FAQ
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Black Female Therapist Dallas
Can I work with you if I don’t live in Texas or Minnesota?
- Therapists can provide services in the state in which they’re licensed. I am currently licensed in the states of Texas and Minnesota, which means, I am only permitted to work with clients who reside in the states of Texas and Minnesota.
Do you take insurance?
I currently accept United Healthcare, Blue Cross and Blue Shield, and Cigna.
I currently accept United Healthcare (with the exception of UMR) in the state of Minnesota.
What if you don’t take my insurance?
In some cases you may be eligible to use out-of-network insurance benefits. You will be responsible for paying for each session in full at time of appointment.
Call your insurance company to inquire about out-of-network benefits. If you do, they often reimburse you for 60-80% of the cost of each session.
What are your therapy rates?
My rates are 170 for a intake/diagnostic assessment and 140 for a 1 hour individual therapy session.
What is your cancellation policy?
I require 24 hour notice for all cancellations. I send out courtesy emails and text reminders to reduce no shows and late cancellations.
How long is a session?
A one hour therapy session is 53 minutes.
Do you provide online, telehealth therapy?
I am primarily offering virtual therapy sessions via HIPPA secure platform.
What is your availability?
- My hours are M-Th 12pm-6pm and Fridays 11am-2pm. I am currently available for telehealth counseling services in Texas, and will be able to accommodate in-person sessions in Dallas in the near future.
Are therapy sessions confidential?
- Short answer; YES. Long answer; Our therapy sessions remain confidential with a few exceptions. If you reports active thoughts of suicide or self harm or thoughts and intent to harm others; under HIPPA law, I am mandated to make a report for your safety and the general public.
What can I expect from therapy?
- Therapy is very individualized and client specific, and the therapeutic process varies from person to person. Our first session is what I like to call “information gathering”. This is where we’ll talk about your presenting concerns that brings you to therapy. We’ll explore your current symptoms and stressors which will give me a deeper understanding to arrive at a clinical diagnosis and guide the treatment plan. We’ll explore what you’d like to process in therapy, and what it would look like if therapy was working. We’ll process this periodically to measure treatment success and barriers.
How often should I attend therapy?
- How often you attend therapy depends on the severity or complexity of your presenting concerns. I recommend weekly sessions for the first 6 weeks.
- It can take a couple of sessions to build trust and rapport with your therapist, and for you to become comfortable exploring emotions. As you begin to feel a sense of improvement and experience less symptoms, the frequency of sessions may decrease.
