FAQS

A psychiatric nurse practitioner is a registered nurse with additional education focused on diagnosis and treatment of mental health conditions and promotion of wellness. Psychiatric nurse practitioners may provide therapy, order testing, and prescribe medication as needed.

A nurse practitioner is not a physician or psychiatrist. No physician services are provided by the practice. I am not able to provide physician signatures for items such as disability forms.

I provide medication management through Discovery Counseling & Consulting located 7760 Shrader Rd., Suite B Henrico, VA 23228

I provide psychotherapy with adjunctive medication prescribing in Fredericksburg, Virginia at 4414 Lafayette Boulevard, Fredericksburg VA 22408 in Lafayette Office Park. Come to the second floor lobby and I will greet you there.

Online therapy is conducted via a secure platform which provides audiovisual connection.

Yes, in-person appointments are available through Discovery Counseling & Consulting for medication management and in Fredericksburg for psychotherapy and/or medication.

I am in-network with multiple insurance through Discovery Counseling & Consulting. For details consult their FAQ page: Discovery FAQS

For psychotherapy services in Fredericksburg I am in-network with Aetna, UHC, and Cigna, but otherwise out of network. If paying out of pocket charge $150 for 50 minute individual sessions and $300 for 90 minute individual sessions.

For medication management and therapy through Discovery Counseling & Consulting we will meet for 60 minutes, typically online. We will discuss your goals and identify a specific focus for our initial work.

We will typically not arrive at a diagnosis or a complete treatment plan in our first session, but we will discuss options for how to proceed based on our initial conversation.

For therapy services in Fredericksburg we will meet for 90 minutes, either online or in-person based on your preference. We will identify the internal emotional problem you wish to address together and begin therapy to address this problem. We will decide on 60 or 90 minute follow up sessions based on our initial therapy session.

You have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” explaining how much your medical care will cost.

Under the law, healthcare providers need to give patients who don’t have insurance or who are not using their insurance an estimate of the bill for medical items and procedures.

You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected costs of for any non-emergency related items of services. This includes related costs like medical tests, prescription drugs, equipments, and hospital fees.

Make sure your healthcare provider gives you a Good Faith Estimate in writing at least 1 business day before your medical service or item. You can also ask your healthcare provider, or any other provider you choose, for a Good Faith Estimate before you schedule an item or service.

If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your Good Faith Estimate, you can dispute the bill.

Make sure to save a copy or take a picture of your Good Faith Estimate.

For more information about your right to receive a Good Faith Estimate, visit https://www.cms.gov/nosurprises or call 1-800-985-3059.