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I am delighted that you have chosen to work with me and excited to begin our journey together. This letter will provide you with logistical information about my policies and procedures and ensure a mutual understanding about our professional relationship.  \nOverview of Services: Counseling is a collaborative process undertaken between you and a therapist, designed to empower you to accomplish mental health and wellness goals. I provide services to individuals and couples. For counseling to be most effective, it is important that you take an active role in the process.  \nPotential Benefits of Therapy: The trusting and authentic therapeutic relationship formed between us can be transformative. Often it can be healing simply to be truly heard and understood. I can offer new perspectives and provide insight moving you towards your personal goals. Other benefits of therapy may include increasing mindfulness and selfawareness, overcoming specific problem areas such as depression or anxiety, discerning who you really want to be and how you want to live your life, and finding resolution to the concerns that led you into therapy. These benefits are best achieved when you assume an active role in the process and apply what is learned in therapy to real-life situations.  \n  (initial)  \nPotential Risks of Therapy: Before we begin, you should understand that there is a possibility that you will, for a time, experience uncomfortable levels of sadness, guilt, anxiety, anger, frustration, loneliness, helplessness, or other difficult feelings. You may recall unpleasant memories. Relationships are often affected as a result of therapy. Significant relationships may experience varying degrees of tension. This is often most prevalent within family relationships, but may extend beyond into one’s social and professional life. Sometimes, problems may temporarily worsen after the beginning of treatment. Therapy is a powerful, dynamic process and these types of risks are to be expected as a natural element of making significant changes in their lives.  \n  (initial)  \nConfidentiality: As a Licensed Professional Counselor in the State of Texas, I will keep confidential anything you disclose to me, with the following exceptions: a) you direct me to tell someone, b) I have reason to believe you are in imminent danger of harming yourself or others, c) I am ordered by a court of law to disclose information, d) you report abuse or neglect of a child, or a handicapped or elderly person (by you or someone else) .  \nIf you submit therapy sessions for reimbursement through an insurance company, they may require that diagnosis or treatment information be reported.  \nIn addition, if you choose couples counseling, please be advised that I reserve the right to introduce information into couples ’ sessions that is disclosed in any individual sessions.  \n  (initial)  \nFees Paid at Time of Service: Currently, my fee is $120 per 50-minute session. To facilitate a smooth flow of our time together, it is my practice to collect fees at the end of our session. Iam an in-network provider for Blue Cross Blue Shield. If you are planning on using your insurance for coverage, please make sure you are aware of your mental health benefits and allowable co –pay. The co-pay will be collected at the end of each session.  \nI have a limited number of sliding scale slots available for clients, and am open to discussing a reduced fee if one of these slots is available. Outside consultation with doctors, schools, agencies, courts, etc. will be charged at the agreed upon hourly rate including any time required to prepare the necessary documentation or information.  \nMy initials here signify that I agree to pay costs incurred, including my co-payment or those expenses not covered by my insurance, as agreed upon with the therapist during the initial session.  \n  (initial)  \nSessions last for 50 minutes. 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