DBT Therapy In Long Island, NY

My current rate is $220 per 45 minute session

I am considered an "Out-Of-Network" provider, which means I do not accept any insurance directly.  I’ve made the decision to work directly with my clients regarding payment, and they are very satisfied with this arrangement. 

If you would still like to use your insurance, then you can potentially do so if your insurance plan has “Out-Of-Network” benefits. The way that would work is, you would pay for therapy at the time of the session, and then I will provide you with a “superbill” that you can submit to your insurance company for possible reimbursement.

I would recommend calling your insurance company to confirm if your insurance policy has OON benefits for mental health services.

Otherwise you can choose to see me privately and not involve your insurance at all. See why many of my clients choose this option below. 

Most of my clients actually prefer to work with me privately and not involve their insurance at all. This is because in order to use your insurance for counseling, a mental health diagnosis is required, and this gets attached to your record. If your challenges don’t meet the threshold of a diagnosis, then insurance companies can choose not to cover your therapy.

• Insurance can put limitations on the number of counseling sessions you can have, prior to truly completing the process. 

• An insurance company has a right to call the therapist and ask how sessions are going

• At any point they can say that therapy is no longer medically necessary and cancel the coverage

And by not taking insurance, I’m able to maintain a smaller caseload of clientele and devote all of my focus into helping people. 

Instead of taking hours each week going back and forth with insurance, I devote that time and energy to my clients, resulting in better outcomes for therapy.

If you have more questions about this, or have questions about finding your OON benefits and would like to discuss, then I recommend reaching out to me on my contact page and I’d be happy to answer any questions. 

Well, you will come into the office, I'll offer you a cup of water and ask you to choose a seat. Then we will go over in more specifics what is bringing you. I like to also spend time in the first session exploring where it is you would like to go. My go to question is “If you and I are successful here, how will life look different for you?” And then if we still have time, we will figure out what obstacles are in your and discuss how therapy can help you overcome them.

I approach therapy from a DBT lens. This means that: 

• I really am a normal person who will connect with you in that way.

• I don’t do the “blank slate” mmhhmm nodding thing.

• We will work to balance your emotions

• We will work to identify your values

• We will work to adjust your reactions and behaviors to fit your values

• We will work to combat ineffective thinking patterns