Insurance, Fees, and Payment Policies
Our Center requires direct pay, where clients are responsible for full payment of services rendered at or before the time of service. A detailed receipt of services can be provided for submission to your insurance, for possible reimbursement. This practice was instituted after carefully considering our client care goals, as it provides several benefits by:
- Removing the hurdle of pre- and re-authorization for services, Improving client privacy, as UCEBT will not share diagnoses and treatment data with your insurance provider.
- Enabling your clinician to identify and implement care that is based upon your needs rather than dictated by your insurance coverage rules.
- Supporting our clinicians to maintain reasonable sized caseloads and meet our standards for exceptional care.
Based upon financial need we also offer some sliding scale fee services. However, these services are provided by clinicians seeking licensure and therefore are not customarily reimbursed by your insurance company.
All new patients are required to provide a valid credit card number in order to schedule a new patient appointment. No charges will be applied to your credit card unless you miss or cancel your appointment with less than 24 hours notice. Your credit card information is electronically stored in an encrypted form in our EMR (Electronic Medical Record) system. You are responsible for notifying us if you would like to update your credit card on file. We can accept debit and HSA cards as well as MasterCard and Visa for the EMR system. At the time of your appointment, we can accept cash, check or use the credit card stored in our secure vault system.
Regular Rates
These are the rates for each 45-minute appointment:
Advanced Doctoral Student: $155 (see below for sliding scale rates)
Postdoctoral Fellow: $195 (see below for sliding scale rates)
Cristina Chévere-Rivera, Psy.D.
Licensed Clinician: $195
Expert Clinician: $210
Program Director: $210
Executive Clinician: $250
Independent Contractor: Rates vary. Please email for more information.
Whitney Standal Schollars, Psy.D.
Sliding Scale Rates
UCEBT is committed to increasing access to effective, affordable mental health care. To this end, we are excited to introduce our sliding scale psychotherapy clinic. Please note that these sliding scale services are not reimbursable by your insurance provider and applies to therapy only (not testing services). After discussing your specific financial circumstances and the completion of our application, we will work collaboratively to provide options for adjusting our rates.
PLEASE NOTE: For our Assessment & Testing Services, we do not offer an income-based sliding scale; however, our trainees offer a lower rate than licensed clinicians. Click here for more information about Assessment & Testing rates or see below.
Post-doctoral sliding scale rates
These services are provided by psychologists who have earned their Doctoral degrees but who are not yet licensed. They are under the close supervision of licensed psychologists.
For household incomes:
$40,999.99 or less: $120 / 45-minute appointment
$41,000-60,999.99: $145 / 45-minute appointment
$61,000-80,999.99: $165 / 45-minute appointment
More than $81,000: $195 / 45-minute appointment (not eligible for sliding scale, full rate only)
Doctoral and practicum student sliding scale rates
These services are provided by advanced doctoral students, who have earned their Masters degrees and are currently under the close supervision of licensed psychologists.
For household incomes:
$40,999.99 or less: $65 / 45-minute appointment
$41,000-60,999.99: $75 / 45-minute appointment
$61,000-80,999.99: $100 / 45-minute appointment
More than $81,000: $155 / 45-minute appointment (not eligible for sliding scale, full rate only)
Assessment & Testing Rates
While we do not offer an income-based sliding scale for testing services, our trainees offer a lower rate than licensed clinicians. Note that Postdoctoral Fellows and Advanced Doctoral Students are closely supervised by Licensed Clinicians and have had years of training and experience. Click here for more information about the number of hours required for testing.
Clinician services are billed as follows:
Licensed Clinician: $210 per hour
Postdoctoral Fellow: $190 per hour
Advanced Doctoral Student: $150 per hour
For information about how our center works, please see Frequently Asked Questions.
