New Patient FAQs

What do you Treat/Specialize in? 

Our clinicians are board-certified and extremely skilled and experienced in many areas of psychiatry.  We treat any psychiatric disorder, but the following are the ones we see most commonly:  Depression, Treatment-Resistant Depression (TRD), Bipolar Disorders, OCD, and Anxiety Disorders. We  offer multiple thorough evaluations, and collaborate with outside referring clinicians when releases are given.  In rare cases, we may determine, in the evaluation or ongoing care, that a particular patient need exceeds the care we can offer, but if so, we provide a referral.

What is the cost of the appointment? 

The cost of the appointment depends on what service you want. We offer options: 

1. Therapist Only, Evaluation- This evaluation is with a therapist, only; the time is 90 minutes.  No clinicians who prescribe medications are in the appointment.  Therapy is offered by Frances Perkins, LPC-MHSP, Michael DeMarco LPC-MHSP,  and Lauren Valencia LCSW for $250 for the initial appointment.   Follow up appointments for individuals are $155 and $165 for couples.  The initial fee is $250 and is collected as a deposit, as therapists are out-of-network. Future visit charges are due at the time of the visit.  Insurance can be filed on this evaluation and payments, if  received will be applied to upcoming appointments.  Out of network coverage is determined on a case by case basis per your health insurance.  
2. Comprehensive Team Evaluation: The is the most thorough and intensive evaluation we offer.  This evaluation is generally 3 - 3.5 hours long, and includes a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, and a licensed experienced counselor with the medical director supervision.  This team orchestrates a coordinated assessment with objective and subjective assessments completed to provide a diagnostic overview and treatment plan.  The cost is now, $695.00.  We can file your insurance and you may receive some reimbursement if you have out of network benefits.  This evaluation is recommended when you have a complex, difficult case, or have struggled with treatment options for longer than three to six months without wellness. 

*We are not currently accepting Psychiatric  Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) Led - Evaluations but we hope to bring these back when new clinicians are trained.

Do you take Medicare?

• Unfortunately,  Medicare, Medicaid NOR TennCare will allow out of network clinicians to file claims. We can provide you a statement of service and you can file these claims to them to seek reimbursement if they allow this in your case. 

How soon can I get in for an appointment?

• We do not advise these evaluations  for those individuals in immediate need of services; we can typically schedule the evaluation within 2 months. 

What are the Age Limits in the office?

• Age limits:  At present we see patients 17 years of age and older.