Sliding Scale Information
the information on this page is no longer accurate. I have moved to a one-fee payment structure, and Up-to-date information on fees can be found on this page. This webpage is preserved for Transparency.
Sliding Scale Tiers
Tier 5 - $200 (full fee)
Tier 4 - $160 (discount of 20%)
Tier 3 - $120 (discount of 40%)
Tier 2 - $80 (discount of 60%)
Tier 1 - $40 (discount of 80%)
Things to Note:
I am no longer offering a sliding scale option; please see current fees here.
What Tier am I?
Below are some questions to consider as you make a determination. You do not need to share your answers with me at any time - they are only for your personal consideration. I will never ask you to prove or justify your request for a lower fee, such as with paystubs or other financial documents.
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Would four weeks of therapy be more than 5-10% of your monthly take-home income?
Do you have fluctuating or uncertain income?
Do you have family or community members who rely on you for financial support?
Do you have significant debt or are your wages garnished?
Do you have medical care needs that you pay for out-of-pocket already?
Do you face barriers, such as racial/gendered socialization and/or marginalization, that prevent you from being able to ask for and receive what you need from others?
Will you have to use a credit card to pay for therapy? If you do, will you have difficulty paying your credit card bill?
If you have family who are financially comfortable, do you experience difficulty asking them for support?
If you answered no to most or all of these questions, please consider paying at tier 3, or reflecting on the questions below for tiers 4 and 5.
If you answered yes to most or all of these questions, please consider asking for a reduced fee at tier 1 or 2.
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Do you have significant “disposable income” (income that is left over after paying for all of your expenses)?
Do you receive financial benefits (such as retirement matching, employee assistance, travel funding, and subsidized insurance) through your workplace?
Do you find that you are able to save a significant amount of money each month?
Do you own assets such as cars, homes, or other high-value property and belongings (i.e., have you finished paying any loans or mortgages)?
Do you have a job that offers flexible hours and the ability to work from home, such that you can attend therapy “on the clock?”
Do you have more than one source of income available to you, such as from a partner or other family member?
Do you have money and time to provide community care through donations to charity and assistance to family and friends?
Do you have access to generational, communal, or familial wealth?
Do you have enough income so that you feel able to redistribute your wealth to others?
If you answered yes to most or all of these questions, please consider adjusting the fee you would expect to pay up to tier 4 or 5.
If you answered yes to some of these questions, please consider paying at tier 3.
If you answered no to most or all of these questions, please consider the questions in the last section to determine your fee.
Further Sliding Scale Info
When you reach out to schedule with me, I will ask you to determine and request a fee that is sustainable for you. Please use the guidelines below to help you identify what tier feels appropriate.
I ask that you assess your ability to pay my base rate ($120, tier 3) first, and then to assess if you can or need to adjust the fee higher or lower based on your financial circumstances. Please note that this is still a 40% discount from my full rate.
If you start therapy with me at one tier, we can later adjust lower or higher if your financial circumstances change.
My lowest available fee for individual therapy with adults is $40 per session, and my lowest fee for adolescent, relationship, and family therapy is $80, to account for the presence of more than one income (with exceptions for single parents or single income families/relationships). Biweekly sessions also start at $80.
If you can pay more, please do. Having a tiered payment structure allows me to see some clients for less, subsidized by clients who pay more. One client at tier 5 allows me to see two more clients at tier 1; one client at tier 4 allows me to see another client at tier 1. This is community care and economic justice! Please consider what having access to therapy means to you, and what that could mean for others in your community.
These rates are set with the intention of meeting with clients on a weekly basis. I believe that therapy is most valuable when we meet consistently, without too much of a gap between sessions. If meeting weekly presents an additional cost or scheduling barrier for you, we can discuss this at our initial session. Options may include meeting weekly for a limited number of sessions or meeting biweekly at a slightly higher tier.
For my own financial health, I have a limit to the number of people I can see at lower tiers in order to balance this structure. The limit fluctuates based on how many clients I have at higher tiers. If a tier is unavailable at the time you reach out to me, I can add you to a waitlist for that tier specifically, or provide referrals to another provider.