Telephone and Emergency Procedures. If you need to contact the psychotherapist between sessions, please leave a message on the answering machine (000) 000-0000 and your call will be returned as soon as possible. The psychotherapist checks her messages a few times a day (but never during the nighttime), unless she is out of town. The psychotherapist checks the messages less frequently on weekends and holidays. If an emergency situation arises, please indicate it clearly in your message. If you need to talk to someone right away, you can call the Xxxx Xxxxxx Center at 0000 Xxxxx Xxx., Ft. Xxxxx, FL 33905, the 24-hour crisis line (000) 000-0000, the Police (911), or the 24-hour psychiatric emergency number, (000) 000-0000. Payments and insurance reimbursement Clients are expected to pay the standard fee of $120 per 50 - minute session (or $150 for psychologists fee) at the end of each session unless other arrangements have been made. Telephone conversations, site visits, report writing and reading, consultation with other professionals, release of information, reading records, longer sessions, travel time, and so forth, will be charged at the same rate, unless indicated and agreed otherwise. Please notify the psychotherapist if any problem arises during the course of therapy regarding your ability to make timely payments. Not all issues/conditions/problems that are the focus of psychotherapy are reimbursed by insurance companies. It is your responsibility to verify the specifics of your coverage. A regular credit card will be taken over the phone before the first therapy session. 50% of the no show fee will be charged to the credit card to hold the first appointment or use towards a future missed session. If no session is missed, you will receive a full reimbursement for the amount held. The process of therapy/ evaluation 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. The psychotherapist 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, remem...
Telephone and Emergency Procedures. If you need to contact Xx. Xxxxxxx between sessions, please leave a message at (000) 000-0000 and your call will be returned as soon as possible. Messages are checked regularly every day, including days the office is closed. Please indicate it clearly in your message if the situation is urgent. In case of emergency, you can call the Help on Call 24-hour crisis line at (000) 000-0000. In the event of a life-threatening emergency, dial 911 first.
Telephone and Emergency Procedures. If you need to contact your therapist between sessions, please contact reception (000-000-0000; xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx) or leave a message on their private line. If you find yourself in an emergency situation, contact the 24-hour crisis line (Multnomah County 000-000-0000, Washington County 000-000-0000, Clackamas County 000-000-0000, Xxxxx County 000-000-0000, Portland Women’s Crisis Line 503-235-5333). In the event of a life-threatening situation, call 911 or go to the nearest hospital emergency room. Do not use email or text messaging for emergencies. Benefits and Risks: Most people find counseling to be emotionally liberating and beneficial. However, specific results cannot be guaranteed, and there are some risks involved. Unpacking long-standing, unresolved problems can trigger uncomfortable memories and feelings. At times, you may experience stress, emotional discomfort, or changes in your relationships. Sometimes it can feel like things are getting worse before they get better. You are likely to gain the most benefit from counseling if you are committed to the process and attend regularly. Your counselor welcomes your questions and comments about your work together. You have the right to request changes in treatment, refuse any treatment that you do not want, or to end treatment at any time. You also have the right to a second opinion, a different approach, or a different counselor. We can assist you with a referral if needed. Couples and Confidentiality (if applicable) The information an individual reveals in a counseling session is confidential, with a few exceptions determined by law (see your therapist’s Professional Disclosure Statement for details). This rule of confidentiality also applies to couples’ therapy in the following way: • Confidentiality is held jointly by both partners. Unless one of the legally prescribed exceptions applies, your therapist cannot divulge any information to an outside party unless both of you consent. • While your therapist is bound by confidentiality, he/she has no control over what your partner might reveal to others outside of the session. In light of this, each of you is strongly encouraged to make a commitment to respect each other’s confidentiality (no matter how acrimonious your relationship may be now or in the future) so that you each can participate freely and sincerely in the counseling process. • It’s possible that during the course of therapy your therapist may meet with one of you individually. If at t...
Telephone and Emergency Procedures. If you need to contact Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx, LCSW between sessions, please leave a message at her office phone: 000-000-0000 and your call will be returned as soon as possible. Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx, LCSW checks her messages a few times during the daytime only, unless she is out of town. If you have an urgent concern, please call her cell phone: 000-000-0000, which is also a confidential line. If an emergency situation arises, indicate it clearly in your message and if you need to talk to someone right away, call 0-000-000-0000 which is the Alameda County Crisis Line, serving Albany, California. You can also call the police: 911. Please do not use email or texting for emergencies. Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx, LCSW does not always check her email or cell phone texts. Payments and Insurance Reimbursement: Clients are expected to pay the standard fee of $225.00 per 50 minute session or prorated amount for different session length of time at the end of each session or at the end of the month unless other arrangements have been made. Telephone conversations, site visits, writing and reading of reports, consultation with other professionals, release of information, reading records, longer sessions, travel time, etc. will be charged at the same rate, unless indicated and agreed upon otherwise. Please notify Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx, LCSW 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 to the client and are the client’s responsibility to pay if the insurance company does not reimburse. If your account is overdue (unpaid) and there is no written agreement on a payment plan, Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx, LCSW can use legal or other means (courts, collection agencies, etc.) to obtain payment.
Telephone and Emergency Procedures. If you need to contact your Counselor between sessions, please call Xxxxx Xxxxxx at 000-000-0000 and press 2. You will need to leave a message via voice mail. Your call will be returned as soon as possible. GCCCC is not a crisis center. If an emergency situation arises, please hang up and call the Police (911). If you need to talk to someone right away, you can call one of the following 24-hour crisis lines: Empact at 000-000-0000 Magellan Health Services Crisis Line at 0-000-000-0000 Crisis Response Network at 000-000-0000 The Process of Counseling/Evaluation. Your counseling process begins with an intake session with Pastor Xxxx Xxxxxx, MSC, LAC. Xxxxxx Xxxx holds an MSC in Community Counseling and is a Licensed Associate Counselor with the state of AZ. This means he is licensed to practice counseling under the direct supervision of Xx. Xxxxx Xxxxxx, a licensed psychologist and supervisor. He consults regularly with Xx. Xxxxxx to discuss cases, procedures, and practices. In addition, Xxxxxx Xxxx is an ordained minister. His method of practice is to integrate helpful psychological concepts with Scripture to offer a Cognitive-Biblical approach to counseling. At the conclusion of the intake session, Xxxxxx Xxxx will discuss treatment options with you; which may include further sessions with him, assignment to a Lay Counselor, or an outside referral (fee required). Your emotional, mental, and spiritual wellbeing are of utmost importance to the GCCCC. Participation in Counseling can result in a number of benefits to you, including improving interpersonal relationships and resolution of the specific concerns that led you to seek Counseling. Working toward these benefits, however, requires effort on your part. Counseling requires your very active involvement, honesty, and openness in order to change your thoughts, feelings, and/or behavior. During evaluation or Counseling, remembering or talking about unpleasant events, feelings, or thoughts can result in your experiencing considerable discomfort or strong negative feelings. This is uncomfortable, but a natural part of the Counseling process and often provides the basis for positive change and personal decisions. Sometimes a decision that is positive for one family member is viewed quite negatively by another family member. Change will sometimes be easy and swift, but more often it will be slow and even frustrating. There is no guarantee that Counseling will yield positive or intended results. A variety of coun...
Telephone and Emergency Procedures. If you need to contact Ravenhill Psychological Services between sessions, please leave a message on the answering machine (000) 000-0000 and your call will be returned as soon as possible. Ravenhill Psychological Services checks messages a few times a day but never after regular business hours. Ravenhill Psychological Services checks the messages less frequently on weekends and holidays. If an emergency situation arises, please indicate it clearly in your message. If you need to talk to someone right away, you can call the Police (911), or the 24-hour psychiatric emergency number, 0- 000-000-0000 or go to the nearest emergency room for crisis services.
Telephone and Emergency Procedures. Xxxxxx Xxxxx LCSW is often not immediately available by telephone. When I’m unavailable, the telephone is answered by voice mail that is monitored frequently. I check my messages several times per day. When I’m out of town, I will have another license therapist on call and that person’s name and phone number will be left on my answering machine. If an emergency situation arises and you need to speak to someone immediately, you can call 911 and or the crisis services team: Los Angeles (000) 0000000 and for Ventura County (000) 000-0000.
Telephone and Emergency Procedures. If you need to contact your therapist between sessions, please contact them through email at xxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx, or leave them a message on the number that they give you during your first session. If you find yourself in an emergency situation contact one of the 24 hour crisis lines (Multnomah County 000-000-0000, Clackamas County 000-000-0000, Portland Women’s Crisis Line 503-235- 5333. In the event of a life threatening situation call 911 or go to the nearest hospital emergency room. Please do not use email or text messaging for emergencies. Couples and Confidentiality: There are a few things that are important for couples to be aware of in regards to confidentiality. ~ Your counselor will not disclose information to anyone without both of your written permission. ~ Your therapist will not divulge any information without both of your signed permission. ~ Although your therapist is bound by confidentiality, we have no control over what your partner might reveal to others outside of the session. Therefore, we strongly encourage that you make a commitment to respect each other’s confidentiality so that you can each participate freely and sincerely in the counseling process. ~ After working with couples for a long time we have found secrets to be harmful to relationships and the therapeutic process and therefore want to let you know that we will not hold secrets. That does not necessarily mean we will disclose that information, but the goal would be to help you to be able to be open and honest and talk about it with your partner. After all, generally the goal of couples counseling is to have the best relationship with your partner as possible and secrets are counter-productive to achieving that goal. Consent to Treatment Your signature below indicates that you have read, understand, and agree to services under the conditions above, and that you have received a copy of this document. Client 1 Printed name Client 1 Signature Date
Telephone and Emergency Procedures. If the Patient/Client needs to contact their provider between visits, the Patient/Client should use the telephone number provided in this Agreement. The Patient/Client’s call will be returned as soon as possible. If it is difficult to reach the Patient/Client, the Patient/Client should inform their provider when he/she is available. If the Patient/Client is unable to reach their provider, and the Patient/Client cannot wait for their provider’s return call, the Patient/Client should contact a family physician or the nearest hospital emergency room, and ask for the clinician/psychiatrist on call to attend to the Patient/Client’s medical situation. If the Patient/Client’s Oak Health Center provider is unavailable for an extended period of time, the provider will provide the Patient/Client with the contact information of a colleague, if necessary. If there is an emergency during a session and Oak Health Center becomes concerned about the Patient/Client’s personal safety, the Patient/Client’s well- being, and/or potential injury to others, Oak Health Center may contact the person indicated in the Patient/Client Information Record.
Telephone and Emergency Procedures. If you need to contact your therapist between sessions, please email your therapist or leave a voicemail. Email communication is preferred. Calls and emails are generally returned within 36 hours, Mondays through Thursdays. Calls and emails made Friday- Sunday will generally be returned the following Monday. Your therapist will also discuss text communications in your session. Calls, emails, and texts are primarily to schedule sessions and are not intended to further therapeutic progress or treatment. In non-emergency situations, phone calls between sessions will be limited to ten minutes or less. In emergency situations, if an in-person session is not possible, a phone session may be appropriate, and the client will be charged the usual session fee. If an emergency situation arises, please indicate it clearly in your message. If you need help immediately, please call 911 or go to your local hospital emergency room. Do not wait for your therapist’s return call. When your therapist is out of the office Your therapist will discuss in advance when s/he plans to be out of the office. When your therapist is away, a phone session or an appointment with an alternative therapist may be possible as appropriate. When your therapist is away, s/he will not be available to return unplanned communication. Another therapist will be available for support, and your therapist will provide his/her contact information in event of an emergency. Your therapist will return communication upon return to the office. In the event your therapist is ill, s/he will contact you to cancel the session. As able and as needed, s/he will reschedule either in person or over the phone as soon as possible. Session fees will not be waived in the event of a therapist cancellation and reschedule.
