The first step is letting me know! You can text me at 727-344-9603 or email me at chelsea@greymatterwellness.com to set up a free consultation.

When I hear from you, I’ll ask you about your schedule to find a good day and time that works for us to talk.

That consultation call is always free of charge and lasts about 20 minutes. It’s an opportunity for us to get to know each other a bit. I’ll ask you to share what you feel comfortable telling me about what led you to reach out and what you hope to get from therapy. It’s also a chance for you to ask questions about my experience and the process.

It is important to me that you feel you’ve made the right decision in choosing to work with me and that I am the right clinician for you. I’m not for everybody, and that’s ok! If we aren’t a good match, I’m happy to point you in the direction of someone who might be a better option for you. If we are a good match, we will get you on the schedule before we hang up. I’ll also send you an invitation from my client portal to complete the initial paperwork. That paperwork is really important and helps us be able to get to work right away, so I encourage you to take your time completing it.

I specialize in working with women. I am sex positive, poly aware, and LGBTQIA+ affirming, meaning all sexualities and relationship types are welcome here.

While non-binary folks and men in the LGBTQIA+ community are not the primary focus of my practice, LGBTQIA+ health is an area I am passionate about and experienced in. I welcome the opportunity to support you if you would like to work with me.

Individual sessions are offered at 30, 55, and 90 minute intervals with fees at $100, $125, and $150 respectively. Groups vary in cost, and that amount can be found listed with each individual group.

Any major credit or debit card, Health Savings Account, or Flex Spending Account card can be used for payment. All billing is done through the same secured electronic system as the client portal where you complete your intake paperwork.

Providing accessible mental health care is important to me. I offer a limited number of reduced fee spots on my schedule for people demonstrating financial need through Open Path Collective. I update my profile in their therapist directory when new reduced fee spots become available.

The truth? It depends. Every person is different, and in order to provide personalized care, that’s something I think is important for us to decide together. Factors that are considered in that decision are your current level of distress, financial concerns, and goals among other things.

It usually does work best for us to commit to weekly appointments at first to help you learn and build momentum with using new tools to bring you some relief. We will continually evaluate how you’re feeling and progress toward meeting your goals. The great part about us making decisions about frequency together is that when we decide every other week (or longer) feels right, we can update the schedule that day.

Some clients have a very specific concern and decide to complete therapy after a shorter period of time. Other clients would like to do deeper work and stay in therapy for longer periods of time. I emphasize creating space for you to feel more confident, empowered, and prepared as you meet your goals at a pace that feels comfortable for you as opposed to focusing on the number of sessions.

There are pros and cons to using insurance to pay for therapy, and I encourage you to make a decision that best suits you!

The most significant benefit to using insurance is the possibility for less cost out of pocket. If finances are a barrier to you starting therapy, finding a clinician who takes your insurance is a great option to look into. You’ll want to be sure to ask your insurer about what mental health benefits are included in your plan along with what your out of pocket maximum, deductibles, and copays are. I encourage this because, unfortunately, there are often large deductibles to meet prior to services being covered.

Mental health benefits can also be treated differently than those covering physical health. This means your insurance company may only cover a limited amount of sessions and/or discontinue covering your care if they feel you’re no longer experiencing signifiant impairment despite what you and your provider have decided to work on.

Insurance also requires a diagnosis code to be reported in order to bill for your sessions. Not every person seeking therapy has a diagnosable concern! Many people are experiencing distress from a situation that is concerning to them but does not meet criteria for a mental health disorder. Other people seek therapy for self-discovery and to improve their wellness, not because of distress, which insurance companies do not deem medically necessary and will not cover.

Because of these reasons, I do not accept insurance. I believe our work and duration of therapy should be decided by us and based on your needs and goals, not an outside party who hasn’t asked you what you want and need. Not working with insurance companies also means I don’t have to send them information about what we discuss in session in order to justify payment, adding an additional layer of protection and privacy.

You have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” explaining how much your medical care will cost. Under the law, health care providers need to give patients who does not have insurance or who are not using insurance an estimate of the bill for medical services.

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You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of any non-emergency services or items. This includes related costs like medical tests, visit and procedure fees, and medications/birth control costs.

If you schedule your service three business days in advance, you will receive a Good Faith Estimate in writing at least 1 business day after you scheduled your visit. You may also ask for a Good Faith Estimate in advance of scheduling the visit.

The Good Faith Estimate shows the estimated cost of services that are reasonably expected for your health care needs for the service. The estimate is based on information known at the time the estimate was created and based on the reason for your visit.

The Good Faith Estimate does not include any unknown or unexpected costs that may arise during your visit.

HHS regulations establish that when the billed charges for any provider or facility are in excess of the good faith estimate for that provider or facility by $400 or more, the item or service may be eligible for payment determination by a SDR entity through the PPDR process.

For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises or call 1-561-848-6402.

Thanks to teletherapy that’s not a problem! I am licensed to serve clients living in Florida and Vermont.