Sophie Soltani: Therapy Policies

Therapy Policies

Time:

Each individual therapy session is 50 minutes in length unless otherwise agreed upon.
Couples and Family sessions are scheduled are 80 minutes in length.
If the client is late, only the remaining time will be available.

Confidentiality:

All information between the client and psychologist is held strictly confidential, unless:

The client presents danger to self or others.
Child physical, mental abuse or neglect is suspected.
Elder (65 years or older) abuse is suspected.
The client authorizes the release of information.
The psychologist is ordered by a court of law to release information.
Clinical information will be disclosed to your insurance company as needed for coordination of services, quality assurance and/or payment, via mail, fax, or electronically.

Cancellation:

As each session is scheduled exclusively for the client, the client will be charged at the regular rate for no show or cancellation without 48 hours advance notice.
If the cancellation occurs with adequate notice the psychologist will attempt to schedule the client for another available appointment time within the same week.

Health Insurance:

Health Care plans, such as Blue Cross, may cover certain psychotherapy costs. Check your personal health care plan, or contact our office for more information.

Required forms:

Please download, fIll out, save to your desktop, print, and bring both forms to your first session.