Questions about Fees and Office Policies
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What are your fees?
Our fees are comparable with therapists in the area with similar experience. Call now to schedule a consultation: (347) 470-8870. Is there a sliding scale? At NYC Cognitive Therapy, we strive to make services available for everyone who needs them. We offer a flexible sliding scale so that we may help clients in circumstances of financial difficulty. |
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What is your billing and payment policy?
Clients pay by cash or check at the end of each session. Checks are made payable to NYC Cognitive Therapy. Rates are out of pocket, payable at the time of service. Payment schedules for other professional services will be agreed to when they are requested.
Do you take insurance?
In-network: NYC Cognitive Therapy is an in-network provider for MagnaCare (NYU student health insurance).
Out-of-network: We work with clients insured by many insurance companies on an out-of-network basis. Our licenses, training, and education qualify for out-of-network reimbursement. This means that most insurance plans allowing members to go out-of-network for mental health will reimburse you for our work, according to the payments they allow. Check the nature of your insurance and what it will reimburse you.
Do you offer telephone / video chat sessions?
Yes. our therapists offer treatment sessions for psychotherapy by telephone, Facetime & Skype if you are out of New York City or are unable to attend your regularly scheduled sessions. You will be charged your usual rate for your telephone or video chat session.
How do I get help outside of my session?
Though your therapist is often not immediately available by telephone, s/he routinely checks both voice mail and email during regular business hours. When we are not available, the telephone is answered by a confidential voice mail. Your therapist will make every effort to return your call on the same day you make it. If you are difficult to reach, please indicate some times when you will be available. If you need to speak with someone immediately, crisis counseling is available 24 hours a day in New York City by calling 1-800-LIFENET. If you experience a life threatening emergency, call 911 or go to your nearest hospital emergency room and request to be seen by a mental health professional.
Is anything I say confidential?
One of the ‘active ingredients’ of psychotherapy is the freedom to discuss anything, secure in the knowledge that your privacy will be protected. All information about a client’s psychotherapy is confidential, except in situations where there is a threat or danger to life, including neglect or abuse of a child or an elderly person, and in other limited circumstances as defined by law.
Your therapist may occasionally find it helpful to consult about a case with another professional. In such consultations, your therapist will make every effort to avoid revealing the identity of the client. The consultant is, of course, also legally bound to keep the information confidential. Unless you object, your therapist will not tell you about these consultations unless s/he feels that it is important to your work together.
With these exceptions, this practice’s privacy policy prohibits the release of any information concerning a client to anyone without the client’s explicit and informed written authorization.
Clients pay by cash or check at the end of each session. Checks are made payable to NYC Cognitive Therapy. Rates are out of pocket, payable at the time of service. Payment schedules for other professional services will be agreed to when they are requested.
Do you take insurance?
In-network: NYC Cognitive Therapy is an in-network provider for MagnaCare (NYU student health insurance).
Out-of-network: We work with clients insured by many insurance companies on an out-of-network basis. Our licenses, training, and education qualify for out-of-network reimbursement. This means that most insurance plans allowing members to go out-of-network for mental health will reimburse you for our work, according to the payments they allow. Check the nature of your insurance and what it will reimburse you.
Do you offer telephone / video chat sessions?
Yes. our therapists offer treatment sessions for psychotherapy by telephone, Facetime & Skype if you are out of New York City or are unable to attend your regularly scheduled sessions. You will be charged your usual rate for your telephone or video chat session.
How do I get help outside of my session?
Though your therapist is often not immediately available by telephone, s/he routinely checks both voice mail and email during regular business hours. When we are not available, the telephone is answered by a confidential voice mail. Your therapist will make every effort to return your call on the same day you make it. If you are difficult to reach, please indicate some times when you will be available. If you need to speak with someone immediately, crisis counseling is available 24 hours a day in New York City by calling 1-800-LIFENET. If you experience a life threatening emergency, call 911 or go to your nearest hospital emergency room and request to be seen by a mental health professional.
Is anything I say confidential?
One of the ‘active ingredients’ of psychotherapy is the freedom to discuss anything, secure in the knowledge that your privacy will be protected. All information about a client’s psychotherapy is confidential, except in situations where there is a threat or danger to life, including neglect or abuse of a child or an elderly person, and in other limited circumstances as defined by law.
Your therapist may occasionally find it helpful to consult about a case with another professional. In such consultations, your therapist will make every effort to avoid revealing the identity of the client. The consultant is, of course, also legally bound to keep the information confidential. Unless you object, your therapist will not tell you about these consultations unless s/he feels that it is important to your work together.
With these exceptions, this practice’s privacy policy prohibits the release of any information concerning a client to anyone without the client’s explicit and informed written authorization.