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Professional Fees
🗝 denotes 48 Hour Rescheduling or Cancellation policy for sessions 75 or 90 minutes | 24 Hour Policy for 45 or 60 minute sessions.
All Sessions are offered in-office and most sessions are offered on video.*
Individual sessions
45 minutes
90 minutes 🗝
Individual sessions run 45 minutes long and double sessions run 90 minutes. Either block is available at client request. 'Double session' fees will be charged at double the rate of a 'single session.'
Double (45 minute) session 🗝
*Double Session for in-office or phone only 🗝
Couple's sessions
60 minutes
Double session runs for 120 minutes and will be charged at double the rate of a single session 🗝
*Double Session for in-office only 🗝
Family sessions
75 or 90 minutes 🗝
Double sessions are not advisable with this unit of treatment.
Kinship sessions
90 minutes 🗝
Double sessions are not advisable with this unit of treatment
(See Kinship Therapy Page)
Queer Partner Assisted Reproduction (Q-PAR) sessions
90 minutes 🗝
This unit of treatment is for Lesbian or Queer couples with known donor, or an individual who is the known donor with a single parent, or with a lesbian or queer couple. Weeks before session, questionnaires (created and provided by Kristin F Jones, LMFT, Affirmative Psychotherapy) will be filled out in advance by all parties.
Session assesses, strategizes, and engineers a structural framework to be used as both a blueprint and consensual agreement, in regards to being queer parents, financial intent, family of origin relational issues, problems with insurance coverage when queer, in addition, to understanding and preparing for institutional biases. This work establishes a planned agreement for how and when the child will learn about this arrangement, and who the donor and the donor's parents will (not) be to the child. Any/all medical concerns or discussions need to be directed towards medical professionals. This work is strictly queer-psychological-sociocultural work.
A summary will be generated to submit to your reproductive center (if needed) after written authorization is given by you, for your reproductive center and for me to communicate with one another. This session is strictly for the establishment and confirmation of parental maturity, couple strength and unity, mental health status of all adults involved, and for the basis of agreements founded in well discussed, sober, rational, and relational thinking. In no shape or form, does this work substitute for the necessity of a lawyer well-versed in family law, or your own research surrounding LGBTQIA+ challenges as a potential queer parent, or donor.
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Phone Sessions
45 or 60 minutes
75 or 90 minutes 🗝
Credit card must be on file to utilize this mode of treatment prior to session. Furthermore, this specific arrangement is only available once the therapeutic alliance has been developed through weekly face to face sessions.
Video Sessions
45 minutes for individuals
60 minutes for couples
75 or 90 minutes for families 🗝
*No video sessions available at 75 or 90 minutes for individuals or couples.If you need longer please book for in-office 🗝
🗝 denotes 48 Hour policy for Rescheduling or Cancellation of sessions at 75 or 90 minutes | 24 Hour Policy for 45 or 60 minute sessions.
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Payment must be made at time of Service
24 hour notice policy
Rescheduling or Cancellations for sessions at 45 and 60 minutes require 24 hours notice.
48 hour notice policy 🗝
Rescheduling or Cancellations for double 45 minute sessions, 75 or 90 minute sessions, require 48 hour cancellation notice.
Please Note: Clinical issues must be discussed in a confidential email or by telephone, NOT TEXT. Any text messages discussing or disclosing clinical issues will not be returned. Please Call or Email.
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🗝 denotes 48 Hour Rescheduling or Cancellation policy for sessions 75 or 90 minutes | 24 Hour Policy for 45 or 60 minute sessions.
All Sessions are offered in-office and most sessions are offered on video.*
Individual sessions
45 minutes
90 minutes 🗝
Individual sessions run 45 minutes long and double sessions run 90 minutes. Either block is available at client request. 'Double session' fees will be charged at double the rate of a 'single session.'
Double (45 minute) session 🗝
*Double Session for in-office or phone only 🗝
Couple's sessions
60 minutes
Double session runs for 120 minutes and will be charged at double the rate of a single session 🗝
*Double Session for in-office only 🗝
Family sessions
75 or 90 minutes 🗝
Double sessions are not advisable with this unit of treatment.
Kinship sessions
90 minutes 🗝
Double sessions are not advisable with this unit of treatment
(See Kinship Therapy Page)
Queer Partner Assisted Reproduction (Q-PAR) sessions
90 minutes 🗝
This unit of treatment is for Lesbian or Queer couples with known donor, or an individual who is the known donor with a single parent, or with a lesbian or queer couple. Weeks before session, questionnaires (created and provided by Kristin F Jones, LMFT, Affirmative Psychotherapy) will be filled out in advance by all parties.
Session assesses, strategizes, and engineers a structural framework to be used as both a blueprint and consensual agreement, in regards to being queer parents, financial intent, family of origin relational issues, problems with insurance coverage when queer, in addition, to understanding and preparing for institutional biases. This work establishes a planned agreement for how and when the child will learn about this arrangement, and who the donor and the donor's parents will (not) be to the child. Any/all medical concerns or discussions need to be directed towards medical professionals. This work is strictly queer-psychological-sociocultural work.
A summary will be generated to submit to your reproductive center (if needed) after written authorization is given by you, for your reproductive center and for me to communicate with one another. This session is strictly for the establishment and confirmation of parental maturity, couple strength and unity, mental health status of all adults involved, and for the basis of agreements founded in well discussed, sober, rational, and relational thinking. In no shape or form, does this work substitute for the necessity of a lawyer well-versed in family law, or your own research surrounding LGBTQIA+ challenges as a potential queer parent, or donor.
-
Phone Sessions
45 or 60 minutes
75 or 90 minutes 🗝
Credit card must be on file to utilize this mode of treatment prior to session. Furthermore, this specific arrangement is only available once the therapeutic alliance has been developed through weekly face to face sessions.
Video Sessions
45 minutes for individuals
60 minutes for couples
75 or 90 minutes for families 🗝
*No video sessions available at 75 or 90 minutes for individuals or couples.If you need longer please book for in-office 🗝
🗝 denotes 48 Hour policy for Rescheduling or Cancellation of sessions at 75 or 90 minutes | 24 Hour Policy for 45 or 60 minute sessions.
---
Payment must be made at time of Service
24 hour notice policy
Rescheduling or Cancellations for sessions at 45 and 60 minutes require 24 hours notice.
48 hour notice policy 🗝
Rescheduling or Cancellations for double 45 minute sessions, 75 or 90 minute sessions, require 48 hour cancellation notice.
Please Note: Clinical issues must be discussed in a confidential email or by telephone, NOT TEXT. Any text messages discussing or disclosing clinical issues will not be returned. Please Call or Email.
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Rates
Individual Single Session rate
$200 per 45 minutes (i.e., 12:00pm-12:45pm)
Individual Double Session rate
$400 per 90 minutes (i.e., 12:00pm-1:30pm)
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Couples Single Session rate (2 people)
$250 per 60 minutes (i.e., 12:00pm-1:00pm)
$315 per 75 minutes (i.e., 12:00pm,-1:15pm)
$375 per 90 minutes (i.e., 12:00pm-1:30pm)
Couples Double Session rate (2 people)
$500 at 120 minutes (i.e., 12:00pm-2:00pm)
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Polycule Session rate (3-4 people)
$350 per 75 minutes (i.e., 12:00pm to 1:15pm)
Family Session rates (chosen, blended, biological)
Unit of Treatment: only 1 parent and only 1 (adult) child
$275 per 60 minutes (i.e., 12:00pm-1:pm)
$350 per 60 minutes (i.e., 12:00pm-1:00pm)
Unit of Treatment: More than 1 parent and more than 1 (adult) child
Prorate, if more time is needed longer than 60 minutes
Kinship Session rate
$400 per 90 minutes (i.e., 12:00pm-1:30pm)
QPAR + Donor Session rate
$400 per 90 minutes (i.e., 12:00pm to 1:30pm)
Follow-up sessions run the same as individual, couples, or family rates established above
Phone or Video rate is
$200 per 45 minutes (i.e., 12:00pm-12:45pm)
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Payments
Payments can be made with credit or debit cards. American Express is accepted.
No third party payment arrangements will be agreed to, or accepted. Please work this out with your people.
Phone Sessions
Must have a credit card on file (for ongoing clients).
There is no Sliding Scale option. All fees are full.
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Insurance
I accept PPO plans, meaning that I will prepare a super bill for you to submit to your insurance provider. Super bills in this format cover a time period of six sessions and typically will not be prepared in less than this amount of time, except in rare situations (such as, changing insurance companies and needing to make a claim).
The client requests a super bill and the following session you will have a fully prepared super bill to submit to your insurance carrier. I highly recommend that you always make copies of your superbills!
How SUPER BILLS work:
The insured client pays the therapist directly at each session. A record of attendance combined with diagnosis is detailed by me on the SUPER BILL which is then given to you. Please note that some insurance companies require a social security number in addition to the above information.
As the client, you submit this 'bill' for reimbursement to your insurance company.
Services may be covered in full or in part by your health insurance or employee benefit plan, so please check with your insurance carrier carefully.
Helpful Questions to ask when inquiring about your coverage:
Do I have mental health insurance benefits?
What is my deductible and has it been met?
How many sessions per year does my health insurance cover?
What is the coverage amount per therapy session?
Is approval required from my primary care physician?
Does my plan cover tele-health?
Super Bill 'Re-do'
I recommend that with each superbill you make a copy. Often, insurance companies will reference things you need to be able to speak to on that super bill. Additionally, there are times they report that they didn't receive it, and there are times I generate super bills for clients and the client loses them. Super bill RE-generation is $20.00 and will be added onto the following session fee.
Making a copy or 'flagging' it electronically will bi-pass this need for the same bill to be generated twice and thus avoid this charge!
Uncommunicated Late Arrivals: Sessions will be held for 15 minutes past agreed upon session time. If there is no indicator for a need to start late from the client before the actual agreed upon start time, this constitutes a missed session, and the appointment will be canceled and charged at full fee. If a client starts late, the session will still end at the predesignated run-time.
Missed Sessions and Late Cancellations
Missed sessions or late cancellations will be billed at full rate.
Late Payments with debit and credit cards
Payment is due at time of service and I allow credit/debit cards to be on file as a courtesy, so as to ensure more time for therapy to occur during the entire session, without business taking up any time. For those who continually lose cards or who continually do not re-load their cards prior to our session, $15.00 will be added as a late fee per my needing to 'chase down' the payment. This is akin to a bounced check and the amount of time and back and forth communication it takes to recover the payment.
Consultations
There is no charge for an initial phone consultation to see if therapy is right for you. These conversations run 15 to 20 minutes. Please have in mind prior to calling what your goals for therapy are. For example: "I would like to improve my boundaries when it comes to my family, specifically, with my father." This goal establishes what system and what area of the system you would like to address.
Kristin F. Jones℠ Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #92360. 3611 Seneca Avenue, Los Angeles, Ca, 90039.
