Rates and Insurance

Rates

We understand that participating in mental health services involves an investment of your emotional energy and time—as well as your finances. As such, we understand that cost often is an important consideration, and we want to make sure that you have all the information you need to make an informed decision about your mental health care.

The costs of our services depend on several factors including the type of services you receive (counseling, psychological evaluation, etc.), the clinician providing the services, and your health insurance coverage. We charge an hourly rate for therapy sessions (individual therapy sessions typically last 45-55 minutes). We also charge an hourly rate for psychological testing and assessment services, so the total cost of these services varies on the amount of time involved in the evaluation process (e.g., administering and scoring tests, reviewing records, interpreting results, writing reports). Contact us for a more individualized quote given your preferences and insurance coverage, but in general, our counseling fees range from $120-175 per hour (depending on the clinician) and most psychological evaluations cost between $1,250-2,250.

Please call, email, or submit a contact form on our website for quotes on seminars/workshops or couples intensives.

Insurance

All of our clinicians accept self-pay clients. Otherwise, the insurance plans our clinicians are paneled with varies. Dr. Waits is in-network with Blue Cross Blue Shield, Vantage, Aetna, UnitedHealthcare/Optum, and Medicare (traditional Medicare, Blue Advantage, UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage, Aetna Medicare Advantage, and Vantage Medicare Advantage). We also have clinicians who accept Blue Cross Blue Shield (commercial, Healthy Blue medicaid, and Blue Advantage), Aetna (commercial, medicaid, and medicare advantage), UnitedHealthcare/Optum (commercial, medicaid, and medicare advantage), and traditional medicare.

As such, if you are interested in seeking reimbursement from your health insurance company using your out-of-network benefits, we are happy to provide you with a superbill to submit to your insurance company for reimbursement. We encourage you to contact your insurance provider to verify your benefits and coverage prior to your first appointment to learn about your policy’s out-of-network benefits and the company’s requirements for obtaining reimbursement.

Payment Options

Payment is due at the time of services and we accept various forms of payment, including cash, check, and credit cards (Visa, Mastercard, Discover, American Express, and HSA/FSA cards).

Cancellation Policy

We understand that sometimes unexpected things happen that may cause you to need to cancel or reschedule your appointment. We kindly ask that you give us at least 24 hours notice if you need to cancel or reschedule your appointment to avoid being charged for the session. Because of a cancellation within 24 hours of your appointment typically means we will not be able to see another client during your reserved time, we charge a $75 fee for late cancellations (less than 24 hours out from the appointment) for therapy appointments and $150 fee for late cancellations (less than 24 hours out from the appointment) for psychological evaluation appointments.

Practicum Clinician program

If you are interested in our services, but cost is an issue, please know we have a practicum student clinician program in which doctoral students provide counseling services at a reduced cost under Dr. Waits’ clinical supervision. If you’re interested in this, simply call our office (318-406-9080), email us, or submit a form and we will can provide more information about cost and/or set up an appointment for you.