Why Don’t You Take Insurance?
When insurance is not involved with your care, decision-making is returned to you and your doctor. This allows a practice to offer services and benefits that are usually not possible for practices that rely on insurance, including:
Direct Access to Your Doctor
Your appointment is always directly with the physician.
No middleman or assistants.
Dr. Gilley returns patient calls herself.
Longer Appointments
Good care takes time.
No appointment is ever scheduled for less than 30 minutes. Therapy appointments are 50 minutes or more. New patient evaluations are never rushed.
Weekly Therapy with the Psychiatrist
Doctorate-level care. Evidence-based practice.
When therapy sessions are spaced too far apart, treatment can become less effective. Weekly therapy can help you stay on track and increase the benefits therapy can provide.
Transparent Cost
You always know upfront what a visit or service at our practice costs.
Having insurance does not always mean that you will get the “best deal,” or that beneficial services will be covered.
Personalized Care
By having a small panel of patients, your doctor can focus more on your care.
When an insurer is not pressuring the doctor to limit the number of therapy visits or choose specific treatments over others, care can be optimized to meet your specific needs.
More Control Over Your Private Information
When insurance is involved with processing a claim, the insurer has the right to review information from your medical record before paying or reimbursing cost. Sometimes this information is stored in databases that may be accessed by certain kinds of employers or other entities that are not providing your care.
One-On-One Service
Small practices can have a big impact.
Dr. Gilley provides all clinical services and takes care of administrative duties herself.
To optimize your privacy, there are no staff such as billers and coders with access to your personal medical records.
Upholding the Confidentiality of Therapy
Confidentiality is the foundation of therapy and counseling, and intrusions by third parties can impede effectiveness of treatment.
When insurance is involved in paying for therapy or counseling sessions, they have the right to request and review therapy notes. Sometimes patients will avoid sharing certain information—even if it has great treatment or therapeutic importance—for fear of how that information may be used if shared for payment purposes.
Scheduling
The ability to see your doctor more frequently. No waiting weeks or months.
New patient appointments are typically available within two weeks.
The option for Saturday and late afternoon (“after work”) appointments. Note that specific appointment time availability is limited to first-come-first serve basis.
See also the No Surprise Act Information page.
The Notice of Privacy Practices describes how your information is protected.
Please contact us if you have questions .