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POLICY
STATEMENT Fee
Schedule - Standard rate
50 minute
session……………..….$125. 00
80 minute session.………………..$165.00
Phone calls of more than 15
minutes in length will be charged $30.00 at the beginning of each
quarter hour after the first 15 minutes.
Payment Policy
- Payment is due in full at
time of services.
- Client is responsible for
completing and filing insurance claims and collecting any
reimbursement.
- Client remains responsible
for payment in full should treatment recommendations exceed
third-party coverage.
Cancellations
Appointments not
cancelled at least 24 hours in advance are charged at full rate.
Please be aware that there is normally a waiting list of people
who are trying to get an appointment. It is especially
thoughtful when you give
the 24-hour notice, since that allows for someone else to have a
space.
(281) 358-3299 is
available 24 hrs/7 days.
Emergencies
- Clients are assumed to
be self-reliant and self-responsible (e.g., autonomous,
functioning, not in need of day-to-day supervision).
- Private practice
clinicians cannot assume responsibility for client’s day-to-day
functioning as can institutions (e.g., agencies, inpatient
hospitals, residential treatment centers, etc.). Due to this
fact, any time any client is perceived as a possible threat to
self or others, all therapists in this facility will weigh the
gravity of the situation and make the appropriate interventions
as necessary.
- Therapists’ after-hours
time is spent primarily in service of their own self-care,
continued education, training, and self-edification.
- Client must discuss any
expectations of after-hours care with the therapist upon intake,
so that if necessary, appropriate referral can be made.
General Procedures:
- Nanette returns all
telephone calls as soon as possible. She also schedules all of
Saundra’s appointments. Please only use (281) 358-3299 when
calling Nanette or Saundra. This is a Voice Mail number that
pages Nanette each time a call comes in.
Please do not return a call to a number that may have come
up on your ‘Caller ID’ from either Nanette or Saundra.
- If you do not have a
set appointment each week, or if you need to reschedule, or if
you are a new client and are trying to make an appointment,
Nanette will be calling to set a time for you as soon as
possible. Please respond by denying or confirming any times
she offers within 24 hours. Because there are usually other
people waiting, we only hold openings for 24 hours
unless you have responded and asked us to hold a time open
longer. It is our desire to accommodate your schedule if at
all possible within the limits of our own.
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Workshop schedules,
descriptions, and fees are posted on this web site. You
may also contact us through
email
- If you would like to
request that any of our brochures be mailed to you, you
may do so at our websites or simply call (281) 358-3299.
Other phone numbers
of value:
- CRISIS HOT LINE:
(713) 228-1505 for a crisis or info on all 12-STEP Groups in
Houston.
- Judge Olsen (713)
741-6020 for “Order of Protective Custody” and Troy Billings
at (713) 741-6012 for Involuntary Commitment
ALTERNATIVES has a
large variety of books, audio cassettes, and tapes which are
available to all clients who would like to use them. They
are checked out to each client for two weeks. If anyone
would like an extended time to have an item, please make
that request to the therapist. There are some items that
require a deposit because of their replacement cost if not
returned. We are always pleased to accept any books, tapes,
or videos from clients who would like to contribute to our
library. Those items will be shared with anyone who might
want to borrow them.
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