Fees And Payment

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Our “out-of-pocket” or “pay-what-you-can” services and sessions are based on a sliding scale. A sliding scale is a tool used to help create economic justice. The rest of this page will give you some more information to help determine what is an appropriate fee on the sliding scale for your circumstances.

If you do have insurance, please check with your provider to verify:

• Out-of-network benefits associated with your policy
• Reimbursement options for any out-of-pocket payments
• Availability of HSA funds

Please see individual clinician bios for more information about their therapeutic modalities/perspectives, as well as standard pay rates and ranges. “Standard base rate” is determined by local rates for psychotherapy, clinician training/specializations, and experience. A “redistribution rate” is higher than the clinician’s standard base rate, which will help cover the costs of someone else’s therapy who may not be able to afford it. “Accessible range” is lower than the standard base rate, including pro bono sessions. 

Consider paying the clinician’s base rate or redistribution rate if you:

• Own land or your own home (does not apply to Native or Indigenous folk)
• travel recreationally
• are able-bodied
• work part-time or are unemployed by choice
• can afford to take time off from work (for vacation or sick time)
• regularly order take-out/go out to eat, buy new clothes, attend cultural and/or sporting events, etc.
• own your own home
• have investments, retirement accounts, and/or inherited money
• have access to family money and other resources if needed
• have a relatively high degree of earning power due to education, racial privilege, gender, socioeconomic class background, etc.

Consider paying an accessible rate if you:

• are not always able to meet you/your family’s basic needs (food, shelter, essential clothing items)
• rarely purchase new items because you are unable to afford them
• are supporting children/other dependents
• are a senior citizen with limited financial support
• have experienced employment discrimination
• have other medical expenses not covered by insurance
• make under $18,000/year (not because you are working part-time by choice or in school) and have no other financial supports
• are an unpaid community organizer