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Ascent Psychology offers a low-cost therapy option through our Clinical Extern Program. Sessions are available both in-person and virtually.
Externs are advanced graduate students who are directly supervised by licensed psychologists, including Dr. Will Summers, Dr. Erica Smith, and Dr. Alison Hoyt.
Our externs work with a wide range of mental health concerns and use evidence-based approaches such as CBT, ACT, humanistic, psychodynamic, and existential therapies.
This program is ideal for clients seeking affordable, high-quality care with close clinical oversight.
Rates & Insurance
Compassionate care, clear pricing, no surprises.
Insurance Accepted
We are in-network with Aetna, Optum, & Cigna.
Not sure if you’re covered? We can help verify your benefits before your first appointment.
Out-of-Network & Superbills
Using Out-of-Network Benefits
If we are not in-network with your plan, we can provide a superbill—a detailed receipt that allows you to submit for reimbursement with most PPO insurance plans. We’re happy to explain how this works and support you through the process.
Two questions to ask your insurance company before you get started:
What is your reimbursement rate for CPT Codes (5 digit code).
What is the turn around time for reimbursement.
Advantages of self-pay / out of network (OON)
Your privacy is protected. You control who knows about your treatment.
See the therapist of your choosing, and be able to decide together with your therapist what treatment to use and how long and how often to meet.
Your therapist does not have to provide any information about your treatment to your insurer.
Your therapist can get to know you before developing a diagnosis and treatment plan.
Therapy is not limited to “covered medical conditions” but can cover any issue you and your therapist decide together would benefit you.
See a therapist for as many sessions as you and your therapist decide are necessary for achieving your therapeutic goals.
Paying out of pocket can motivate you to see results sooner and invest more fully in the process of therapy.
Self-Pay Rates
Initial intake appointment - $200 (CPT 90791)
60-minute session: $175 (CPT 90837)
45-minute session: $150 (CPT 90834)
30-minute session: $100 (CPT 90832)
ADHD Evaluation Package*: $2000
*includes clinical interview, rating scales, and written summary with recommendations
Payment & Policies
Payment Info & Cancellation Policy
Payment is due at the time of service
We accept credit, debit, HSA, and FSA cards
Cancellations must be made with at least 24 hours notice to avoid a late fee
Notice to Clients and Prospective Clients
Under the No Surprises Act, you have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate explaining how much your care will cost.
If you are not using insurance and plan to pay privately for services, we will provide a written estimate of fees before your first session.
For more information, visit: www.cms.gov/nosurprises
Practice Policies
The below policy is also found in the Simple Practice Client Portal and will be sent to each client during the intake process.
Ascent Psychology LLC
133 Jackson Road. Suite D. Medford, NJ 08055.
609-491-5773
PRACTICE POLICIES
APPOINTMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS Please remember to cancel or reschedule 24 hours in advance. You will be responsible for the entire fee if cancellation is less than 24 hours.
The standard meeting time for psychotherapy is 50 minutes. It is up to you, however, to determine the length of time of your sessions. Requests to change the 50-minute session needs to be discussed with the therapist in order for time to be scheduled in advance.
Cancellations and re-scheduled session will be subject to a full charge if NOT RECEIVED AT LEAST 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE. This is necessary because a time commitment is made to you and is held exclusively for you. If you are late for a session, you may lose some of that session time.
COPAYMENTS/ COINSURANCE
If a copay or balance collected by our billing partner is later reversed or declined, the client remains financially responsible and authorizes Ascent Psychology to collect the balance using a card on file unless alternative arrangements are made.
TELEPHONE ACCESSIBILITY If you need to contact me between sessions, please leave a message on my voice mail. I am often not immediately available; however, I will attempt to return your call within 24 hours. If a true emergency situation arises, please call 911 or any local emergency room.
SOCIAL MEDIA AND TELECOMMUNICATION Due to the importance of your confidentiality and the importance of minimizing dual relationships, I do not accept friend or contact requests from current or former clients on any social networking site (Facebook, LinkedIn, etc). I believe that adding clients as friends or contacts on these sites can compromise your confidentiality and our respective privacy. It may also blur the boundaries of our therapeutic relationship. If you have questions about this, please bring them up when we meet and we can talk more about it.
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION I cannot ensure the confidentiality of any form of communication through electronic media, including text messages. If you prefer to communicate via email or text messaging for issues regarding scheduling or cancellations, I will do so. While I may try to return messages in a timely manner, I cannot guarantee immediate response and request that you do not use these methods of communication to discuss therapeutic content and/or request assistance for emergencies.
If you and your therapist chose to use information technology for some or all of your treatment, you need to understand that: (1) You retain the option to withhold or withdraw consent at any time without affecting the right to future care or treatment or risking the loss or withdrawal of any program benefits to which you would otherwise be entitled. (2) All existing confidentiality protections are equally applicable. (3) Your access to all medical information transmitted during a telemedicine consultation is guaranteed, and copies of this information are available for a reasonable fee. (4) Dissemination of any of your identifiable images or information from the telemedicine interaction to researchers or other entities shall not occur without your consent. (5) There are potential risks, consequences, and benefits of telemedicine. Potential benefits include, but are not limited to improved communication capabilities, providing convenient access to up-to-date information, consultations, support, reduced costs, improved quality, change in the conditions of practice, improved access to therapy, better continuity of care, and reduction of lost work time and travel costs. Effective therapy is often facilitated when the therapist gathers within a session or a series of sessions, a multitude of observations, information, and experiences about the client. Therapists may make clinical assessments, diagnosis, and interventions based not only on direct verbal or auditory communications, written reports, and third person consultations, but also from direct visual and olfactory observations, information, and experiences. When using information technology in therapy services, potential risks include, but are not limited to the therapist's inability to make visual and olfactory observations of clinically or therapeutically potentially relevant issues such as: your physical condition including deformities, apparent height and weight, body type, attractiveness relative to social and cultural norms or standards, gait and motor coordination, posture, work speed, any noteworthy mannerism or gestures, physical or medical conditions including bruises or injuries, basic grooming and hygiene including appropriateness of dress, eye contact (including any changes in the previously listed issues), sex, chronological and apparent age, ethnicity, facial and body language, and congruence of language and facial or bodily expression. Potential consequences thus include the therapist not being aware of what he or she would consider important information, that you may not recognize as significant to present verbally the therapist.
MINORS If you are a minor, your parents may be legally entitled to some information about your therapy. I will discuss with you and your parents what information is appropriate for them to receive and which issues are more appropriately kept confidential.
TERMINATION Ending relationships can be difficult. Therefore, it is important to have a termination process in order to achieve some closure. The appropriate length of the termination depends on the length and intensity of the treatment. I may terminate treatment after appropriate discussion with you and a termination process if I determine that the psychotherapy is not being effectively used or if you are in default on payment. I will not terminate the therapeutic relationship without first discussing and exploring the reasons and purpose of terminating. If therapy is terminated for any reason or you request another therapist, I will provide you with a list of qualified psychotherapists to treat you. You may also choose someone on your own or from another referral source.
Should you fail to schedule an appointment for three consecutive weeks, unless other arrangements have been made in advance, for legal and ethical reasons, I must consider the professional relationship discontinued.
EMERGENCIES
In the event of an emergency, do not contact your psychologies first. Call 911, or go immediately to the nearest emergency room.
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:
https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/988
Call or text 988 (tel:988) or chat 988lifeline.org (http://988lifeline.org) from anywhere in the USA to text with a trained Crisis Counselor. Free, 24/7 support for those in crisis.
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