<p>My brother wants to see a psychologist, but doesn’t know how much they charge. Any help is greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>If he goes to college there should be some free counseling services available to him. I don’t know about an actual psychologist…</p>
<p>He doesn’t go to college.</p>
<p>Depends on where you live but think about $150.00 for a fifty minute hour. MD’s are more, LCSW’s and MFT’s we usually less.</p>
<p>Thanks for your help? Does anyone know if psychologists accept insurance?</p>
<p>Again, depends on where yo live, but managed care is less likely to pay phd rates then MFT/LCSW rates for therapy. Now try to sleep! (ha-ha!)</p>
<p>3 digits an hour.</p>
<p>Insurance will usually pay for it, if you have a verified reason to go (the psychologist will give you an evaluation)</p>
<p>I saw a psychologist in high school (my school counselor made my mother take me to see one.)</p>
<p>Anyways it ended up being helpful in my case and insurance paid most, but not all, of it.</p>
<p>
</p>
<p>While this is sometimes true, the psychologist may not accept payment from the insurance company directly- instead they’ll make you pay out of pocket and personally get reimbursed by the insurance. It’s so that they aren’t the ones that have to deal with insurance companies haggling over what’s necessary and what isn’t.</p>
<p>(That’s what I know from being the kid of a shrink).</p>
<p>Maybe you can get the psychologist to violate doctor-patient privilege and then sue him for it. Then it won’t cost you anything.</p>
<p>Before you crucify me, I was kidding.</p>
<p>Do you have insurance? When I had to see one insurance covered all but $10 a session. And after I saw her for a while, the psychologist waived the copayment so insurance covered everything and my parents didn’t have to pay a cent.</p>
<p>Waiving the copayment is usally a violation of the therapists contract with the insurance company. Plus, it usually helps to have some “skin in the game”.
Johmson181, some therapists will bill your insurance. Some will be you. Good for your parent that they do that! While the latter is less convenient, if your insurance works that way, it will give you a LOT more flexability in terms of who you choose.</p>
<p>Note that there is a difference between psycologist and psychiatrists. The former are PhDs and perform counseling. The latter are MD’s and can prescribe medications, in addition to other therapy. My guess is that they are more insurance-friendly (but maybe not).</p>
<p>These are kind of old…</p>
<p>[Are</a> Psychiatrists Cost-Effective? An Analysis of Integrated Versus Split Treatment – Dewan 156 (2): 324 – Am J Psychiatry](<a href=“Psychiatry Online”>Psychiatry Online)</p>
<p>[Psychotherapy</a> by Psychiatrists in a Managed Care Environment: Must It Be an Oxymoron?: A Forum From the APA Commission on Psychotherapy by Psychiatrists – Clemens et al. 10 (1): 53 – Journal of Psychotherapy Practice and Research](<a href=“http://jppr.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/10/1/53]Psychotherapy”>http://jppr.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/10/1/53)</p>