Fees & Insurance

 

Insurance: The Anxiety Treatment Center of Tulsa does not accept insurance as payment, nor do we bill insurance companies—and we are therefore considered out-of-network for all insurance purposes. This means we are not part of any insurance company panels, nor are we providers for Medicare or Medicaid or any other government program. The client is responsible to pay for services before each session.

Fees:

  • Initial evaluation/assessment (first meeting): There is no additional charge for an initial evaluation. Its fee is the same as a standard session: $145.

  • Individual Sessions: Meetings (after the initial evaluation) are 50 minutes, and the fee per session is $145.

  • Double Session: The fee for a double session is simply twice a single session—that is, $290. Double sessions are good for those who feel rushed by a 50 minute session.

  • Group session: When a group opening is available, the fee per 75 minute group session is $65 per person.

 

Payment: Payment is due before each session. Because in recent years all our sessions have been by phone, the standard form of billing has been through PayPal. A PayPal invoice is emailed a day or so before the session. (If you have a strong reason for preferring a different method of payment, perhaps it can be arranged.)

Sliding Scale Fees: We do not offer sliding-scale or income-based fees. There are some organizations or agencies in town who do indeed offer such discounted rates. We are not in the position to do this.

Good therapy, like other deeply worthwhile things in life, is sometimes not cheap. But we believe it's worth it. When done right, therapy can transform a client's quality of life. And, when done right, therapy requires an enormous amount of mental and emotional energy from the therapist, before, during, and after each session.  In addition to offering experience and expertise, we pour heart and soul into the work--and our clients appreciate the quality and value of our services, and are happy to pay the full, standard fee. And our fees are intentionally set at a moderate level, far from the highest in town, and a good deal less than fees in many other cities across the country.

Still, many people have financial circumstances which require that they get low-cost counseling/therapy. That’s certainly understandable. And while we ourselves are not in the position to offer discounted fees, again, there are a number of mental health organizations and clinics in the Tulsa area that do offer discounted feels, like “sliding scale” fees based on a person’s income.

Why do we not participate with insurance company panels? For several reasons, both philosophical and practical…out of concern for many clients’ long-term best interests, as well as for reasons relating to our own practice management. If the issue is of particular interest to you, feel free to ask for elaboration once we begin working together. But the practical reality is that we do not accept health insurance as any part of payment.

To set an appointment, please call Michael Posner, MSW, LCSW at (918) 830-3750.