Professional Service Agreement: Thank you for coming to the Institute Of Family Synergy, LLC for mental health therapy services. We look forward to working with you to assist you with your life goals and strengthen your relationships. This agreementwill answer questions about our business relationship with you.
Fees & Billing
· Premarital Workshop (150 per couple).Ask about our discount when 3 or more couples sign up together.
· Individual, couples, and family therapy (50min) $70
· Individual, couples, and family therapy (25 min) $35
· Individual, couples, and family therapy (90 min) $ 110
· Group Therapy (90 min) $30
. Sliding fee possible
· Email or Phone Counseling (25 min) $40, except for emails included in premarital workshop package.
· Payment is due in full at the beginning of each session by cash, check, or money order.
Included in the above fees are brief phone calls (under 10 min) and routine paperwork.
· There will be a $25 fee for any cancelled check.
Health Insurance Coverage
While we don’t work directly with insurance companies, we can provide you with monthly forms to submit to your insurance company for reimbursement of any mental health therapy fees they will cover. Call your insurance company to find out if you have out of network mental health benefits.
Confidentiality
The information you share will be kept confidential. We will ask you to sign a release of information
form before discussing your treatment, or sending records about you to anyone else.
· Your confidentiality/privacy is protected by state law and by the rules of our profession, except in the following circumstances. The limits of confidentiality are:
1. If you were sent to me by a court or an employer for evaluation or treatment, the court or employer expects a report from me. You have a right to disclose only what
you are comfortable disclosing.
2. If you are involved in a law suit, and you tell the court that you are in therapy, we may then be ordered to show the court my records. Please consult your lawyer about these issues.
3. If you make a serious threat to harm yourself or another person, the law requires the therapist to try to protect you or that other person.
4. If I believe a child, or a dependent adult, has been or will be abused or neglected, we are legally required to report this to the authorities.
5. If you send a health insurance claim form to your insurance for reimbursement, it will have a mental health diagnosis listed and it will become part of your permanent medical record.
6. In order to provide you with the best treatment we may consult with other mental health professionals about your case but would not share with them your name or other identifying information.
Late Cancellation/No Show Policy
If you are unable to make your scheduled appointment, please cancel at least 24 hrs. in advance so another client can be scheduled during that time. If 24 hrs. notice is not given, you will be charged the full session amount.
If Case of Emergency
If you have an emotional, behavioral, or medical crisis call the University of Utah Neuropsychiatry Institute at 8015832500, call 911, or go to the nearest emergency room.
The Institute Of Family Synergy does not provide 24 hour crisis services.
I understand, and agree to, the policies as stated above, and I give consent for treatment The Institute Of Family Synergy LLC.