Rates, Insurance & Payment

Sliding fee spots may be available for self-pay (this means you choose not to use your insurance) clients.  The sliding fee can go as low as 25% discount (about $130 for intake, $110 thereafter).  I do NOT ask for any income verification and trust your judgement to choose what is affordable for you.  This option is available only if I am not in network with your insurance, and you are choosing not to involve your insurance including asking for reimbursement as an out-of-network benefit.  

I proudly work with Asian Pacific Cultural Center to serve our local AAPI community!  Please check the link below to learn more about how to access their mental health fund.  You must reside in Pierce County and identify as AAPI.  I am also holding a couple of workshops with them in Februrary and April 2023.  https://www.asiapacificculturalcenter.org/mentalhealth

- Aetna/GEHA*

- Cigna

- First Choice Health Network

- Kaiser Permanente Options/PPO (For HMO/CORE plans, I ask my client to get an authorization to seek an out-of-network provider by calling their Behavioral Health line.  I will explain to you what I need from Kaiser)

- LifeWise of Washington

- Lyra EAP 

- Premera Blue Cross*

- SOME of Out of State Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans (need to verify first) 

*Headway handles billing for Aetna/GEHA and Premera Blue Cross clients.  

If I am out-of-network, I do NOT bill them directly. Instead, I will provide you with an itemized bill of full fee aka superbill, which you can submit to your insurance company for out-of-network coverage/reimbursement.  Please make sure your insurance has such benefits first to avoid surprising cost!  They are typically more expensive for you than your in-network benefits.  

Major credit cards (Visa, Master, Discover), debit cards, Flexible Spending cards and Healthcare Spending Account cards.