matter, please call our office; in case of an emergency, call 911, or go to your nearest emergency room. Administrative requests, like scheduling appointments, can be addressed by calling the office. Please remember, most email that anyone sends, unless special security measures are taken (like 64-bit encryption), may not be fully secure or confidential.

In order to provide you with the highest quality of care, without restrictions imposed by insurance companies, our doctors and therapists are not members of any insurance panels. This means the provider is able to spend more time and attention devoted to your care, because their first priority is your care, not the interests of an insurance company. However, if you have insurance coverage for out-of-network providers (PPO insurance), you should be able to be reimbursed by your insurer.

For more information, please contact your insurer for specific details about your coverage and how to obtain reimbursement for your visits here. A statement summarizing your visits with our office can be obtained by asking your provider or calling the office.

Please arrive at the office at least 15 minutes prior to your appointment time to check-in and complete some light paperwork. Your check-in papers will be in our waiting room. Once you have completed it, please push the “Assistant” call light and we will collect it from you.

We have a 24-hour cancellation policy. In order to avoid a charge for a late cancellation, please give our office notice of at least one business day (by Friday for Monday appointments).

Medication monitoring visits are 25 minutes long and are spaced apart depending upon how often we need to get together to review your medication treatment and make decisions about any changes that may be needed. If your medication is working well and your condition stable, I will ask you to see me every 6 months at a minimum. These checkup visits must be face to face and cannot be held over the phone.

Psychotherapy visits are 45 minutes in length and may include medication monitoring. The frequency of psychotherapy visits is variable, ranging from twice weekly to once a month.