Fees and Insurance
Credit Cards Accepted – Saturday and Evening Appointments – Insurance Reimbursable
Michelle offers a complimentary 20-minute, no-pressure phone or Zoom session so you can get to know her and see if working with her might be a good fit.
Although Michelle does not take insurance directly (except for UC Berkeley Ship Plan/Blue Shield), most insurance companies offer out-of-network benefits to help cover a large portion of her fee and she is happy to help individuals facilitate this process. Please Note: Insurances pay for counseling services that meet medically necessary criteria. Much like going to see your doctor when you're sick, to see a counselor or psychotherapist and have your insurance pay for part or all of it requires that you be sick. This means that you must meet criteria for a mental health diagnosis such as anxiety or depression or alcohol use disorder or one of the many other mental health diagnoses found in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM). I will discuss with you at the very beginning if you meet the requirements to have your insurance pay for your counseling sessions. I will also let you know when you've gotten better and will no longer meet the medically necessary criteria for your insurance to pay for your counseling sessions. Sometimes continuing counseling is necessary but you no longer meet medically necessary criteria as defined by the insurance company. In these instances you can continue to work with me but you will need to pay privately for counseling.
Individual Therapy $190
Couple Therapy $250
Consultation Services for New Therapist $125
Immigration Evaluations -The cost of this process is $600 - this includes the evaluation itself ($200) and the written report ($400). If you require a payment plan, please discuss this during your initial phone call. If your report must be completed in less than 2 weeks, there is an additional $200 rush fee for 7-day turnaround or $500 for 3-day
sessions are online or in-person.
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Michelle offers a complimentary 20-minute, no-pressure phone or Zoom session so you can get to know her and see if working with her might be a good fit.
Although Michelle does not take insurance directly (except for UC Berkeley Ship Plan/Blue Shield), most insurance companies offer out-of-network benefits to help cover a large portion of her fee and she is happy to help individuals facilitate this process. Please Note: Insurances pay for counseling services that meet medically necessary criteria. Much like going to see your doctor when you're sick, to see a counselor or psychotherapist and have your insurance pay for part or all of it requires that you be sick. This means that you must meet criteria for a mental health diagnosis such as anxiety or depression or alcohol use disorder or one of the many other mental health diagnoses found in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM). I will discuss with you at the very beginning if you meet the requirements to have your insurance pay for your counseling sessions. I will also let you know when you've gotten better and will no longer meet the medically necessary criteria for your insurance to pay for your counseling sessions. Sometimes continuing counseling is necessary but you no longer meet medically necessary criteria as defined by the insurance company. In these instances you can continue to work with me but you will need to pay privately for counseling.
Individual Therapy $190
Couple Therapy $250
Consultation Services for New Therapist $125
Immigration Evaluations -The cost of this process is $600 - this includes the evaluation itself ($200) and the written report ($400). If you require a payment plan, please discuss this during your initial phone call. If your report must be completed in less than 2 weeks, there is an additional $200 rush fee for 7-day turnaround or $500 for 3-day
sessions are online or in-person.
.