Client Information

My fundamental objective is to provide you a therapeutic forum where heartfelt deliberations, soul searching, and "thanks I needed that" kind of accountability can unfold.  In my attempts to provide you with the most therapeutic environment, allow me to address several important psychotherapy guidelines.  Please discuss any of the following in your first sessions.

 

Confidentiality

Legal and ethical responsibilities require that our private sessions remain confidential.  Therefore, no information will be released to another professional or agency without your written consent.  The only exception is in the case where you actually or potentially endanger yourself, or others, and/or in the case of child abuse or elder abuse.  In these cases the law requires your counselor/therapist share certain information with specific outside parties.

 

Appointments

Upon mutual agreement, time will be reserved for your therapy session.  If you need to cancel or rearrange an appointment time, you are required to provide our office with 24 hours advance notice.  Failure to provide 24 hours advance notice will result in your being charged for the full session.

 

Length of Sessions

Sessions are 50 minutes in length.

 

Fees

Individual/Marital/Family sessions of 50 minutes are $140.  Payment is required at the end of each appointment.  Cash, check or credit cards are accepted for payment.  Psychological testing, if necessary, is an additional charge.  Longer sessions are charged accordingly.

 

Insurance

Insurance will often cover at least part of the cost of certain psychotherapeutic modalities and psychological testing.  If you wish to file an insurance claim with your health insurance provider, my office will provide you with a “super bill” that includes all the necessary information to assist you in filing your claim. Remember, in most cases, insurance companies will insist that you have a diagnosable condition in order to receive reimbursement.

 

Voice Mail

I am available by telephone on request through our office voice mail service.  Should an urgent situation arise that cannot wait until your next scheduled appointment, leave a message with my service and indicate the nature of the urgency.  All emergency calls will be returned as quickly as possible.  All other calls will be returned by the close of the business day.

Telephone Appointments

As a result of my twelve plus years of experience with daily live radio-therapy, I have enlarged my practice to include telephone counseling/therapy.  Clients who live or work in areas not conveniently served by my office or who travel on business, or for reasons of illness, or inclement weather may now choose the convenient option of scheduling a telephone appointment.  These appointments are 50 minutes in length and the same fee applies.  There are no additional telephone charges for these appointments.

 

John Jolliffe, MFT

Jolliffe & Associates, Inc.

1401 Lincoln Lane

Newport Beach, CA 92660

949.631.4990 Office

949.631.5257 Fax