Fees & FAQs
Our individual psychotherapy sessions are designed to help you address personal mental health challenges and work toward your goals. These one-on-one sessions provide a safe, supportive space to explore your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, while building resilience and coping skills.
At Bay Area Counseling & Consultation, our providers are trained in trauma-informed care and take a patient-centered, social justice-informed approach. We meet you where you are, tailoring treatment to your unique needs, and use evidence-based modalities to guide therapy. Throughout treatment, we track progress through analyzing psychometrics and track data regarding symptomatology.
Experience the benefits of individual therapy at Bay Area Counseling & Consultation, where your mental health is our priority and every step of your journey is supported by evidence, compassion, and respect.
Fees
FAQ
- What should I expect at my first session? Your first session is more about orientation than deep therapy. You’ll meet your clinician, talk through what brought you in, discuss goals, and start building rapport. Expect questions—this helps us understand context and support you well.
- Is what I share confidential? Yes. Everything you share is protected by privacy laws and ethical standards, with rare legal exceptions (such as immediate risk of harm to yourself or others or past abuse that has never been reported). Your clinician will review these limits with you before you begin discussing the reasons for therapy.
- How should I prepare? Come as you are. It’s normal to feel nervous, hopeful, or unsure. If you want to bring a list of topics or think about things you want to work on or process through, that’s ok!
- How long are sessions typically? Most individual sessions are 45–50 minutes. The first sessions may run slightly longer due to intake needs.
- What if therapy doesn’t feel like a good fit? Fit matters. If you don’t feel supported or understood after a few sessions, it’s okay to talk about it or explore a different clinician.
- Will my insurance cover therapy? Coverage varies by plan. You can contact your insurance provider to verify benefits or ask our office for assistance. We do our best to do a soft verification of benefits but it is your responsibility to understand your coverage.
- Good Faith Estimates (No Surprises Act): If you are uninsured or choosing not to use your insurance benefits, you have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate of the expected cost of services before care begins under the No Surprises Act.
At Bay Area Counseling & Consultation, LLC., our current self-pay rates are $210 for an intake assessment, $170 for individual therapy sessions, and $115 for late cancellations or no-show appointments. You may request a Good Faith Estimate before scheduling or beginning services. If you receive a bill that is significantly higher than your estimate, you may have rights under federal law to dispute the charges.
Bay Area Counseling & Consultation, LLC. operates from a prepay model to support transparency and continuity of care. Patient financial responsibility, including copays, deductibles, coinsurance, and self-pay balances, is processed prior to scheduled appointments whenever possible to help minimize unexpected balances and reduce interruptions in services. We also provide a Patient Liability Form to support understanding of insurance benefits and expected out-of-pocket responsibility.
Please refer to our fee schedule and service agreement for complete details.
