Initial Comprehensive Psychiatric Evaluation $395

During your 75-minute appointment, we’ll cover extensive ground to ensure a comprehensive understanding of your needs. Together, we'll devise a personalized plan that empowers you from day one. Prior to your visit, you’ll complete intake paperwork, questionnaires, and relevant screenings. This groundwork allows me to arrive prepared with actionable insights tailored to your situation. By the end of our session, you can expect to leave with clear tasks to accomplish before our next appointment. Key elements of our initial consultation include: A thorough pre-session questionnaire assessing your psychiatric history, medical background, lifestyle, and treatment goals. Personalized recommendations that may encompass psychotherapy, medication management, and lifestyle adjustments. Basic laboratory testing, ordered and interpreted to inform our approach. Customized optimization of supplements guided by your labs and symptoms. Strategies for improving sleep, nutrition, and physical activity to enhance your overall well-being. Together, we'll embark on a journey towards holistic mental health and well-being, integrating functional and integrative psychiatry principles to meet your individual needs.

Our 45-minute follow-up appointments are designed to build upon the foundation laid during your initial consultation, focusing on refining and enhancing your personalized treatment plan. We’ll review your progress, address any challenges you may have encountered, and adjust our approach as needed to optimize your mental health journey. In some cases, especially for those facing complex and treatment-resistant mental health conditions, specialized lab testing beyond basic assessments may be recommended. This could include genetic testing, amino acid profiles, hair element analysis, or GI profiling. If appropriate based on our discussion and your progress, we may incorporate these tests to provide deeper insights into your condition and refine our treatment strategy. Alongside medical interventions, we emphasize supportive counseling to explore your emotional well-being and facilitate personal growth. Lifestyle interventions, such as optimizing sleep, nutrition, and physical activity, are integral to our approach. Additionally, we integrate mind-body complementary interventions to promote holistic healing and resilience. Our collaboration remains focused on your comprehensive well-being, aiming for sustainable improvements in your mental health and overall quality of life.rovide comprehensive care for all ages. We focus on building relationships with our patients to provide personalized care.

Our 25-minute follow-up appointments are primarily dedicated to medication management, ensuring your prescriptions are optimized to support your mental health goals. During this session, we’ll review your medication regimen, assess its effectiveness, and make adjustments as needed to enhance your treatment outcomes. While these shorter visits are tailored for medication management, we also integrate supportive counseling to address your emotional well-being, provide lifestyle coaching to optimize your daily routines, and discuss mind-body interventions to promote holistic health. It’s important to note that these appointments do not accommodate specialized lab testing such as genetic testing, amino acid profiles, hair element analysis, or GI profiling. If further diagnostic insights are necessary, a 45-minute visit may be recommended to explore these additional avenues. Our goal remains to support your mental health journey effectively within the scope of medication management, ensuring you receive comprehensive care that aligns with your individual needs and preferences.

Coordination of Care Charge: In addition to office visits, I offer coordination of care services to ensure comprehensive support beyond our appointments. These services may include: Reviewing specialized laboratory testing results to provide thorough analysis and insights. Coordinating care with your primary care physician or other healthcare providers to ensure integrated treatment approaches. Collaborating with caregivers or family members to enhance support and continuity of care. Writing letters for FMLA (Family and Medical Leave Act) or work illness purposes to assist in securing necessary accommodations. Providing emotional support animal letters to support your therapeutic needs and accommodations. Please note, I do not fill out forms for EDD (Employment Development Department), workers' compensation, or permanent disability. These coordination efforts are essential in ensuring that your treatment plan is well-coordinated and personalized to meet your specific needs and circumstances.We accept most insurance plans, including Medicare and Medicaid. We also offer affordable self-pay options for those without insurance.

To ensure that I can provide you with the highest level of personalized care, I do not work with insurance companies. Additionally, I am opted out of Medicare. If you are a Medicare beneficiary and choose to see me, you will be required to sign a form acknowledging that you understand Medicare will not reimburse you or me for any services provided. 

 Payment for appointments is required 24 hours prior to your office visit. I accept payment via Visa, Mastercard, Discover credit cards, and debit cards. Please note that I do not accept checks.

I also offer the convenience of accepting payments through Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), as well as traditional payment methods.

I provide a detailed Superbill that identifies the services rendered during your visit. Depending on your insurance plan and out-of-network benefits, you may be eligible for reimbursement for a portion of the fees once you meet your deductible. Upon request, I can provide a good faith estimate of annual expected charges to assist you in planning your healthcare expenses.

Thank you for understanding and adhering to these policies, which allow me to focus solely on providing you with the individualized care and attention you deserve.

Understanding Your Out-of-Network Insurance Benefits:

If you have insurance that offers out-of-network benefits, you may be eligible for partial or full reimbursement for services provided by my practice. Here’s how you can determine your coverage:

1. Contact your insurance provider: Call the customer service number on the back of your insurance card to inquire about your out-of-network mental health benefits.
2. Questions to ask your insurance provider:
   • What are my out-of-network mental health benefits?
   • Do I have a deductible, and if so, how much of it has been met?
   • What percentage of the charges will be reimbursed after the deductible is met?
   • Is there a maximum allowable amount per session or a maximum number of sessions per year?
   • Do I need pre-authorization or a referral from my primary care physician?

1. Request a good faith estimate: Ask your insurance provider to provide a good faith estimate of what they will reimburse for services provided by an out-of-network psychiatrist.

Understanding your insurance benefits can help you plan for your healthcare expenses and maximize your reimbursement.