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Fees
Our main goal at Inner Focus, LLC is to focus on optimizing your mental health. There is no “one size fits all” approach in accomplishing this as each client’s case is unique and requires individualized treatment. It is very important that we can offer a flexible and personalized approach to care based on best practices. To achieve this, we find it best to operate as a private pay practice which means we do not work with insurance companies.
This summary provided by (https://pabcounseling.com/services/) offers the many reasons why mental health counselors choose this route:
• Personalized therapist selection: Choose the therapist best suited to your needs, free from insurance company restrictions.
• Expanded provider options: Access mental health specialists in your area who cater to your specific needs.
• Flexible scheduling: Enjoy the flexibility and availability to fit therapy sessions into your schedule.
• Streamlined documentation: Focus more on therapy and less on paperwork, as private pay requires less documentation.
• Reduced rates with in-network therapists: If your therapist is in-network but you choose private pay, rates can match the insurance rate.
• Confidentiality and privacy: Ensure guaranteed privacy and confidentiality during your therapy sessions.
• Freedom from mandatory diagnoses: Keep mental health diagnoses separate from your private health records, as they are not obligatory.
• Expanded service options: Benefit from unrestricted services like online and tele-counseling.
• Unlimited sessions and session duration: Enjoy the freedom of no session or time limitations.
• Avoidance of stigma: Sidestep the stigma associated with certain diagnoses.
• Individualized therapy experience: Customize the focus, duration, and frequency of therapy sessions, including session length.
• Positive treatment outcomes: Research shows that contributing financially to treatment yields more positive outcomes.
• Sliding scale rates: Privately paying clients may qualify for reduced rates, even lower than those using insurance.
• Opt-in mental health diagnosis: You or your child won’t receive a mental health diagnosis unless requested.
• Insurance and life insurance impact: Your mental health diagnosis and treatment won’t affect insurance premiums or life insurance policies.
• Future record concerns: Avoid worries about health records causing future problems or affecting eligibility.
• Continuity of care: Stay with your therapist even if your insurance plan coverage changes.
Fees are $200 for the first session and $150 for any subsequent sessions. This does not include additional costs for formalized assessments. Inner Focus currently does not accept health insurance.
Illinois DRS Vendor (For Clients who are Visually Impaired and Registered through the Department of Rehabilitation Services Bureau of Blind Services - BBS)
The cost of service can be covered if you have a case open with the Department of Rehabilitation Services/Bureau of Blind Services (DRS/BBS). It will be necessary to talk to your counselor about referring you for services at Inner Focus. If approved, your counselor would then send here a voucher and CRP form for services to be received. They can email it to yourinnerfocus@gmail.com . Once these forms are received, we can conduct an initial consultation and determine with your counselor needs for subsequent sessions.
Sliding Scale
As a member of the Open Path Collective, Inner Focus offers sliding scale service for those with no or limited health insurance. For information, follow this link: https://openpathcollective.org/clinicians/lauri-dishman/
Hours and Service
Inner Focus is telehealth-only practice. Secure Phone or Video Chat is available by appointment only.