Questions My Clients Have Asked
Does a Marriage & Family Therapist (MFT) work with individuals?
Yes. In California, an MFT is a mental health practitioner who has a
Master's Degree and at least 3,000 hours of clinical experience
supervised by a licensed MFT. An MFT has passed two state tests
to become licensed.
Do all Marriage & Family Therapist's see families and couples?
No. The title does specifically say "marrige and family", however
not all therapist's see families and couples. I only see individuals,
however I'm happy to make referrals for families and couples.
Are sessions confidential?
Yes, sessions are confidential with some exceptions. My forms include this information. As a mandated reporter some of the instances I must report include:
- All instances of child abuse
- All instances of elder abuse
- If someone is a danger to their self or threatens to harm their self
- If someone threatens to harm another specific person
What should I ask my insurance company?
- Do I have mental health insurance benefits?
- What is my deductible and has it been met?
- Do I have a co-pay and how much is it?
- How many sessions per year does my health insurance cover?
- What is the coverage amount per therapy session?
- Is approval required from my primary care physician?
What does out-of-network mean?
Out-of-network means that your insurance company MAY reimburse a part of the session fee to client. Please check with your insurance company as not all plans within a particular insurance company offer this benefit.
What is a SuperBill?
A SuperBill is a receipt for services that I can provide. It has all of the information needed if reimbursement is a benefit offered by your insurance company and your particular plan.