"The only journey is the one within."

 

Policies

Rescheduling and/or Canceling

Please note that Lori has a 48 hour cancellation policy.

All appointments rescheduled and/or cancelled with less than 48 hours' notice will be charged the full fee.

Please note that the only time I will waive this fee is in the event of a serious illness or an emergency.

More than three cancellations in a relatively short time frame leave a client subject to termination.

1;1 60 minute session Private pay (Supervision or psychotherapy)

$225/hour

1;1 90 minute session private pay (Supervision or psychotherapy)

$250/90 minutes

Couples and family Sessions

$300/90 minutes

Insurance, Payment Options and Invoices

  • In-Network with Aetna, Cigna, United Health Care, BCBS, Oscar Health, and Oxford. All billing with insurance companies is done through Headway.

  • At this time, I am not able to offer low sliding scale (<$150) or pro bono services to new clients as my current lower sliding scale caseload is full.

    However, I am able to offer a higher leaning sliding scale option to those who are looking to work with me. If you cannot afford my private pay fees but you feel we are a good fit, please feel free to inquire about working out an arrangement for payment so that you and I can commit to the process while also feeling comfortable.

    I know how important that is and I will do my best to help you to find an affordable option, be that with me or with someone else.

  • I accept Zelle (Lorin.kay@gmail.com), Cash (when in person), or Checks which are mailed to my address.

WHEN WORKING WITH ME, YOU ARE NOT JUST PAYING FOR TIME IN SESSIOn

Your fee includes:

  • treatment based texting within appropriate hours of the day.

  • Inbetween scheduled check in phone calls that are under 10 minutes.

  • email correspondence.

The rates that I have come up with are comparable to those others in my area and they allow me to offer highly specific attention and a more individualized style to each person who commits to doing this work with me.

If you find this style does not measure up, I invite you to discuss this further.

This is my commitment to you,

PHONE CALLS & Texting

While you are a client, I encourage clients to call only during your scheduled sessions.

However, should you need anything out of the ordinary, I encourage clients to shoot me a text to set up a brief phone call to address any in-between session concerns, questions, and/or check ins. Anything under 10 minutes is always no charge.

Because I am not available round the clock, I might not be able to answer your call without us scheduling something first but please know I will get back to you at my earliest convenience.

 This is my commitment to you,

Writing a Report, A Treatment Summary or Letter to an Outside Party

The cost of producing a report, treatment summary, or a letter is at the discretion of this provider and is based on prep time, length, and the nature of the report, letter and/or treatment plan.

Additionally, before the disclosure of information, be that verbal or written, a Release of Information Consent must be signed by the client. 

If the client is a minor, then the legal guardian of the client must sign the Consent Form.

Any and all charges will be discussed with the client beforehand. 

 Advocacy and Working as an Interdisciplinary Team

As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, I feel it is part of my responsibility to make referrals and advocate for a client as needed (Ex; With Another Clinician, a Doctor, a school or University, a Hospital, a Residential-Inpatient program, etc.).

However, should this become a recurring event, phone calls and/or meetings over 15 minutes are subject to be charged.

Please note, you will be made fully aware of billing changes before any charges are applied. 

Got Questions?

Please feel free to contact me.