INSURANCES ACCEPTED

Valentino Counseling & Consultation accepts several insurances; however, we understand that not every plan covers mental health services, and not all individuals have/can afford insurance OR cover the full fee for mental health counseling.

 

As Social Workers, it is in our code of ethics to promote clients' well-being through dignity and worthiness of the person, as well as use cultural competency, humility, and social justice principles to drive our practice. Therefore, we
have taken great consideration into our sliding scale policy, with a focus on creating a system that is fair, reasonable, accessible, and ethical.

If you do have insurance, please check with your insurance provider:
1. Services are covered by your plan
2. Co-Pay/Co-Insurance Rates

We ask clients to use the following questions, borrowed from N. Oumou Sylla, LMFT: the Anti-Oppressive Rate Questionnaire.

 

When considering sliding scale services (please tally number of yes/no). We ask that clients choose rates that are aligned with your responses and with your budget. It is common for those who are financially stable tend to underestimate their stability, and those who experience financial insecurity tend to overestimate their stability.

 

We will not verify your answers. This is an honor-based system. It is meant to be a guide, not a prescription.
You know your financial status better than anyone else or scale.

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• Are you and your family homeowners or landowners? (This question does not apply to those who are Native or Indigenous)

• Did you experience early life abundance and are now only experiencing “temporary scarcity”?

• Are you able-bodied?

• Do you have a degree that you did not pay with loans (private and federal)?

• Are you able to make payments on bills or credit cards?

• Are more than half your bills on auto-pay?

• Do you experience housing security or stability?

• Do you work part-time by choice?

• Do you work for less pay by choice?

• Do you experience ease when paying bills?

• Do you have a relatively high degree of earning power due to your level of or kind of education (or gender and racial privilege, class background, etc...even if you are not currently exercising your earning power, I ask you to recognize this as a choice)?

• Do you have access to residual, gifted, supplemental, or passive income?

• Have you been able to easily access and afford health insurance for yourself?

• Do you have income generating assets (real estate, investments, stocks)?

• Do you have zero to no debt?

• Are you able to financially manage your debt?

• Do you have a safety net composed of “financially stable” or wealthy family and friends?

• Do you have access to a network of wealth?

• Do you have U.S. Citizenship?

• Do you have the ability to choose to work or not?

• Does your income only support you, and not other loved ones?

• Have you or do you expect to inherit money or property?

• Have you (or could you have attended college and/or graduate school)?

• Have you attended private education institutions or do you have an advanced degree?

• Do you have income that is not from disability or social security?

• Do you have access to income that allows you to (regularly) vacation and spend money on other personal wants/desires?

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Standard Rate: $150/hr
All/Mostly Yes’: Consider paying the full session fee
Equal Yes’s & No’s: $100/hr 25% off of the session fee
Mostly No’s: $75/hr - 50% off the session fee