COUNSELING FEE SCHEDULE:

• 45 minute scheduled counseling sessions are charged at $120 for individual and couples
• 55-60 minute scheduled counseling sessions will be charged $170 for individual and $140 for couples
• 80 minute scheduled counseling sessions will be charged $200 for individual and $180 for couples (this is not a regular scheduled visit but rather as needed and agreed upon by the client (s) and therapist) in advance
• 50 minute Family Therapy w/client present will be charged $140
• 50 minute Family Therapy w/out client present will be charged $140 (must be agreed upon in advance and with client knowledge of this session)
• 30 minute scheduled counseling sessions will be charged $120 for individual and $100 couples
• Sessions scheduled for longer than 80 minutes will incur further additional fees
• Comprehensive Diagnostic Assessments will be charged $200 (1st session is a diagnostic assessment) for individuals, couples, and families.
• Phone consultations lasting longer than 15 minutes could incur a fee of (discretion of therapist) $85 per 15 minutes (ie. 30 minutes on the phone will be $85). These fees are to be paid prior to the next session.

Additional recommendation letters, development of treatment documentation (ie. letters of support), or other documents–

If requested by client, insurance, or for legal purposes beyond what is required for insurance billing will result in additional charges based on the counseling hourly fee ($170/hr). Must be paid prior to the next counseling session.

Alturas Counseling does not provide letters for Support animals and FMLA. Alturas Counseling will refer clients to their primary care physicians for the completion of this particular documentation request.

COURT TESTIMONY AND FEES

If your counselor is called to testify in a custody dispute, child protection case, etc., the counselor will only describe observable events and may offer opinions only within that person’s scope of licensure. LCSW’s are not qualified as “custody evaluators” and your counselor will make this known to all court personnel as required by ethical obligation. The counselor will not be recommending and/or advising the courts with regards to a client’s custody arrangements.

Court Fees- If your counselor is subpoenaed to court to testify on your behalf, Alturas Counseling, LLC will charge $200/hour to cover travel time, to and from the office, preparation, and time spent in court. This is not covered by insurance and will be an out of pocket expense.

Clients will be required to pay a retainer up front of $1,000 directly to Alturas Counseling, LLC prior to the court proceedings. Any remainder of this money will be returned to client once the therapist is no longer needed for the court proceedings.

APPOINTMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS-

The standard appointment time for psychotherapy is 45-50 minutes. Requests to change the 45-50 minute session needs to be discussed with the therapist in order for time to be scheduled in advance and will be charged at a higher counseling rate.

LATE CANCELLATIONS AND NO SHOWS WILL BE SUBJECT TO A $80 CHARGE IF NOTICE OF CANCELLATION IS NOT RECEIVED AT LEAST 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE.

This is necessary because a time commitment is made to you and is held exclusively for you. If you are late for a session, you may lose some of that session time.