About my fees for services
Phone (719) 520-8191
My basic fee is $90 per 50-minute session (usually spend 60 minutes but can only promise 50 minutes).
Insurance may help with the cost. HMOs most likely will not (see notes that follow). PPOs will likely help with the cost.
I understand the need to keep medical costs down, but that could be done in other ways that allow people to choose someone with whom they feel comfortable or someone with years of experience. Often the choices given you by your HMO are inadequate to meet your needs.
What I don’t like about HMOs is that they severely limit choice in picking the person you are going to trust with your personal feelings and secrets. Choosing a therapist is not like buying a pack of gum at a convenience store!
I do see some people on a pro-bono basis (free), but they must be in a family living at the poverty line through no fault of their own. I also see a few people at reduced fees for good cause. Unfortunately, I usually have as many pro-bono and reduced fee clients as I can afford. For this I am sad, as I wish I had the wherewithal to be available to everyone.
People usually pay their bill in full as they come, or monthly. HOWEVER, because I want to be available to some whose income does not allow keeping up with their bill, I allow them to pay over time. This is at no interest for the first year, but with a $5 per month billing fee beginning with the 13th month since they were last seen in therapy.
Dick
Wulf, MSW, LCSW
Colorado
Springs, Colorado
(719) 520-8191
(Southern Colorado residents only please)