Counseling Fees

An Investment in Your Wellbeing

Engaging in counseling requires a financial commitment, a time commitment, and most of all a commitment to work hard together. Entering counseling is like making an investment in your own wellbeing. By dedicating yourself to the process, not only will you begin feeling better and improve your ability to deal with the specific issues that brought you to therapy, but you're also likely to gain skills and resilience that you can draw upon when facing other challenges in the future.

Payment by Cash or Check

My fee is $125 per session for individual or couples therapy, and payment—by cash or check—is due at the end of each session.

Payment Through Insurance

For clients wishing to use their insurance, Ms. Venart is an in-network provider with Aetna health insurance and Ceridian Lifeworks Employee Assistance Program. You may contact her or your insurance provider to learn if she currently accepts additional healthcare plans. You may also call your insurance carrier to see if your plan has a provision for out-of-network providers. When using out-of-network benefits, you are responsible for paying the fee upfront and then submitting your receipt to your insurance carrier for reimbursement. Deductible amounts and reimbursement percentages vary by plan.

Flexible Spending Accounts

Some people also submit receipts to their workplace flexible spending accounts for reimbursement. One advantage of using flexible spending accounts is that these accounts do not require any diagnosis be given.
Keep in mind that insurance companies require a diagnosis for payment.

Things to Keep in Mind When Considering Your Payment Method

Most insurance companies only pay (or reimburse) for counseling services when clients meet the criteria for those mental health diagnoses insurance carriers have decided qualify for “medical necessity.”

In your first session with Elizabeth, you can explore whether or not you meet these criteria, the pros and cons of using insurance even if you do, and how you would like to proceed. Please keep in mind that information submitted to insurance companies for payment becomes a part of your public health record — a record accessed in determining life insurance rates and healthcare premiums in the future.

Many people, concerned about the compromised privacy of their healthcare information when they use their insurance, choose to pay out of pocket for counseling services.