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Office Therapy

Most insurance is accepted for traditional, face-to-face sessions.  Fees are $95.00 per hour for individual, couples and children's therapy.  Erika Russina is an in-network provider for most major insurance companies (which means that you pay a reduced fee, and typically pay only a copay amount for each session).  Check with your insurance carrier to determine which fees are specific to your plan.

Email Exchanges

Online therapy can provide a convenient and confidential means of gaining emotional support and professional guidance.  Send an email detailing the problem or concern you are experiencing.  Erika Russina will then respond to your email, providing insight, support and proactive steps for you to take regarding the problem or concern.  You will receive her response typically within 24-48 hours.

Couples can receive online therapy as well.  You may each write your own email or you may write an email together that details the problem you are facing as a couple.  Some people choose to consult only once or twice with the therapist, while others develop an ongoing therapeutic relationship with the counselor online.

Please include the following in your email:

Keep in mind that the more information your therapist has, the better able she will be to fully understand your situation.  After submitting your email, you will receive a confirmation indicating that your message has been received.  Upon receipt of the confirmation email, please click on the PayPal button in the email or one of the PayPal  buttons on the site to make a payment for the session.  After payment has been received, you will receive a detailed response to your situation (usually within 24-48 hours). 

If Erika does not feel that online therapy is appropriate in your situation, or does not believe that she can be of assistance, she will notify you in her confirmation email.  You will not be charged for the session in that case.

Consultations

Erika also provides consultations to mental health professionals.  Services include consultations regarding starting a new office therapy practice and starting an online therapy practice.  Ms. Russina also provides consultation services to therapists who are working with a new or challenging client issue.  Consultation services are provided in the same manner as online therapy services, and fees are $35.00 per email consultation.  Follow the same instructions as the online therapy instructions.

Fees

Each email therapy session is $35 U.S.  Payment can be made by using PayPal, which is a third-party company that is nationally recognized and uses a secure server.  You will need to have a credit card account or bank account to utilize this service.

To begin your online therapy session, follow these steps:

1. Go to the Begin Session page and complete the client agreement.  Submit a detailed description of your problem when prompted

2. Wait for the receipt of your confirmation email that indicates your message was received

3. Upon receipt of your confirmation email, click on one of the PayPal buttons to establish an account with PayPal, or to pay using your existing PayPal account

4. Authorize payment of $35 to LicensedCounselor.com using your PayPal account

5. Once payment has been received, you will receive your therapeutic reply within 24-48 hours (response times may be longer during holidays and weekends)

Click on the icon below to establish your payment account with PayPal.
                                            

For information regarding face-to-face session fees, please click here.

If you are ready to begin online therapy, please go to the Begin Therapy section of this site.