Counseling

Feeling lost? Overwhelmed? Alone in your struggle? I will work with you to find your way through, wherever you are on your journey. Together we will face the pain, find strength and hope, and develop strategies for coping. My long experience supporting those facing daunting pain assures me that, step by step, you will find yourself in a new place that seemed impossible or even unimaginable when you began. I welcome adults, couples, and families of all genders, ages, and backgrounds.

ALL SESSIONS ARE BY SECURE VIDEO OR PHONE

Counseling for Clinicians

Caring has a cost. In my eighteen years of hospice work it has been my privilege to support professionals in caring for themselves as they provide healthcare, mental health care, and spiritual care for others. If you need a safe place to explore your personal issues, to release the weight of your work, and to find renewal, I welcome you.

Workshops & Community Engagements 

I am a passionate presenter who believes in grief as a healing process and focuses on finding hope and meaning in times of loss. Whether I am leading a workshop for grieving people or educating business and healthcare professionals, I engage the audience in conversation to improve understanding and support for one another when coping with loss.

Workshops include Understanding Grief, How To Support Someone in Grief, Coping with the Holidays, Self Care, Writing for Healing, Growing Through Grief, Coping With the Loss of  A Pet, and Loss in Late Life.

Grief in the Workplace: I also provide crisis consultation and counseling support to businesses and community groups coping with a sudden death or impending loss.

Artwork images are copyrighted and used by gracious permission of these cherished artists

Counseling Fees

• $170 for a one hour office session

       Available Monday-Wednesday, including some evening hours

• $250-$300 per hour for in-home session (NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE DUE TO COVID-19)

       Available Thursday-Friday

I am an out-of-network provider for all health insurance plans; policies vary, but most (except Medicare) provide partial coverage when you choose a therapist that is out of network. Please check your benefits to determine the amount of reimbursement available. You will pay the full fee when we meet; I will provide you with the simple paperwork you need to submit to your health insurance company for reimbursement. Payment is made at the beginning of each session and is expected if cancellation is made with less than 24 hours notice. I accept cash, checks, debit cards, and credit cards.

I am also licensed as an out-of-state telehealth provider for Florida; see below for license verification details.

Community Engagement Fees

$300-$450 per hour

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Notice of Right to Receive a Good Faith Estimate of Expected Charges under the No Surprises Act

You have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” explaining how much your medical care will cost. Under the law, as of January 1, 2022 health care providers need to give patients who don’t have insurance or who are not using insurance an estimate of the bill for medical items and services.

You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of any non-emergency items or services. This includes  related costs like medical tests, prescription drugs, equipment, and hospital fees.

Make sure your health care provider gives you a Good Faith Estimate in writing at least one business day before your medical service or item. You can also ask your health care provider, and any other provider you choose     for a Good Faith Estimate before you schedule an item or service.
If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your Good Faith Estimate, you can dispute the bill.

 Make sure to save a copy or picture of your Good Faith Estimate.

For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises or call me at 919-391-0435.

YOUR RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS AGAINST SURPRISE MEDICAL BILLS

When you get emergency care or get treated by an out-of-network provider at an  in-network hospital or ambulatory surgical center, you are protected from surprise billing or balance billing.

What is “balance billing” (sometimes called “surprise billing”)?

When you see a doctor or other health care provider, you may owe certain out-of-pocket costs,     such as a copayment, coinsurance, and/or a deductible. You may have other costs or have to pay the entire bill if you see a provider or visit a health care facility that isn’t in your health plan’s network.

“Out-of-network” describes providers and facilities that haven’t signed a contract with your health plan. Out-of-network providers may be permitted to bill you for the difference between what your plan agreed to pay and the full amount charged for a service. This is called “balance billing.” This amount is likely more than in-network costs for the same service and might not count toward your annual out-of-pocket limit.

“Surprise billing” is an unexpected balance bill. This can happen when you can’t control who is involved in your care - like when you have an emergency or when you schedule a visit at an in-network facility but are unexpectedly treated by an out-of-network provider.

You are protected from balance billing for:

Emergency services: If you have an emergency medical condition and get emergency services from an out-of-network provider or facility, the most the provider or facility may bill you is your plan’s in-network cost-sharing amount (such as copayments and coinsurance). You can’t be balance billed for these emergency services. This includes services you may get after you’re in stable  condition, unless you give written consent and give up your protections not to be balanced billed for these post-stabilization services.

Certain services at an in-network hospital or ambulatory surgical center: When you get services from an in-network hospital or ambulatory surgical center, certain providers there may be out-of-network. In these cases, the most those providers may bill you is your plan’s in-network cost-sharing amount. This applies to emergency medicine, anesthesia, pathology, radiology, laboratory, neonatology, assistant surgeon, hospitalist, or intensivist services. These providers can’t balance bill you and may not ask you to give up your protections  not to be balance billed.

If you get other services at these in-network facilities, out-of-network providers can’t balance  bill you unless you give written consent and give up your protections.

You’re never required to give up your protection from balance billing. You also aren’t required to get care out-of-network. You can choose a provider or facility in your plan’s network

When balance billing isn’t allowed, you also have the following protections:

You are only responsible for paying your share of the cost (like the copayments, coinsurance, and deductibles that you would pay if the provider or facility was in-network). Your health plan will pay out-of-network providers and facilities directly.

Your health plan generally must:

• Cover emergency services without requiring you to get approval for services in advance (prior authorization).

• Cover emergency services by out-of-network providers.

• Base what you owe the provider or facility (cost-sharing) on what it would pay an in-network provider or facility and show that amount in your explanation of benefits.

• Count any amount you pay for emergency services or out-of-network services toward your deductible and out-of-pocket limit.

If you believe you’ve been wrongly billed, you may contact: North Carolina Social Work Certification and Licensure Board  336-625-1679

Visit https://www.cms.gov/files/document/model-disclosure-notice-patient-protections-against-surprise-billing-providers-facilities-health.pdf for more information about your rights under Federal law.

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LICENSE VERIFICATION

North Carolina, Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Mary Quint, LCSW License Number C002945

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Florida Out-Of-State Telehealth Provider

Licensed Clinical Social Worker Number TPSW1334

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Art of Healing Privilege License 200003358322

NC Department of Revenue

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