Please notify Xx. Xxxxxx if you decide to avoid or limit, in any way, the use of email, texts, cell phones calls, phone messages, or e-faxes. If you communicate confidential or private information via unencrypted email, texts or e-fax or via phone messages, she will assume that you have made an informed decision, will view it as your agreement to take the risk that such communication may be intercepted, and she will honor your desire to communicate on such matters. Please do not use texts, email, voice mail, or faxes for emergencies.
Please notify Xx. Xxxxx/Sevitar if any problems arise during the course of therapy regarding your ability to make timely payments. If you choose to use a credit card or an online or cell phone service for payment (e.g., IvyPay, Cash App, Zelle, PayPal), it introduces a risk in confidentiality as it involves a third or more parties and your information may be stored in servers accessible to financial services companies, banks, etc. You agree to this risk when choosing this payment option. Clients who carry insurance should remember that professional services are rendered and charged to the clients and not to the insurance companies. Upon your request, Xx. Xxxxx/Sevitar will provide you with a copy of your receipt for each session or a statement for services rendered in a month, which you can then submit to your insurance company for reimbursement if you so choose. As was indicated in the section Health Insurance and confidentiality of records, you are aware that submitting a mental health invoice for reimbursement carries a certain amount of risk. Not all issues, conditions, and/or problems which are dealt with in psychotherapy are reimbursed by insurance companies. It is your responsibility to verify the specifics of your coverage, including coverage for telehealth/psychology services. If your account is overdue (unpaid) after four sessions and there is no written agreement on a payment plan, Xx. Xxxxx/Sevitar can use legal or other means (courts, collection agencies, etc.) to obtain payment.
Please notify Xx. 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. Xxxxxx will provide you with a copy of your receipt after each session or on 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. Xxxxxx 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. Xxxxxx 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. Xxxxxx 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, sch...
