I offer online therapy services to clients across Minnesota, including Minneapolis, St. Paul, Duluth, Rochester, and Greater Minnesota, as well as throughout Oregon, serving areas like Portland, Eugene, Bend, and rural Oregon.

If you are not physically located in Minnesota or Oregon, unfortunately we are not able to do therapy work together at this point in time.

If after looking at the Fit Check below you feel we have initial alignment, use the contact form below to let me know.

After I receive the contact form, I will reach out to you to have you answer a few initial questions and schedule a 15-minute phone call.

Price: Free

First Session:

If it seems like we’ll be a good fit after the Fit Check & Discovery Call (more info below), we will schedule an online, face-to-face intake session. During this time, we will talk about your needs and how I can help you. All clients are required to participate in this first session.

Ongoing Sessions:

Regular, face-to-face therapy sessions are 50 minutes and either online (telehealth) or on a walk (“Walk & Talk”) to process what you’re learning, how you’re feeling, your progress, and next steps towards your goals.

For Walk and Talk Therapy, to ensure the best experience possible, the therapist will decide on the locations. If you have a preferred outdoor location, you can let the therapist know but they will ultimately decide on the meeting location.

Price: $200 per session (for both online or Walk & Talk), charged after the session

Paying for therapy without insurance is expensive and sometimes it means you might only be able to have one session a month.

To address this, I offer brief, focused check-ins between sessions — short moments to reconnect with a skill, reflect on what’s working, and take one small next step forward.

These 5–10 minute coaching-style check-ins are available once per week as part of your therapy process — no extra cost, no deep dive, just intentional support to help you stay grounded and aligned between sessions.

If you find yourself needing more, that’s a sign we’ll explore more support together in a full session.

Price: Free

Pricing:

• Discovery Call: Free

• Therapy sessions: $200

• Between session Brief Check-in: Free

For general information about why I don’t take in-network health insurance, please check out this article.

Here is what you can expect: Most major credit, debit, HSA/FSA cards are accepted. You will be charged after the session.

If you cancel your appointment within 24 hours or you do not show up for your appointment after 15 minutes, you will be charged the full service fee. If you are late you will be charged the full service fee.

Your right to a Good Faith Estimate for your treatment

What is “balance billing” (sometimes called “surprise billing”)? 

When you see a doctor or other health care provider, you may owe certain out-of-pocket costs, such as a copayment, coinsurance, and/or a deductible. You may have other costs or have to pay the entire bill if you see a provider or visit a health care facility that isn’t in your health plan’s network.

“Out-of-network” describes providers and facilities that haven’t signed a contract with your health plan. Out-of-network providers may be permitted to bill you for the difference between what your plan agreed to pay and the full amount charged for a service. This is called “balance billing.” This amount is likely more than in-network costs for the same service and might not count toward your annual out-of-pocket limit.

“Surprise billing” is an unexpected balance bill. This can happen when you can’t control who is involved in your care—like when you have an emergency or when you schedule a visit at an in-network facility but are unexpectedly treated by an out-of-network provider.

Protections against balance billing

Laws are in place to protect you from being billed more for out-of-network services than your in-network cost sharing amount (copay, coinsurance, or deductible). For example, in Minnesota, Minn. Stat. 62K.11 protects patients against balance billing in some circumstances. (see https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/62K.11). (See also Minnesota Statutes 62Q.556 – Unauthorized Provider Services.)

Emergency care from an out-of-network provider or facility

The most you can be billed for emergency services is your plan’s in-network cost sharing amount. This includes services you may get after you are in stable condition, unless you sign a written consent allowing us to balance bill you for those services.

In-network hospitals, surgery centers, and facilities

You can only be billed your plan’s in-network cost sharing amount if you:

Saw an out-of-network physician.

Received out-of-network services for anesthesia, pathology, radiology, laboratory, or emergency care.

Did not know that the provider you saw was out of your network or an in-network provider was not available.

Did not anticipate needing the services you received.

An in-network provider has taken a specimen from you for testing and sent it to an out-of-network testing facility without your written consent.

For services listed above, your out-of-network provider must have your written consent to balance bill you. Signing the consent gives up your protection not to be balanced billed. The provider cannot ask you to give up this protection.

Other protections

When balance billing is not allowed, you are only responsible for paying your share of the costs (such as copayments, coinsurance, or the deductible that you would pay if the provider or facility was in-network.)

Your health plan generally must:

Cover emergency services without requiring you to get approval for services in advance (prior authorization).

Cover emergency services by out-of-network providers.

Base your cost sharing for emergency services on what it would pay an in-network provider or facility. This amount must be shown in your Explanation of Benefits.

Count any amount you pay for emergency services on what it would pay an out-of-network services toward your deductible and out-of-pocket limit.

You are not required to get care out-of-network; you can choose a provider or facility in your plan’s network.

You’re never required to give up your protections from balance billing. You also aren’t required to get care out-of-network. You can choose a provider or facility in your plan’s network.

For more information

If you believe you have been wrongly billed, you may contact 1-800-985-3059.

Visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises/consumers for more information about your rights under federal law.
Visit www.ag.state.mn.us/consumer/health/default.asp for more information about your rights under Minnesota law.

Uninsured and Self-Pay Patients

Your right to a Good Faith Estimate

Your rights under the law

You have the right to a written estimate of your medical bill (called a Good Faith Estimate) when:

Your appointment is scheduled 3 or more days in advance and

You will not be using insurance to pay for the visit or, you do not have insurance.

You may also request an estimate if one is not automatically provided.

The Good Faith Estimate will include the expected charges of the item or service, such as: the cost of the non-emergent clinic visit, plus any tests, procedures, and supplies.

As a service to you, we provide a fee schedule for all of our patients to view so they know the Good Faith Estimate for all services. 

Make sure to save a copy or photo of your Good Faith Estimate. If you receive a bill from us that is at least $400 more than your estimate, you can dispute it. This must be done within 120 calendar days of receiving the bill.

If you have questions

We can answer questions about your Good Faith Estimate and explain the possible costs of your care.

Rootwise Mental Wellness Phone - ‪612-460-5155‬

For more information about your rights and the No Surprise Bill Act, visit:
www.cms.gov/nosurprises