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Townes Consulting & Psychological Services, LLC |
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Darryl
L. Townes,
Ph.D.
Licensed Psychologist
Consultant
Services Offered.
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The First Session
In
the first session, an initial assessment is completed and usually last between 50 minutes and 1
1/2 hrs, with subsequent sessions are based on the
standard 50-minute hour.
During the first session, we will talk about fees, confidentiality,
emergency availability, scheduling, appointment length,
missed appointments without notice, diagnoses, and if
necessary, a formal psychological evaluation.
We will discuss some of problems you are having and make a
determination as to whether you might benefit from
psychotherapy, what type of therapy is warranted, and
whether or not I can help you.
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The Initial Assessment
We will discuss the problems that you are having within
the context of your background information, ways you've
tried to fix the problem, social history, medical history,
developmental history, alcohol and drug history,
relationship and/or dating history, family history,
previous counseling history, and I will assess your
current psychological state with regard to mood, affect,
and level of functioning.
If your medical records or previous psychological or
psychiatric records are needed, we can request them at a
later date. We will discuss the goals you want to
achieve through psychotherapy.
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Psychotherapy Sessions
Appointments are generally weekly, preferably at the same
time every week. Much of what I do is to help you derive
at some insight to your problems, what causes them, how
problems progress, how patterns of behavior are created,
and to help you connect with feelings, thoughts and
behaviors that may be blocking you from resolving
issues. We will work on finding what are the problem
areas in your life.
During our sessions, I will take psychotherapy notes which
document and analyze the contents of our conversations.
These notes are for my use only and are kept separate from
your protected health information in compliance with HIPAA
and will not be disclosed to anyone without a court order
or written permission from you.
Therapy will focus on interventions that target the way
you think, feel, and respond to the situations and
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Billing
and Fees:
Fee is $150.00 per hour
for individual therapy.
Initial assessment (the first session), couples and family therapy is $190.00 per
session (75 - 90 minute sessions). You
will be billed for the appropriate co-pay amount if you are using
insurance coverage that I accept. Other insurance plans may
allow you to file for reimbursement after paying for
services. Check with your insurance to see if they will
reimburse you a portion of your fees paid at the out-of-network
rate after the fees are paid upfront.
I will assist you in filing
the necessary paperwork and I
will clarify any questions about fees or collection policies.
Psychological Testing and Forensic services are billed at $250 per hour, including
activities such as chart review, travel, clinical assessment of
individuals, 350.00 per hour for testimony provided.
Court-Ordered Drug & Alcohol
Psychological Evaluations range from 250.00 to 750.00 (not including
190.00 for initial assessment).
Drug and Full forensic or psychological evaluations are billed at
2500.00 (approx 10 hours of testing & report writing).
Fees are periodically reviewed and are subject to change.
You will be expected to pay for each session at the time that it
is held, by cash, check or major credit card, unless we agree otherwise or unless you have insurance
coverage which requires another arrangement. Payment schedules for
other professional services will be agreed to at the time these
services are requested.
If possible,
appointments should be cancelled at least 24 hours in advance. You
can call 770-880-5332 to cancel an appointment at any time (24
hours a day).
Sessions cancelled less
than 24 hours in advanced are charge at the full rate of 150.00
(or full session rate) for a missed appointment or late cancellation.
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