Common use of TELEPHONE & EMERGENCY PROCEDURES Clause in Contracts

TELEPHONE & EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. If you need to contact Xx. Xxxxxxx between sessions, please leave a message at (000) 000-0000 and your call will be returned as soon as possible. Xx. Xxxxxxx checks his messages a few times during the daytime only, unless he is out of town. If an emergency situation arises, indicate it clearly in your message and if you need to talk to someone right away call 911. Please do not use email or text for emergencies. Xx. Xxxxxxx does not always check his email daily. PAYMENTS & INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT: Clients are expected to pay the standard fee of $190.00 per 45 minute or $235.00 per initial session at the end of each session unless other arrangements have been made. Telephone conversations, site visits, writing and reading of reports, consultation with other professionals, release of information, reading records, longer sessions, travel time, etc. will be charged at the same rate, unless indicated and agreed upon otherwise. Please notify Xx. Xxxxxxx if any problems arise during the course of therapy regarding your ability to make timely payments. Clients who carry insurance should remember that professional services are rendered and charged to the clients and not to the insurance companies. Unless agreed upon differently, Xx. Xxxxxxx will provide you with a copy of your receipt upon request, which you can then submit to your insurance company for reimbursement, if you so choose. As was indicated in the section, Health Insurance & Confidentiality of Records, you must be aware that submitting a mental health invoice for reimbursement carries a certain amount of risk. Not all issues/conditions/problems, which are dealt with in psychotherapy, are reimbursed by insurance companies. It is your responsibility to verify the specifics of your coverage. If your account is overdue (unpaid) and there is no written agreement on a payment plan, Xx. Xxxxxxx can use legal or other means (courts, collection agencies, etc.) to obtain payment. THE PROCESS OF THERAPY/EVALUATION AND SCOPE OF PRACTICE: Participation in therapy can result in a number of benefits to you, including improving interpersonal relationships and resolution of the specific concerns that led you to seek therapy. Working toward these benefits, however, requires effort on your part. Psychotherapy requires your very active involvement, honesty, and openness in order to change your thoughts, feelings, and/or behavior. Xx. Xxxxxxx will ask for your feedback and views on your therapy, its progress, and other aspects of the therapy and will expect you to respond openly and honestly. Sometimes more than one approach can be helpful in dealing with a certain situation. During evaluation or therapy, remembering or talking about unpleasant events, feelings, or thoughts can result in you experiencing considerable discomfort or strong feelings of anger, sadness, worry, fear, etc., or experiencing anxiety, depression, insomnia, etc. Xx. Xxxxxxx may challenge some of your assumptions or perceptions or propose different ways of looking at, thinking about, or handling situations, which can cause you to feel very upset, angry, depressed, challenged, or disappointed. Attempting to resolve issues that brought you to therapy in the first place, such as personal or interpersonal relationships, may result in changes that were not originally intended. Psychotherapy may result in decisions about changing behaviors, employment, substance use, schooling, housing, or relationships. Sometimes a decision that is positive for one family member is viewed quite negatively by another family member. Change will sometimes be easy and swift, but more often it will be slow and even frustrating. There is no guarantee that psychotherapy will yield positive or intended results. During the course of therapy, Xx. Xxxxxxx is likely to draw on various psychological approaches according, in part, to the problem that is being treated and his assessment of what will best benefit you. These approaches include, but are not limited to, behavioral, cognitive-behavioral, cognitive, psychodynamic, existential, system/family, developmental (adult, child, family), humanistic or psycho-educational. Xx. Xxxxxxx provides neither custody evaluation recommendation nor medication or prescription recommendation nor legal advice, as these activities do not fall within his scope of practice.

TELEPHONE & EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. If you need to contact Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx between sessions, please leave a message at the answering service (000) 000-0000 and your call will be returned as soon as possible. Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx checks his her messages a few several times during the daytime only, unless he she is out of town. If an emergency situation arises, indicate it clearly in your message and if you need to talk to someone right away in an emergency, call 911. Please do not use email e-mail or text faxes for emergencies. Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx does not always check his email her e-mail or texts daily. PAYMENTS & INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT: Clients are expected to pay the standard fee of $190.00 175.00 per 45 50 minute or $235.00 per initial session at the end of each session unless other arrangements have been made. Telephone conversations, site visits, writing and reading of reports, consultation with other professionals, release of information, reading records, longer sessions, travel time, etc. will be charged at the same rate, unless indicated and agreed upon otherwise. Please notify Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx if any problems arise during the course of therapy regarding your ability to make timely payments. Clients who carry insurance should remember that professional services are rendered and charged to the clients and not to the insurance companies. Unless agreed upon differently, Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx will provide you with a copy of your receipt upon requeston a monthly basis, which you can then submit to your insurance company for reimbursement, if you so choose. As was indicated in the section, Health Insurance & Confidentiality of Records, you must be aware that submitting a mental health invoice for reimbursement carries a certain amount of risk. Not all issues/conditions/problems, which are dealt with in psychotherapy, are reimbursed by insurance companies. It is your responsibility to verify the specifics of your coverage. If your account is overdue (unpaid) and there is no written agreement on a payment plan, Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx can use legal or other means (courts, collection agencies, etc.) to obtain payment. THE PROCESS OF THERAPY/EVALUATION AND SCOPE OF PRACTICE: Participation in therapy can result in a number of benefits to you, including improving interpersonal relationships and resolution of the specific concerns that led you to seek therapy. Working toward these benefits, however, requires effort on your part. Psychotherapy requires your very active involvement, honesty, and openness in order to change your thoughts, feelings, and/or behavior. Xx. Xxxxxxx will ask for your feedback and views on your therapy, its progress, and other aspects of the therapy and will expect you to respond openly and honestly. Sometimes more than one approach can be helpful in dealing with a certain situation. During evaluation or therapy, remembering or talking about unpleasant events, feelings, or thoughts can result in you experiencing considerable discomfort or strong feelings of anger, sadness, worry, fear, etc., or experiencing anxiety, depression, insomnia, etc. Xx. Xxxxxxx may challenge some of your assumptions or perceptions or propose different ways of looking at, thinking about, or handling situations, which can cause you to feel very upset, angry, depressed, challenged, or disappointed. Attempting to resolve issues that brought you to therapy in the first place, such as personal or interpersonal relationships, may result in changes that were not originally intended. Psychotherapy may result in decisions about changing behaviors, employment, substance use, schooling, housing, or relationships. Sometimes a decision that is positive for one family member is viewed quite negatively by another family member. Change will sometimes be easy and swift, but more often it will be slow and even frustrating. There is no guarantee that psychotherapy will yield positive or intended results. During the course of therapy, Xx. Xxxxxxx is likely to draw on various psychological approaches according, in part, to the problem that is being treated and his assessment of what will best benefit you. These approaches include, but are not limited to, behavioral, cognitive-behavioral, cognitive, psychodynamic, existential, system/family, developmental (adult, child, family), humanistic or psycho-educational. Xx. Xxxxxxx provides neither custody evaluation recommendation nor medication or prescription recommendation nor legal advice, as these activities do not fall within his scope of practice.

TELEPHONE & EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. If you need to contact Xx. Xxxxxxx your therapist between sessions, please leave a message at (the office 000) -000-0000 or call the number your therapist has indicated as the best way to be reached and your call will be returned as soon as possible. Xx. Xxxxxxx Your therapist checks his his/her messages a few times during the daytime only, unless s/he is out of town. If an emergency situation arises, indicate it clearly in your message and if you need to talk to someone right away call Infoline 2-1-1, or the Police: 911. Please do not use text, email or text faxes for emergencies. Xx. Xxxxxxx Your therapist does not always check his his/her texts, email or faxes daily. PAYMENTS & INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT: Clients are expected to pay the standard fee of $190.00 150.00 per 45 minute or $235.00 175.00 per initial hour session at the end of each session unless other arrangements have been madeagreed upon otherwise. Telephone conversations, site visits, writing and reading of reports, consultation with other professionals, release of information, reading records, longer sessions, travel time, etc. will be charged at the same rate, unless indicated and agreed upon otherwise. Please notify Xx. Xxxxxxx your therapist if any problems arise during the course of therapy regarding your ability to make timely payments. Clients who carry insurance should remember that professional services are rendered and charged to the clients and not to the insurance companies. Unless agreed upon differently, Xx. Xxxxxxx will provide you with a copy of your receipt upon request, which you can then submit to your insurance company for reimbursement, if you so choose. As was indicated in the section, Health Insurance & Confidentiality of Records, you must be aware that submitting a mental health invoice for reimbursement carries a certain amount of risk. Not all issues/conditions/problems, which are dealt with in psychotherapy, are reimbursed by insurance companies. It is your responsibility to verify the specifics of your coverage. If your account is overdue (unpaid) and there is no written agreement on a payment plan, Xx. Xxxxxxx your therapist can use legal or other means (courts, collection agencies, etc.) to obtain payment. THE PROCESS OF THERAPY/EVALUATION AND SCOPE OF PRACTICE: Participation in therapy can result in a number of benefits to you, including improving interpersonal relationships and resolution of the specific concerns that led you to seek therapy. Working toward these benefits, however, requires effort on your part. Psychotherapy requires your very active involvement, honesty, and openness in order to change your thoughts, feelings, and/or behavior. Xx. Xxxxxxx will ask for your feedback and views on your therapy, its progress, and other aspects of the therapy and will expect you to respond openly and honestly. Sometimes more than one approach can be helpful in dealing with a certain situation. During evaluation or therapy, remembering or talking about unpleasant events, feelings, or thoughts can result in you experiencing considerable discomfort or strong feelings of anger, sadness, worry, fear, etc., or experiencing anxiety, depression, insomnia, etc. Xx. Xxxxxxx may challenge some of your assumptions or perceptions or propose different ways of looking at, thinking about, or handling situations, which can cause you to feel very upset, angry, depressed, challenged, or disappointed. Attempting to resolve issues that brought you to therapy in the first place, such as personal or interpersonal relationships, may result in changes that were not originally intended. Psychotherapy may result in decisions about changing behaviors, employment, substance use, schooling, housing, or relationships. Sometimes a decision that is positive for one family member is viewed quite negatively by another family member. Change will sometimes be easy and swift, but more often it will be slow and even frustrating. There is no guarantee that psychotherapy will yield positive or intended results. During the course of therapy, Xx. Xxxxxxx is likely to draw on various psychological approaches according, in part, to the problem that is being treated and his assessment of what will best benefit you. These approaches include, but are not limited to, behavioral, cognitive-behavioral, cognitive, psychodynamic, existential, system/family, developmental (adult, child, family), humanistic or psycho-educational. Xx. Xxxxxxx provides neither custody evaluation recommendation nor medication or prescription recommendation nor legal advice, as these activities do not fall within his scope of practice.

TELEPHONE & EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. If you need to contact Xx. Xxxxxxx Yaffa Balsam between sessions, please leave xxxxxx xxxxe a message at on the answering service (000562) 000598-0000 2223 and your call will be returned wxxx xx xxxxxxxd as soon as possible. Xx. Xxxxxxx Yaffa Balsam checks his messages her messagxx x xxx xxxes a few times during the daytime onlyday, unless he she is out of town. If an emergency situation arises, please indicate it clearly in your message and if message. If you need to talk to someone right away away, you can call 911Yaffa Balsam at (310) 849-2984 xx xxx Xxxxce (000). Please do not use email or text for emergencies. Xx. Xxxxxxx does not always check his email daily. PAYMENTS & XXXXXXXS AND INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT: Clients are expected to pay the standard fee of $190.00 $ per 45 minute or $235.00 per initial session at the end of each session or at the end of the month unless other arrangements have been made. Telephone conversations, site visits, report writing and reading of reportsreading, consultation with other professionals, release of information, reading records, longer sessions, travel time, etc. will be charged at the same rate, unless indicated and agreed upon otherwise. Please notify Xx. Xxxxxxx Yaffa Balsam if any problems arise during problem arxxxx xxxxxx the course of therapy regarding your ability to make timely payments. Clients who carry insurance should remember that professional services are rendered and charged to the clients and not to the insurance companiescompany. Unless agreed upon differently, Xx. Xxxxxxx Yaffa Balsam will provide you with a copy xxxx x xxxx of your receipt upon requeston a monthly basis, which you can then submit to your insurance company for reimbursement, reimbursement if you so choose. As was indicated in the section, section Health Insurance & Confidentiality confidentiality of Recordsrecords, you must be aware that submitting a mental health invoice for reimbursement carries a certain amount of risk. Not all issues/conditions/problems, which are dealt with in the focus of psychotherapy, are reimbursed by insurance companies. It is your responsibility to verify the specifics of your coverage. If your account is overdue (unpaid) and there is no written agreement on a payment plan, Xx. Xxxxxxx can use legal or other means (courts, collection agencies, etc.) to obtain payment. THE PROCESS OF THERAPY/EVALUATION AND SCOPE OF PRACTICE: Participation in therapy can result in a number of benefits to you, including improving interpersonal relationships and resolution of the specific concerns that led you to seek therapy. Working toward these benefits, however, requires effort on your part. Psychotherapy requires your very active involvement, honesty, and openness in order to change your thoughts, feelings, and/or behavior. Xx. Xxxxxxx will ask for your feedback and views on your therapy, its progress, and other aspects of the therapy and will expect you to respond openly and honestly. Sometimes more than one approach can be helpful in dealing with a certain situation. During evaluation or therapy, remembering or talking about unpleasant events, feelings, or thoughts can result in you experiencing considerable discomfort or strong feelings of anger, sadness, worry, fear, etc., or experiencing anxiety, depression, insomnia, etc. Xx. Xxxxxxx may challenge some of your assumptions or perceptions or propose different ways of looking at, thinking about, or handling situations, which can cause you to feel very upset, angry, depressed, challenged, or disappointed. Attempting to resolve issues that brought you to therapy in the first place, such as personal or interpersonal relationships, may result in changes that were not originally intended. Psychotherapy may result in decisions about changing behaviors, employment, substance use, schooling, housing, or relationships. Sometimes a decision that is positive for one family member is viewed quite negatively by another family member. Change will sometimes be easy and swift, but more often it will be slow and even frustrating. There is no guarantee that psychotherapy will yield positive or intended results. During the course of therapy, Xx. Xxxxxxx is likely to draw on various psychological approaches according, in part, to the problem that is being treated and his assessment of what will best benefit you. These approaches include, but are not limited to, behavioral, cognitive-behavioral, cognitive, psychodynamic, existential, system/family, developmental (adult, child, family), humanistic or psycho-educational. Xx. Xxxxxxx provides neither custody evaluation recommendation nor medication or prescription recommendation nor legal advice, as these activities do not fall within his scope of practice.

TELEPHONE & EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. If you need to contact Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx between sessions, please leave a message at the answering service (000) 000-0000 and your call will be returned as soon as possible. Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx checks his his/her messages a few times during the daytime only, unless s/he is out of town. If an emergency situation arises, indicate it clearly in your message and if you need to talk to someone right away call the 24-hour crisis line dialing 2-1-1 or the Police: 911. Please do not use email or text faxes for emergencies. Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx does not always check his her email or faxes daily. PAYMENTS & INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT: Clients are expected to pay the standard fee of $190.00 100.00 per 45 minute or $235.00 per initial session minutes at the end of each session or at the end of the month unless other arrangements have been made. Telephone conversations, site visits, writing and reading of reports, consultation with other professionals, release of information, reading records, longer sessions, travel time, etc. will be charged at the same rate, unless indicated and agreed upon otherwise. Please notify Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx if any problems arise during the course of therapy regarding your ability to make timely payments. Clients who carry insurance should remember that professional services are rendered and charged to the clients and not to the insurance companies. Unless agreed upon differently, Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx will provide you with a copy of your receipt upon requeston a monthly basis, which you can then submit to your insurance company for reimbursement, if you so choose. As was indicated in the section, Health Insurance & Confidentiality of Records, you must be aware that submitting a mental health invoice for reimbursement carries a certain amount of risk. Not all issues/conditions/problems, which are dealt with in psychotherapy, are reimbursed by insurance companies. It is your responsibility to verify the specifics of your coverage. If your account is overdue (unpaid) and there is no written agreement on a payment plan, Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx can use legal or other means (courts, collection agencies, etc.) to obtain payment. THE PROCESS OF THERAPY/EVALUATION AND SCOPE OF PRACTICE: Participation in therapy can result in a number of benefits to you, including improving interpersonal relationships and resolution of the specific concerns that led you to seek therapy. Working toward these benefits, however, requires effort on your part. Psychotherapy requires your very active involvement, honesty, and openness in order to change your thoughts, feelings, and/or behavior. Xx. Xxxxxxx will ask for your feedback and views on your therapy, its progress, and other aspects of the therapy and will expect you to respond openly and honestly. Sometimes more than one approach can be helpful in dealing with a certain situation. During evaluation or therapy, remembering or talking about unpleasant events, feelings, or thoughts can result in you experiencing considerable discomfort or strong feelings of anger, sadness, worry, fear, etc., or experiencing anxiety, depression, insomnia, etc. Xx. Xxxxxxx may challenge some of your assumptions or perceptions or propose different ways of looking at, thinking about, or handling situations, which can cause you to feel very upset, angry, depressed, challenged, or disappointed. Attempting to resolve issues that brought you to therapy in the first place, such as personal or interpersonal relationships, may result in changes that were not originally intended. Psychotherapy may result in decisions about changing behaviors, employment, substance use, schooling, housing, or relationships. Sometimes a decision that is positive for one family member is viewed quite negatively by another family member. Change will sometimes be easy and swift, but more often it will be slow and even frustrating. There is no guarantee that psychotherapy will yield positive or intended results. During the course of therapy, Xx. Xxxxxxx is likely to draw on various psychological approaches according, in part, to the problem that is being treated and his assessment of what will best benefit you. These approaches include, but are not limited to, behavioral, cognitive-behavioral, cognitive, psychodynamic, existential, system/family, developmental (adult, child, family), humanistic or psycho-educational. Xx. Xxxxxxx provides neither custody evaluation recommendation nor medication or prescription recommendation nor legal advice, as these activities do not fall within his scope of practice.

TELEPHONE & EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. If you need to contact Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, LCPC between sessions, please leave a message at the answering service (000) 000-0000 and your call will be returned as soon as possible. Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, LCPC checks his her messages a few times during the daytime only, unless he she is out of town. If an emergency situation arises, indicate it clearly in your message and if you need to talk to someone right away call your local Emergency Room or 24-hour crisis line at Xxxxxx Sierra, Inc: (000) 000-0000 or the Police: 911. Please do not use email or text faxes for emergencies. Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, LCPC does not always check his his/her email or faxes daily. PAYMENTS & INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT: Clients are expected to pay the standard fee of $190.00 200.00 per 45 50-minute or $235.00 per initial session at the end of each session or at the end of the month unless other arrangements have been made. Telephone conversations, site visits, writing and reading of reports, consultation with other professionals, release of information, reading records, longer sessions, travel time, etc. will be charged at the same rate, unless indicated and agreed upon otherwise. Please notify Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, LCPC if any problems arise during the course of therapy regarding your ability to make timely payments. Clients who carry insurance should remember that professional services are rendered and charged to the clients and not to the insurance companies. Unless agreed upon differently, Xx. Xxxxxxx will provide you with a copy of your receipt upon request, which you can then submit to your insurance company for reimbursement, if you so choose. As was indicated in the section, Health Insurance & Confidentiality of Records, you must be aware that submitting a mental health invoice for reimbursement carries a certain amount of risk. Not all issues/conditions/problems, which are dealt with in psychotherapy, are reimbursed by insurance companies. It is your responsibility to verify the specifics of your coverage. If your account is overdue (unpaid) and there is no written agreement on a payment plan, Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, LCPC can use legal or other means (courts, collection agencies, etc.) to obtain payment. THE PROCESS OF THERAPY/EVALUATION AND SCOPE OF PRACTICE: Participation in therapy can result in a number of benefits to you, including improving interpersonal relationships and resolution of the specific concerns that led you to seek therapy. Working toward these benefits, however, requires effort on your part. Psychotherapy requires your very active involvement, honesty, and openness in order to change your thoughts, feelings, and/or behavior. Xx. Xxxxxxx will ask for your feedback and views on your therapy, its progress, and other aspects of the therapy and will expect you to respond openly and honestly. Sometimes more than one approach can be helpful in dealing with a certain situation. During evaluation or therapy, remembering or talking about unpleasant events, feelings, or thoughts can result in you experiencing considerable discomfort or strong feelings of anger, sadness, worry, fear, etc., or experiencing anxiety, depression, insomnia, etc. Xx. Xxxxxxx may challenge some of your assumptions or perceptions or propose different ways of looking at, thinking about, or handling situations, which can cause you to feel very upset, angry, depressed, challenged, or disappointed. Attempting to resolve issues that brought you to therapy in the first place, such as personal or interpersonal relationships, may result in changes that were not originally intended. Psychotherapy may result in decisions about changing behaviors, employment, substance use, schooling, housing, or relationships. Sometimes a decision that is positive for one family member is viewed quite negatively by another family member. Change will sometimes be easy and swift, but more often it will be slow and even frustrating. There is no guarantee that psychotherapy will yield positive or intended results. During the course of therapy, Xx. Xxxxxxx is likely to draw on various psychological approaches according, in part, to the problem that is being treated and his assessment of what will best benefit you. These approaches include, but are not limited to, behavioral, cognitive-behavioral, cognitive, psychodynamic, existential, system/family, developmental (adult, child, family), humanistic or psycho-educational. Xx. Xxxxxxx provides neither custody evaluation recommendation nor medication or prescription recommendation nor legal advice, as these activities do not fall within his scope of practice.

TELEPHONE & EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. If you need to contact Xx. Xxxxxxx between sessions, please leave a message at on his office cell phone (000) 000-0000 and your call will be returned as soon as possible. Xx. Xxxxxxx checks his messages a few times during the daytime only, unless he is out of town. If an emergency situation arises, indicate it clearly in your message and if you need to talk to someone right away call 911. Please do not use email e-mail or text Faxes for emergencies. Xx. Xxxxxxx does not always check his email e-mail or Faxes daily. PAYMENTS & INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT: Clients are expected to pay the standard fee of $190.00 150.00 per 45 minute or $235.00 200.00 per initial hour session at the end of each session unless other arrangements have been made. Telephone conversations, site visits, report writing and reading of reportsreading, consultation with other professionals, release of information, reading records, longer sessions, travel time, etc. will be charged at the same rate, unless indicated and agreed upon otherwise. Please notify Xx. Xxxxxxx if any problems arise during the course of therapy regarding your ability to make timely payments. Clients who carry insurance should remember that professional services are rendered and charged to the clients and not to the insurance companies. Unless agreed upon differently, Xx. Xxxxxxx will provide you you, upon request, with a copy of your receipt upon requeston a monthly basis, which you can then submit to your insurance company for reimbursement, reimbursement if you so choose. As was indicated in the section, section Health Insurance & Confidentiality confidentiality of Recordsrecords, you must be aware that submitting a mental health invoice for reimbursement carries a certain amount of risk. Not all issues/conditions/problems, which are dealt with in psychotherapy, are reimbursed by insurance companies. It is your responsibility to verify the specifics of your coverage. If your account is overdue (unpaid) and there is no written agreement on a payment plan, Xx. Xxxxxxx can use legal or other means (courts, collection agencies, etc.) to obtain payment. THE PROCESS OF THERAPY/EVALUATION AND SCOPE OF PRACTICE: Participation in therapy can result in a number of benefits to you, including improving interpersonal relationships and resolution of the specific concerns that led you to seek therapy. Working toward these benefits, however, requires effort on your part. Psychotherapy requires your very active involvement, honesty, and openness in order to change your thoughts, feelings, and/or behavior. Xx. Xxxxxxx will ask for your feedback and views on your therapy, its progress, and other aspects of the therapy and will expect you to respond openly and honestly. Sometimes more than one approach can be helpful in dealing with a certain situation. During evaluation or therapy, remembering or talking about unpleasant events, feelings, or thoughts can result in you experiencing considerable discomfort or strong feelings of anger, sadness, worry, fear, etc., or experiencing anxiety, depression, insomnia, etc. Xx. Xxxxxxx may challenge some of your assumptions or perceptions or propose different ways of looking at, thinking about, or handling situations, which can cause you to feel very upset, angry, depressed, challenged, or disappointed. Attempting to resolve issues that brought you to therapy in the first place, such as personal or interpersonal relationships, may result in changes that were not originally intended. Psychotherapy may result in decisions about changing behaviors, employment, substance use, schooling, housing, or relationships. Sometimes a decision that is positive for one family member is viewed quite negatively by another family member. Change will sometimes be easy and swift, but more often it will be slow and even frustrating. There is no guarantee that psychotherapy will yield positive or intended results. During the course of therapy, Xx. Xxxxxxx is likely to draw on various psychological approaches according, in part, to the problem that is being treated and his assessment of what will best benefit you. These approaches include, but are not limited to, behavioral, cognitive-behavioral, cognitive, psychodynamic, existential, system/family, developmental (adult, child, family), humanistic or psycho-educational. Xx. Xxxxxxx provides neither custody evaluation recommendation nor medication or prescription recommendation nor legal advice, as these activities do not fall within his scope of practice.

TELEPHONE & EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. If you need to contact Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx- Xxxxxxxx between sessions, please leave a message at on the voice mail (000) 000-0000 and your call will be returned as soon as possible. Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx-Xxxxxxxx checks his messages a few times during the daytime only, unless he she is out of town. If an emergency situation arises, indicate it clearly in your message and if you need to talk to someone right away then call Emergency Services; 911. Please do not use email or text for emergencies. Xx. Xxxxxxx does not always check his email daily. PAYMENTS & INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT: Clients are expected to pay the standard fee of $190.00 140.00 per 45 50 minute or $235.00 per initial session at the end of each session or at the end of the month unless other arrangements have been made. Telephone conversations, site visits, writing and reading of reports, consultation with other professionals, release of information, reading records, longer sessions, travel time, etc. will be charged at the same rate, unless indicated and agreed upon otherwise. Please notify Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx-Xxxxxxxx if any problems arise during the course of therapy regarding your ability to make timely payments. Clients who carry insurance should remember that professional services are rendered and charged to the clients and not to the insurance companies. Unless agreed upon differently, Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx-Xxxxxxxx will provide you with a copy of your receipt upon requeston a monthly basis, which you can then submit to your insurance company for reimbursement, if you so choose. As was indicated in the section, Health Insurance & Confidentiality of Records, you must be aware that submitting a mental health invoice for reimbursement carries a certain amount of risk. Not all issues/conditions/problems, which are dealt with in psychotherapy, are reimbursed by insurance companies. It is your responsibility to verify the specifics of your coverage. If your account is overdue (unpaid) and there is no written agreement on a payment plan, Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx-Xxxxxxxx can use legal or other means (courts, collection agencies, etc.) to obtain payment. THE PROCESS OF THERAPY/EVALUATION AND SCOPE OF PRACTICE: Participation in therapy can result in a number of benefits to you, including improving interpersonal relationships and resolution of the specific concerns that led you to seek therapy. Working toward these benefits, however, requires effort on your part. Psychotherapy requires your very active involvement, honesty, and openness in order to change your thoughts, feelings, and/or behavior. Xx. Xxxxxxx will ask for your feedback and views on your therapy, its progress, and other aspects of the therapy and will expect you to respond openly and honestly. Sometimes more than one approach can be helpful in dealing with a certain situation. During evaluation or therapy, remembering or talking about unpleasant events, feelings, or thoughts can result in you experiencing considerable discomfort or strong feelings of anger, sadness, worry, fear, etc., or experiencing anxiety, depression, insomnia, etc. Xx. Xxxxxxx may challenge some of your assumptions or perceptions or propose different ways of looking at, thinking about, or handling situations, which can cause you to feel very upset, angry, depressed, challenged, or disappointed. Attempting to resolve issues that brought you to therapy in the first place, such as personal or interpersonal relationships, may result in changes that were not originally intended. Psychotherapy may result in decisions about changing behaviors, employment, substance use, schooling, housing, or relationships. Sometimes a decision that is positive for one family member is viewed quite negatively by another family member. Change will sometimes be easy and swift, but more often it will be slow and even frustrating. There is no guarantee that psychotherapy will yield positive or intended results. During the course of therapy, Xx. Xxxxxxx is likely to draw on various psychological approaches according, in part, to the problem that is being treated and his assessment of what will best benefit you. These approaches include, but are not limited to, behavioral, cognitive-behavioral, cognitive, psychodynamic, existential, system/family, developmental (adult, child, family), humanistic or psycho-educational. Xx. Xxxxxxx provides neither custody evaluation recommendation nor medication or prescription recommendation nor legal advice, as these activities do not fall within his scope of practice.

TELEPHONE & EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. If you need to contact Xx. Xxxxxxx between Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx be- tween sessions, please leave a message at (000) 000-0000 and your call will be returned as soon as possible. Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx checks his her messages a few times during the daytime only, unless he she is out of town. If an emergency situation arises, indicate it clearly in your message and if you need to talk to someone right away call Riverside Community Care emergency ser- vices: (000) 000-0000, or the Police: 911. You and also proceed safety to Norwood Hospital Emergency Room. Please do not use email or text faxes for emergencies. Xx. Xxxxxxx does not always check his email daily. PAYMENTS & INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT: Clients are expected to pay the standard fee of $190.00 140 per 45 minute or hour session for individual treatment and $235.00 175 per initial session hour for couples/family treatment at the end of each session unless other arrangements have been made. Telephone conversationsconversa- tions, site visits, writing and reading of reports, consultation with other professionals, release of information, reading records, longer sessions, travel time, etc. will be charged at the same rate, unless indicated and agreed upon otherwise. Please notify Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx if any problems arise during the course of therapy regarding your ability to make timely payments. Clients who carry insurance should remember that professional services are rendered and charged to the clients and not to insurance com- panies first but ultimately the insurance companies. Unless agreed upon differently, Xx. Xxxxxxx will provide you with a copy of your receipt upon request, which you can then submit to your insurance company client is responsible for reimbursement, if you so chooseany unpaid/uncovered treatment. As was indicated in the section, Health Insurance & Confidentiality of Records, you must be aware that submitting a mental health invoice for reimbursement carries a certain amount of risk. Not all issues/conditions/problems, which are dealt with in psychotherapy, are reimbursed by insurance companies. It is your responsibility to verify the specifics of your coverage. If your account is overdue (unpaid) and there is no written agreement on a payment plan, Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx can use legal or other means (courts, collection agencies, etc.) to obtain payment. THE PROCESS OF THERAPY/EVALUATION AND SCOPE OF PRACTICE: Participation in therapy can result in a number of benefits to you, including improving interpersonal relationships and resolution of the specific concerns that led you to seek therapy. Working toward these benefits, however, requires effort on your part. Psychotherapy requires your very active involvement, honesty, and openness in order to change your thoughts, feelings, and/or behavior. Xx. Xxxxxxx will ask for your feedback and views on your therapy, its progress, and other aspects of the therapy and will expect you to respond openly and honestly. Sometimes more than one approach can be helpful in dealing with a certain situation. During evaluation or therapy, remembering or talking about unpleasant events, feelings, or thoughts can result in you experiencing considerable discomfort or strong feelings of anger, sadness, worry, fear, etc., or experiencing anxiety, depression, insomnia, etc. Xx. Xxxxxxx may challenge some of your assumptions or perceptions or propose different ways of looking at, thinking about, or handling situations, which can cause you to feel very upset, angry, depressed, challenged, or disappointed. Attempting to resolve issues that brought you to therapy in the first place, such as personal or interpersonal relationships, may result in changes that were not originally intended. Psychotherapy may result in decisions about changing behaviors, employment, substance use, schooling, housing, or relationships. Sometimes a decision that is positive for one family member is viewed quite negatively by another family member. Change will sometimes be easy and swift, but more often it will be slow and even frustrating. There is no guarantee that psychotherapy will yield positive or intended results. During the course of therapy, Xx. Xxxxxxx is likely to draw on various psychological approaches according, in part, to the problem that is being treated and his assessment of what will best benefit you. These approaches include, but are not limited to, behavioral, cognitive-behavioral, cognitive, psychodynamic, existential, system/family, developmental (adult, child, family), humanistic or psycho-educational. Xx. Xxxxxxx provides neither custody evaluation recommendation nor medication or prescription recommendation nor legal advice, as these activities do not fall within his scope of practice.

TELEPHONE & EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. If you need to contact Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxx between sessions, please leave a message at on her answering machine (000) 000-0000 0000, and your call will be returned as soon as possible. Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxx checks his her messages a few times during the daytime only, unless he is out of townregularly Monday through Friday and less frequently on week-ends. If an emergency situation arises, please indicate it clearly in your message and if message. If you need to talk to someone right away away, you can call the 24-hour crisis line (Psychiatric Emergency Services) at (000) 000-0000, or contact Emergency services at 911. Please do not use email or text for emergencies. Xx. Xxxxxxx does not always check his email daily. PAYMENTS & INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT: Clients are expected to pay the standard fee of $190.00 125 per 45 50-minute or $235.00 per initial session at the end beginning of each session unless other arrangements have been made. Telephone conversations, site visits, report writing and reading of reportsreading, consultation with other professionals, release of information, reading records, longer sessions, travel time, etc. will be charged at the same rate, unless indicated and agreed upon otherwise. Please notify Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxx if any problems arise problem arises during the course of therapy regarding your ability to make timely payments. Clients who carry insurance should remember that professional services are rendered and charged to the clients and not to the insurance companies. Unless agreed upon differentlyIf you would like, Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxx will provide you with a copy of your receipt upon requestSuperbill on a monthly basis, which you can then Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, LMFT (000) 000-0000 xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx submit to your insurance company for reimbursement, reimbursement if you so choose. As was indicated in the section, Health Insurance & Confidentiality of Records, you must be aware that submitting a mental health invoice for reimbursement carries a certain amount of risk. Not all issues/issues/ conditions/problems, which are dealt with in the focus of psychotherapy, are reimbursed by insurance companies. It is your responsibility to verify the specifics of your coverage. If I have an agreement to bill through your account insurance company, I will make every reasonable effort to collect payment from your insurance company. However, you are ultimately responsible for all payments. You will be responsible for any services not reimbursed by your insurance company payment is overdue (unpaid) and there is no written agreement on a payment plan, Xx. Xxxxxxx can use legal or other means (courts, collection agencies, etc.) to obtain payment. THE PROCESS OF THERAPY/EVALUATION AND SCOPE OF PRACTICE: Participation in therapy can result expected in a number of benefits to you, including improving interpersonal relationships and resolution of the specific concerns that led you to seek therapy. Working toward these benefits, however, requires effort on your part. Psychotherapy requires your very active involvement, honesty, and openness in order to change your thoughts, feelings, and/or behavior. Xx. Xxxxxxx will ask for your feedback and views on your therapy, its progress, and other aspects of the therapy and will expect you to respond openly and honestly. Sometimes more than one approach can be helpful in dealing with a certain situation. During evaluation or therapy, remembering or talking about unpleasant events, feelings, or thoughts can result in you experiencing considerable discomfort or strong feelings of anger, sadness, worry, fear, etctimely manner., or experiencing anxiety, depression, insomnia, etc. Xx. Xxxxxxx may challenge some of your assumptions or perceptions or propose different ways of looking at, thinking about, or handling situations, which can cause you to feel very upset, angry, depressed, challenged, or disappointed. Attempting to resolve issues that brought you to therapy in the first place, such as personal or interpersonal relationships, may result in changes that were not originally intended. Psychotherapy may result in decisions about changing behaviors, employment, substance use, schooling, housing, or relationships. Sometimes a decision that is positive for one family member is viewed quite negatively by another family member. Change will sometimes be easy and swift, but more often it will be slow and even frustrating. There is no guarantee that psychotherapy will yield positive or intended results. During the course of therapy, Xx. Xxxxxxx is likely to draw on various psychological approaches according, in part, to the problem that is being treated and his assessment of what will best benefit you. These approaches include, but are not limited to, behavioral, cognitive-behavioral, cognitive, psychodynamic, existential, system/family, developmental (adult, child, family), humanistic or psycho-educational. Xx. Xxxxxxx provides neither custody evaluation recommendation nor medication or prescription recommendation nor legal advice, as these activities do not fall within his scope of practice.

TELEPHONE & EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. If you need to contact Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx between sessions, please leave a message at on the answering service (000) 000-0000 and your call will be returned as soon as possible. Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx checks his her messages a few times during the daytime onlya day, unless he she is out of town. If an emergency situation arises, please indicate it clearly in your message and if message. If you need to talk to someone right away away, you can call Xxxxx Xxxxxx at (000) 000-0000 or the Police (911. Please do not use email or text for emergencies. Xx. Xxxxxxx does not always check his email daily). PAYMENTS & AND INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT: Clients are expected to pay the standard fee of $190.00 $ per 45 minute or $235.00 per initial session at the end of each session or at the end of the month unless other arrangements have been made. Telephone conversations, site visits, report writing and reading of reportsreading, consultation with other professionals, release of information, reading records, longer sessions, travel time, etc. will be charged at the same rate, unless indicated and agreed upon otherwise. Please notify Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx if any problems arise problem arises during the course of therapy regarding your ability to make timely payments. Clients who carry insurance should remember that professional services are rendered and charged to the clients and not to the insurance companiescompany. Unless agreed upon differently, Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx will provide you with a copy of your receipt upon requeston a monthly basis, which you can then submit to your insurance company for reimbursement, reimbursement if you so choose. As was indicated in the section, section Health Insurance & Confidentiality confidentiality of Recordsrecords, you must be aware that submitting a mental health invoice for reimbursement carries a certain amount of risk. Not all issues/conditions/problems, which are dealt with in the focus of psychotherapy, are reimbursed by insurance companies. It is your responsibility to verify the specifics of your coverage. If your account is overdue (unpaid) and there is no written agreement on a payment plan, Xx. Xxxxxxx can use legal or other means (courts, collection agencies, etc.) to obtain payment. THE PROCESS OF THERAPY/EVALUATION AND SCOPE OF PRACTICE: Participation in therapy can result in a number of benefits to you, including improving interpersonal relationships and resolution of the specific concerns that led you to seek therapy. Working toward these benefits, however, requires effort on your part. Psychotherapy requires your very active involvement, honesty, and openness in order to change your thoughts, feelings, and/or behavior. Xx. Xxxxxxx will ask for your feedback and views on your therapy, its progress, and other aspects of the therapy and will expect you to respond openly and honestly. Sometimes more than one approach can be helpful in dealing with a certain situation. During evaluation or therapy, remembering or talking about unpleasant events, feelings, or thoughts can result in you experiencing considerable discomfort or strong feelings of anger, sadness, worry, fear, etc., or experiencing anxiety, depression, insomnia, etc. Xx. Xxxxxxx may challenge some of your assumptions or perceptions or propose different ways of looking at, thinking about, or handling situations, which can cause you to feel very upset, angry, depressed, challenged, or disappointed. Attempting to resolve issues that brought you to therapy in the first place, such as personal or interpersonal relationships, may result in changes that were not originally intended. Psychotherapy may result in decisions about changing behaviors, employment, substance use, schooling, housing, or relationships. Sometimes a decision that is positive for one family member is viewed quite negatively by another family member. Change will sometimes be easy and swift, but more often it will be slow and even frustrating. There is no guarantee that psychotherapy will yield positive or intended results. During the course of therapy, Xx. Xxxxxxx is likely to draw on various psychological approaches according, in part, to the problem that is being treated and his assessment of what will best benefit you. These approaches include, but are not limited to, behavioral, cognitive-behavioral, cognitive, psychodynamic, existential, system/family, developmental (adult, child, family), humanistic or psycho-educational. Xx. Xxxxxxx provides neither custody evaluation recommendation nor medication or prescription recommendation nor legal advice, as these activities do not fall within his scope of practice.

TELEPHONE & EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. If you need to contact Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx between sessions, please leave a message at (000) on Xx. Xxxxxxxxx’x voice mail, 000-0000 000-0000, and your call will be returned as soon as possible. Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx checks his her messages a few times during throughout the daytime onlyday, unless he she is out of out-of-town. If an emergency situation arises, please indicate it clearly in your message and if message. If you need to talk to someone right away away, go to the closest emergency room for a clinical emergency, or call the police at 911. Please do not use email or text for emergencies. Xx. Xxxxxxx does not always check his email daily. PAYMENTS & INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENTREIMBURSEMENTS: Xx. Xxxxxxxxx bills clients on an agreed upon hourly fee with each client. Clients are expected to pay the standard Xx. Xxxxxxxxx their contracted hourly fee of $190.00 per 45 minute or $235.00 per initial session at the end time of each session unless other arrangements have been madevisit. Telephone conversations, site visits, report writing and reading of reportsreading, consultation with other professionals, release of information, reading records, longer sessions, travel time, time etc. will be charged and billed at the same rate, unless indicated and agreed upon to otherwise. Please notify Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx if any problems arise during the course of therapy regarding your ability to make timely time payments. Clients who carry insurance should remember that professional services are rendered and charged to the clients and not to the insurance companies. Unless agreed upon differently, Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, if requested, will provide you with a copy of your receipt upon request, statement which you can then submit be submitted to your insurance company for reimbursement, if you so choosecompany. As was indicated in the section, “Health Insurance & Confidentiality of Records” section, you must be aware that submitting a mental health invoice for reimbursement carries a certain amount of risk. Not all issues/conditions/problems, problems which are dealt with in psychotherapy, the focus of psychotherapy are reimbursed by insurance companies. It is your responsibility to verify the specifics of your coverage. If your account is overdue (unpaid) and there is no written agreement on a payment plan, Xx. Xxxxxxx can use legal or other means (courts, collection agencies, etc.) to obtain payment. THE PROCESS OF THERAPY/EVALUATION AND SCOPE OF PRACTICE: Participation in therapy can result in a number of benefits to you, including improving interpersonal relationships and resolution of the specific concerns that led you to seek therapy. Working toward these benefits, however, requires effort on your part. Psychotherapy requires your very active involvement, honesty, and openness in order to change your thoughts, feelings, and/or behavior. Xx. Xxxxxxx will ask for your feedback and views on your therapy, its progress, and other aspects of the therapy and will expect you to respond openly and honestly. Sometimes more than one approach can be helpful in dealing with a certain situation. During evaluation or therapy, remembering or talking about unpleasant events, feelings, or thoughts can result in you experiencing considerable discomfort or strong feelings of anger, sadness, worry, fear, etc., or experiencing anxiety, depression, insomnia, etc. Xx. Xxxxxxx may challenge some of your assumptions or perceptions or propose different ways of looking at, thinking about, or handling situations, which can cause you to feel very upset, angry, depressed, challenged, or disappointed. Attempting to resolve issues that brought you to therapy in the first place, such as personal or interpersonal relationships, may result in changes that were not originally intended. Psychotherapy may result in decisions about changing behaviors, employment, substance use, schooling, housing, or relationships. Sometimes a decision that is positive for one family member is viewed quite negatively by another family member. Change will sometimes be easy and swift, but more often it will be slow and even frustrating. There is no guarantee that psychotherapy will yield positive or intended results. During the course of therapy, Xx. Xxxxxxx is likely to draw on various psychological approaches according, in part, to the problem that is being treated and his assessment of what will best benefit you. These approaches include, but are not limited to, behavioral, cognitive-behavioral, cognitive, psychodynamic, existential, system/family, developmental (adult, child, family), humanistic or psycho-educational. Xx. Xxxxxxx provides neither custody evaluation recommendation nor medication or prescription recommendation nor legal advice, as these activities do not fall within his scope of practice.

TELEPHONE & EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. If you need to contact Xx. Xxxxxxx Dr. A xx Xxxxxxxxxx between sessions, please leave a message at on the answering machine (000) 000-0000 and your call will be returned as soon as possible. Xx. Xxxxxxx She checks his her messages a few times a day (but never during the daytime onlynight time), unless he she is out of town. She checks the messages less frequently on weekends and holidays. If an emergency situation arises, please indicate it clearly in your message and if message. If you need to talk to someone right away away, you can call the 24-hour crisis , the Police (911), or the 24-hour Psych. Please do not use email or text for emergencies. Xx. Xxxxxxx does not always check his email daily. Emergency PAYMENTS & INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT: Clients are expected to pay the standard fee of $190.00 $ … per 45 50 minute or $235.00 per initial session at the end of each session or at the end of the month unless other arrangements have been made. Telephone conversations, site visits, report writing and reading of reportsreading, consultation with other professionals, release of information, reading records, longer sessions, travel time, etc. will be charged at the same rate, unless indicated and agreed upon otherwise. Please notify Xx. Xxxxxxx xx Xxxxxxxxxx if any problems arise problem arises during the course of therapy regarding your ability to make timely payments. Clients who carry insurance should remember that professional services are rendered and charged to the clients and not to the insurance companies. Unless agreed upon differently, Xx. Xxxxxxx xx Xxxxxxxxxx will provide you with a copy of your receipt upon requeston a monthly basis, which you can then submit to your insurance company for reimbursement, reimbursement if you so choose. As was indicated in the section, Health Insurance & Confidentiality of Records, you must be aware that submitting a mental health invoice for reimbursement carries a certain amount of risk. Not all issues/conditions/problems, which are dealt with in the focus of psychotherapy, are reimbursed by insurance companies. It is your responsibility to verify the specifics of your coverage. If your account is overdue (unpaid) and there is no written agreement on a payment plan, Xx. Xxxxxxx can use legal or other means (courts, collection agencies, etc.) to obtain payment. THE PROCESS OF THERAPY/EVALUATION AND SCOPE OF PRACTICE: Participation in therapy can result in a number of benefits to you, including improving interpersonal relationships and resolution of the specific concerns that led you to seek therapy. Working toward these benefits, however, requires effort on your part. Psychotherapy requires your very active involvement, honesty, and openness in order to change your thoughts, feelings, and/or behavior. Xx. Xxxxxxx will ask for your feedback and views on your therapy, its progress, and other aspects of the therapy and will expect you to respond openly and honestly. Sometimes more than one approach can be helpful in dealing with a certain situation. During evaluation or therapy, remembering or talking about unpleasant events, feelings, or thoughts can result in you experiencing considerable discomfort or strong feelings of anger, sadness, worry, fear, etc., or experiencing anxiety, depression, insomnia, etc. Xx. Xxxxxxx may challenge some of your assumptions or perceptions or propose different ways of looking at, thinking about, or handling situations, which can cause you to feel very upset, angry, depressed, challenged, or disappointed. Attempting to resolve issues that brought you to therapy in the first place, such as personal or interpersonal relationships, may result in changes that were not originally intended. Psychotherapy may result in decisions about changing behaviors, employment, substance use, schooling, housing, or relationships. Sometimes a decision that is positive for one family member is viewed quite negatively by another family member. Change will sometimes be easy and swift, but more often it will be slow and even frustrating. There is no guarantee that psychotherapy will yield positive or intended results. During the course of therapy, Xx. Xxxxxxx is likely to draw on various psychological approaches according, in part, to the problem that is being treated and his assessment of what will best benefit you. These approaches include, but are not limited to, behavioral, cognitive-behavioral, cognitive, psychodynamic, existential, system/family, developmental (adult, child, family), humanistic or psycho-educational. Xx. Xxxxxxx provides neither custody evaluation recommendation nor medication or prescription recommendation nor legal advice, as these activities do not fall within his scope of practice.

TELEPHONE & EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. If you need to contact Xx. Xxxxxxx me between sessions, please leave a message at my confidential voicemail box, (000) 000-0000 0000, and your call will be returned as soon as possible. Xx. Xxxxxxx checks his I check my messages a few times during the daytime only, unless he is I am out of town. If an emergency situation arises, indicate it clearly in your message and if you need to talk to someone right away call 911. Please do not use email or text faxes for emergencies. Xx. Xxxxxxx does not I don’t always check his email my emails daily. PAYMENTS & INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT: Clients are expected to pay the standard fee of $190.00 125.00 per 45 50 minute or $235.00 per initial session at the end of each session unless other arrangements have been made. Telephone conversations, site visits, writing and reading of reports, consultation with other professionals, release of information, reading records, longer sessions, travel time, etc. will be charged at the same rate, unless indicated and agreed upon otherwise. Please notify Xx. Xxxxxxx me if any problems arise during the course of therapy regarding your ability to make timely payments. Clients who carry insurance should remember that professional services are rendered and charged to the clients and not to the insurance companies. Unless agreed upon differently, Xx. Xxxxxxx I will provide you with a copy of your receipt upon requestsuper xxxx after each session, which you can then submit to your insurance company for reimbursement, if you so choose. As was indicated in the section, Health Insurance & Confidentiality of Records, you must be aware that submitting a mental health invoice for reimbursement carries a certain amount of risk. Not all issues/conditions/problems, which are dealt with in psychotherapy, are reimbursed by insurance companies. It is your responsibility to verify the specifics of your coverage. If your account is overdue (unpaid) and there is no written agreement on a payment plan, Xx. Xxxxxxx I can use legal or other means (courts, collection agencies, etc.) to obtain payment. THE PROCESS OF THERAPY/EVALUATION AND SCOPE OF PRACTICE: Participation in therapy can result in a number of benefits to you, including improving interpersonal relationships and resolution of the specific concerns that led you to seek therapy. Working toward these benefits, however, requires effort on your part. Psychotherapy requires your very active involvement, honesty, and openness in order to change your thoughts, feelings, and/or behavior. Xx. Xxxxxxx will ask for your feedback and views on your therapy, its progress, and other aspects of the therapy and will expect you to respond openly and honestly. Sometimes more than one approach can be helpful in dealing with a certain situation. During evaluation or therapy, remembering or talking about unpleasant events, feelings, or thoughts can result in you experiencing considerable discomfort or strong feelings of anger, sadness, worry, fear, etc., or experiencing anxiety, depression, insomnia, etc. Xx. Xxxxxxx may challenge some of your assumptions or perceptions or propose different ways of looking at, thinking about, or handling situations, which can cause you to feel very upset, angry, depressed, challenged, or disappointed. Attempting to resolve issues that brought you to therapy in the first place, such as personal or interpersonal relationships, may result in changes that were not originally intended. Psychotherapy may result in decisions about changing behaviors, employment, substance use, schooling, housing, or relationships. Sometimes a decision that is positive for one family member is viewed quite negatively by another family member. Change will sometimes be easy and swift, but more often it will be slow and even frustrating. There is no guarantee that psychotherapy will yield positive or intended results. During the course of therapy, Xx. Xxxxxxx is likely to draw on various psychological approaches according, in part, to the problem that is being treated and his assessment of what will best benefit you. These approaches include, but are not limited to, behavioral, cognitive-behavioral, cognitive, psychodynamic, existential, system/family, developmental (adult, child, family), humanistic or psycho-educational. Xx. Xxxxxxx provides neither custody evaluation recommendation nor medication or prescription recommendation nor legal advice, as these activities do not fall within his scope of practice.

TELEPHONE & EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. If you need to contact Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx between sessions, please leave a message at on the answering service (000) 000-0000 and your call will be returned as soon as possible. Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx checks his messages a few times during the daytime only, unless he is out of town. If an emergency situation arises, indicate it clearly in your message and if you need to talk to someone right away call Psychiatric Emergency Services. (Los Angeles): (800) 854- 7771, or the Police: 911. Please do not use email or text e-mail for emergencies. Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx does not always check his email e-mail daily. PAYMENTS Payments & INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENTInsurance Reimbursement: Clients are expected to pay the standard fee of $190.00 150.00 per 45 minute or $235.00 200.00 per initial hour session at the end of each session or at the end of the month unless other arrangements have been made. Telephone conversations, site visits, report writing and reading of reportsreading, consultation with other professionals, release of information, reading records, longer sessions, travel time, etc. will be charged at the same rate, unless indicated and agreed upon otherwise. Please notify Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx if any problems arise during the course of therapy regarding your ability to make timely payments. Clients who carry insurance should remember that professional services are rendered and charged to the clients and not to the insurance companies. Unless agreed upon differently, Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx will provide you with a copy of your receipt upon requeston a per-session basis, which you can then submit to your insurance company for reimbursement, reimbursement if you so choose. As was indicated in the section, Health Insurance & Confidentiality of Records, you must Please be aware that submitting a mental health invoice for reimbursement carries a certain amount of risk. Not not all issues/conditions/problems, which are dealt with in psychotherapy, are reimbursed by insurance companies. It is your responsibility to verify the specifics of your coverage. If your account is overdue (unpaid) and there is no written agreement on a payment plan, Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx can use legal or other means (courts, collection agencies, etc.) to obtain payment. THE PROCESS OF THERAPY/EVALUATION AND SCOPE OF PRACTICEMediation & Arbitration: Participation All disputes arising out of or in therapy can result relation to this agreement to provide psychotherapy services shall first be referred to mediation, before, and as a pre-condition of, the initiation of arbitration. The mediator shall be a neutral third party chosen by agreement of Xx. Xxxxxx and client(s). The cost of such mediation, if any, shall be split equally, unless otherwise agreed upon. In the event that mediation is unsuccessful, any unresolved controversy related to this agreement should be submitted to and settled by binding arbitration in a number of benefits to youSacramento County, including improving interpersonal relationships and resolution CA in accordance with the rules of the specific concerns American Arbitration Association which are in effect at the time the demand for arbitration is filed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that led you to seek therapy. Working toward these benefitsyour account is overdue (unpaid) and there is no agreement on a payment plan, however, requires effort on your part. Psychotherapy requires your very active involvement, honesty, and openness in order to change your thoughts, feelings, and/or behavior. Xx. Xxxxxxx will ask for your feedback and views on your therapyXxxxxx can use legal means (court, its progress, and other aspects of the therapy and will expect you to respond openly and honestly. Sometimes more than one approach can be helpful in dealing with a certain situation. During evaluation or therapy, remembering or talking about unpleasant events, feelings, or thoughts can result in you experiencing considerable discomfort or strong feelings of anger, sadness, worry, fearcollection agency, etc.) to obtain payment. The prevailing party in arbitration or collection proceeding shall be entitled to recover a reasonable sum as and for attorneys’ fees. In the case of arbitration, or experiencing anxiety, depression, insomnia, etc. Xx. Xxxxxxx may challenge some of your assumptions or perceptions or propose different ways of looking at, thinking about, or handling situations, which can cause you to feel very upset, angry, depressed, challenged, or disappointed. Attempting to resolve issues the arbitrator will determine that brought you to therapy in the first place, such as personal or interpersonal relationships, may result in changes that were not originally intended. Psychotherapy may result in decisions about changing behaviors, employment, substance use, schooling, housing, or relationships. Sometimes a decision that is positive for one family member is viewed quite negatively by another family member. Change will sometimes be easy and swift, but more often it will be slow and even frustrating. There is no guarantee that psychotherapy will yield positive or intended results. During the course of therapy, Xx. Xxxxxxx is likely to draw on various psychological approaches according, in part, to the problem that is being treated and his assessment of what will best benefit you. These approaches include, but are not limited to, behavioral, cognitive-behavioral, cognitive, psychodynamic, existential, system/family, developmental (adult, child, family), humanistic or psycho-educational. Xx. Xxxxxxx provides neither custody evaluation recommendation nor medication or prescription recommendation nor legal advice, as these activities do not fall within his scope of practicesum.