Dr. Morhaime’s psychotherapy fee structure is based on a 50-minute hour. Conjoint and family therapy sessions are typically scheduled for 75 minutes. Fees are collected by the receptionist following each session. A pro-rated fee will be charged for emergency telephone sessions. You will not be billed for calls about appointments or similar business.
Dr. Morhaime’s policy regarding canceling appointments was developed to protect both therapist and client. When you schedule an appointment with Dr. Morhaime, a time slot in his schedule is being reserved for you. Because it can be difficult to fill a time slot when an appointment has been canceled at last minute, you will be expected to provide at least 48 hours’ notice or you will be charged for the session time that had been reserved for you. In the case of sudden illness or an emergency that makes it impossible to provide 48 hours’ notice, Dr. Morhaime will make a reasonable effort to reschedule the appointment for a later time within the next few days. In such cases, you will be billed only for the rescheduled appointment. The 48-hour notice requirement does not apply to the initial "intake" interview, to appointments that have been reserved for psychological assessment, or to instances in which the canceled meeting was to have been the second therapy session of that week.
To facilitate the openness that is a key facet of the psychotherapy relationship, the client must be able to trust that the information shared in the therapy session will be held in the strictest confidence. As such, Dr. Morhaime is ethically bound to protect the confidentiality of his patients. However, it is important to clarify that there are legal and ethical limits to the patient’s right to confidentiality. Dr. Morhaime is compelled to breach confidentiality in cases in which a patient appears to present a physical danger to himself or to another person or in which a child or elderly adult has been abused or neglected.
