Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get started with you?
Before any time or financial investment, I like to have a quick (free) 15 minute phone call to see what you are looking for and to see if we would be a good fit. If you’d like you can either call me at (513) 813-1856 (also listed at the bottom of every page) or you can schedule a time for a phone call when I will reach out to you through the “book now” buttons at the top right and bottom of your screen. The button will take you to my online scheduler where you can schedule a call from there. You can also reach me via email at erin@commonthreadcounseling.net if you have any further questions. I will get back to you within 24-48 business hours of your request no matter which way you reach out. If you haven’t heard from me in that time frame, please check your junk mail/spam folders.
What are your rates?
My fee for any and all sessions is $150 an hour. I am able to use HSA/FSA cards and any major credit cards. I keep credit cards on file for all my clients, and the cards get charged at the end of the day for the appointment.
Do you take my insurance?
I am not currently on any insurance panels, although I am able to use FSA/HSA cards.
Why don’t you take insurance?
I primarily work with couples, and billing insurance requires choosing one person as the client. It is important to me that both members of the couple are able to have access to client rights, which is not possible when only one person is the identified client for insurance purposes.
What states do you do counseling in?
I can provide counseling to those who live in Ohio or Indiana and am licensed in both.
Where do you provide counseling?
I offer virtual appointments Mondays and Thursdays and provide in person sessions in Sharonville on Tuesdays at this address.
How long will our sessions last?
All sessions are 50 minutes long. I can provide longer or intensive sessions ranging from 1-3 hours per client request.
What happens in the first session?
Whether you are coming in for couples counseling, individual counseling, or EMDR, the first session is a time to get to know one another and make sure it feels like a good fit going forward. We will cover some of the brass tacks of the counseling process and discuss your history. I tend to ask a few more questions about family history, because the families we come from have such a huge impact on how we engage in different parts of our lives.
How long will I be in counseling?
The length of time you are in counseling depends on what you are coming in for. If you are coming in to use EMDR to help with trauma from a car accident, you will likely only be in therapy for a few sessions. If you are coming in with your partner for couples counseling or to address something that happened a long time ago, it’s likely you will be in therapy for longer. I have had clients who have been in therapy for just a few sessions, and I have had some that have stayed for months. If this is a concern, we can talk about what a rough estimate might be during our initial consultation call.
What is a Good Faith Estimate?
You may obtain a good faith estimate of my charges upon request prior to scheduling with me.
The No Surprises Act is a federal law which provides you with the right to a good faith estimate of the cost of services at my practice. However, Ohio licensing board rules require me to provide you with the actual cost of my charges in a written informed consent form to which you must agree prior to my providing services. That will be available to you prior to you being seen for services and prior to any billing. In most cases it is impossible to estimate how many sessions you will need, and that will not be determined until your concerns are evaluated and will also vary based on the progress that you make, which depends in part on your efforts with the process. You will be free to discontinue services at any time or the services may otherwise be terminated in accordance with the informed consent form language.
Although the No Surprises Law says that you may initiate a dispute process if the actual charges are substantially in excess of the Good Faith Estimated charges, i.e. if you are charged $400 more than the estimated cost for a session or for the total estimate provided, that is unlikely to happen and would be a violation of licensing board rules, since you will be agreeing up front to actual charges per session prior to being seen. Dispute information is available upon request, however any changes to my fees will require a change in the informed consent form fees, which you must agree to prior to having them go into effect, otherwise the fees will remain in effect for 12 months.