FAQs

My practice focuses on short-term psychotherapy and consultation.

The form of short term work varies from a single several hour consultation, to focused work for 2-3 months, to meeting episodically.

I also travel with regularity which is important to know if you are looking for consistent meetings. If you are seeking weekly psychotherapy that extends for longer periods of time, I can assist you in locating other psychotherapists.

Please email me at mbogradphd@gmail.com.

I use email only for scheduling and logistical arrangements. Please be mindful that confidentiality or privacy cannot be guaranteed through email and so I do not employ it for any matters of clinical import. I check email throughout the day and into early evening. I will always confirm I’ve received your email. If not, please write again.

Please contact me to discuss my fee for a 50-minute clinical hour.

I ask to be paid at the beginning of every session for my full fee. I do not accept credit cards.

I am not an in-network provider for any insurance such as an HMO. I have opted out as a Medicare provider and do not accept Medicare.

As a licensed psychologist, your insurance plan (if it has out-of-network coverage) may cover some of my fees after your deductible has been met. I ask that you pay my fees in full. I send monthly itemized statements or “Superbills.” You submit them to your insurance plan that will reimburse you directly.

NOTE: You are responsible for verifying and understanding the limits of your coverage, as well as any copayments and deductibles. For out-of-network plans, you are responsible for your deductible and co-pay, as well as for the difference between the usual and customary fee paid by your insurance and my full fee.

As is standard for psychotherapists, my policy is to charge for missed scheduled appointments or for appointments that are cancelled without 48-hours’ notice. I will be flexible if your missed scheduled appointment is an emergency.

As a psychologist, I do not prescribe medication. I collaborate with psychiatrists and internists who prescribe psychopharmacological medication.

I am a practicing end-of-life doula. As a psychotherapist, I integrate EOLD skills and knowledge.

I specialize in working with people who have received life-limiting diagnoses, with families planning for and trying to integrate the future death of a loved one and with anticipatory grief & bereavement.