Resources

These articles provide great insight into the cost of therapy and explain the reasons for the high cost.

“Why You Can’t Find A Therapist That Takes Your Insurance”

“What Therapists Wish You Knew”

“Why Is Therapy So Expensive?”

We have some clinicians that do accept certain insurance, specifically Sentara and certain BCBS plans. Many of our clinicians are self-pay only.

Dr. Victoria Holroyd wrote a thorough article on why we don’t take insurance for couples therapy.

Quite simply, the main reason is that our specialty, couples, marriage and relationship counseling, does not use diagnosis. Medical insurance is for medical and mental health diagnoses.

Another reason is that, unfortunately, insurance companies pay therapy generalists a contracted rate that’s 50% – 65% less than the going market rates for services. At the Relationship Center we are not counseling generalists. We’ve completed advanced trainings and continuously receive ongoing training in our respective specialization as well as twice monthly training and consultation in couples’ therapy. You are paying for a higher level of commitment, training and experience.

We respectfully ask for 24 hours notice to cancel or reschedule your appointment as we have reserved that time and date exclusively for you. No Shows and late cancellations will result in a charge equal to the therapist’s session fee. If an unexpected emergency arises we will try to reschedule you as soon as possible (not always possible!).

We suggest  Reimbursify, a website and app, which uses an image/screenshot of the Superbill we’ll provide. They file the claim and follow up for you. The charge is approximately $2 per claim.

You can also check out Mentaya. They can help you use your out-of-network benefits to get, on average, 62% back on therapy.

The No Surprises Act or Good Faith Estimate was created to prevent clients from unexpected costs in medical care. These costs are more difficult to determine in Behavioral Health and psychotherapy as the length of treatment and type of interventions vary client to client.

Our rates are posted on the website as well as quoted at the time of intake. Each client is also provided with a Good Faith Estimate form in their Client Portal. If you have any questions or concerns, or are missing the form, please let us know.

You probably have already tried many things to make things better before ending up here. The majority of us did not have great role models for marriage and partnerships. And relationship skills are not taught in school. Therapy is just another way to learn more tools to add on to your toolbox so you get more ideas and skills to get relief from stress, depression, anxiety, and relationship struggles.

Research found that the average couple waits six years before seeking help for marriage problems. Combine this with the fact that 50% of all marriages don’t last eight years and you can see that getting help as soon as marriage problems arise is essential. Bottom line: if your Relationship isn’t making you as happy as it once was, now is the time to seek marriage counseling.

Absolutely. We work with couples and individual of all relational orientations (including LGBTQIA) to manage the stress and conflicts that affect their relationships. Everyone deserves to have the relationship that they want.