Psychiatric Services and Rates for Children, Adolescents, and Adults:
- Initial Evaluation: 60 – 90 minutes. The initial interview will cover your reasons for seeking psychiatric care; past psychiatric, medical, developmental, and family history; and previous therapies including psychotherapy, occupational therapy, behavioral interventions, etc. We’ll also go over diet, lifestyle/exercise, environmental factors, and psychological stressors. You’re encouraged to bring any records you may have, such as testing done on a child, lab work, or medical records, but these are not necessary to perform the initial evaluation. If the visit is for a child, I typically meet with the parent(s) first, while the child can either stay in the room or play in the outer waiting area (depending on their level of comfort being “talked about”. With an older child or teen, I usually meet with the parent and teen together, then meet with teen alone, then reconvene with the parent to make a plan.Because I do a longer initial visit, we cover more ground and can produce a more comprehensive treatment plan. If needed, I consult with school personnel, any other therapists involved, and any other relevant caregivers as part of the initial fee. Aside from any psychopharmalogical treatment planning, we also go over natural treatment options, including using pharmaceutical-grade vitamins, minerals, phyto-nutrients (plant-based), and other supplements. We’ll explore environmental adjustments you can make to optimize mental and nervous system health. Although my background includes using complex medication regimens for difficult cases, my approach now is to minimize or eliminate psychotropic medication use by implementing certain interventions I’ve found to be effective, including screen fasting. Fee $650.
- Psychiatric follow-up visits : 30 – 45 minutes. Includes managing medications, individualizing supplement regimes, and addressing medical, social, environmental/lifestyle factors – including screen time, diet, and exercise – and psychosocial stressors. Fee $350.
- Medication Prior Authorization (PA)-
- $35 if completed via covermymeds.com. Covermymeds is now the standard in the state of California. Ask the pharmacy to initiate the PA this way. This automatically populates patient and insurance information, and I then complete the medical justification portion.
- $100 fee if not done electronically, or if the pharmacy doesn’t initiate or fully complete information on their end.
- Home or Office visits: Fees vary, call for pricing.
- Consultation with school personnel/IEP meetings: Charged at the hourly rate @ $350/hr., 1 hour minimum.
- Forensic Evaluations: Fees vary depending on time required and type of evaluation. Call for fee schedule.
Miscellaneous:
This is a fee-for-service practice. I do not accept insurance, but if you have a PPO plan, we can provide a superbill upon request so you can bill insurance. Typically PPO plans will cover about 50% of the “allowed fee” ( which may be different from the actual fee) for non-preferred providers, once your deductible is met.
This office is not taking any “sliding scale” patients at this time.
Patients are typically seen once a month or every other month until stable, and then every 3 months for maintainence.
The fees for in-person and telehealth visits are the same.