FAQ

Some of our providers are in-network with Aetna Insurance. 

We are out-of-network with all other insurances and accept most PPO and POS plans with UHC, BCBS, Cigna, Oxford, Meritain and more. Many of our clients only pay between $50 – $100 per session after meeting their deductible. Call us today and we will verify your coverage and give you your fee up front.

If cost is an issue, you may qualify for our Pay What You Can low fee option. Click HERE to learn more and apply.

We always do our best to keep therapy within your budget and provide a good faith estimate (GFE) up front, so there are no surprises after you start. Please call our office at 646-586-3311 and our dedicated client services team will lead you through your options, ultimately pairing you with a therapist that’s a good fit both clinically and financially.

Weekly sessions start at $75 and go up to $350, depending on the therapist and type of therapy.

If you use insurance, your rate will depend on your type of plan and the coinsurance set by your insurance company, typically between 20% and 50%. You may also have a deductible to pay before your insurance begins reimbursing.

If finances are an issue and you do not have insurance coverage, you may qualify for our Pay What You Can low-fee option. Click HERE to learn more and apply.

Yes, we accept FSA/HSA for eligible services.

Our therapists’ rates are firm, but fees vary based on experience level, starting at $100 per session. If finances are an issue, you may qualify for our needs-based sliding scale. Please call our office at 646-586-3311 to learn more.

Yes! Our office is conveniently located in Lower Manhattan at 225 Broadway, conveniently accessible by most subways and the WTC Path train.

We are New York City’s premiere private practice group for in-person, individual or couples therapy. In-person therapy works better and faster because it taps into the human neurobiology that automatically gets activated when you share a space with another person. Nervous systems respond to other nervous systems.

Coming into our office to work in-person with one of our deeply attuned and qualified therapists provides a calming, supportive and safe space you simply can’t experience through a screen.

The length of treatment in therapy is all up to you! You may begin to experience symptom relief within a few sessions, but research shows that the benefits of therapy usually occur within four to six months of consistent attendance. Many clients commit to therapy longer-term for deeper work. The more you put into therapy, the more you’ll get out of it. Attend your weekly sessions on time and ready to work. Do your homework between sessions. Talk to your therapist openly and courageously. Let the transformation unfold!

Therapy works best when it’s “taken as prescribed” and that’s once a week. We don’t want to waste your time or money working on an “as needed” or less frequent basis. 

Weekly sessions help build trust, create momentum, and leverage the brain, body, and relationships in ways that accelerate meaningful, lasting change. Something magical happens within the therapeutic container with consistent, committed attendance. If you have trouble committing to weekly therapy, talk to your therapist about it! Usually the first goal of therapy is committing to it.

We have a 48 hour cancellation policy. Because we hold your weekly day and time just for you, we ask that you kindly provide ample notice if you need to cancel. We also encourage you to reschedule when possible to keep the momentum going. If you cancel your session with less than 48 hours notice, there will be a late cancellation fee. Please ask our reception or review your intake forms for more details.

Sentience is the fundamental quality of being alive. It is the capacity to sense, feel, and experience the world.

Most people aren’t living in a fully sentient way.

Trauma contorts experience.
Anxiety narrows experience.
Depression flattens experience.
Perfectionism disconnects us from experience.
Addiction replaces experience.
Dissociation protects us from experience.

At Sentient Psychotherapy, we believe healing doesn’t happen because someone gives us the right advice. It happens because therapy intentionally activates the inner systems that have allowed human beings to adapt, connect, learn, and recover for thousands of years.

Decades of research in attachment science, neuroscience, compassion, and evidence-based psychotherapy show us how to leverage our innate capacity for healing and growth. And that’s what we do best.

Mindfulness means “paying attention on purpose, without judgment” and is a skill that research has shown to help reduce stress, anxiety, depression, and addiction symptoms. Without the skill of mindful awareness, it is very difficult to change long-standing and even unconscious beliefs that may be getting in the way of living your best life. Using mindfulness to gives us the capacity to “see” what’s going on inside of us, under the hood. And if you can’t see it, you can’t change it.

At Sentient, we use mindfulnes-based therapy to kickstart and accelerate your therapy. That’s why our clients love coming back – they see and feel the results from building the muscle of mindfulness as a foundation to the healing and growth they desire!

We’re not just making this up – research shows that mindfulness is proven to help with chronic pain, reduce anxiety, elevate mood, improve relationship quality, and increase our capacity to manage life’s difficulties.

In today’s world of instant connection via text and social media, it may seem old-fashioned or even unfair not to have immediate access to your therapist whenever you want. However, therapy is a special relationship requiring containment and confidentiality to be effective, safe, and ethical.

While some types of therapy allow high-risk clients to text their therapist in an emergency, this is not the kind of therapy we provide at Sentient Psychotherapy. We deeply value and respect the nature of the therapeutic relationship and firmly maintain the “therapeutic frame,” as it protects both client and therapist to delve safely into complex psychological and emotional material to produce the highest therapeutic outcomes for our clients.

Yes! Just because you don’t live in New York City, doesn’t mean you can’t get New York City-quality therapy! Our diverse, multiculturally-sensitive therapists provide Online Therapy across New York State.

Working online with a New York City therapist is affordable, too! Stop the frustrating search for a decent, in-network therapist with immediate availability! Use your PPO or POS insurance benefits to start online therapy today, or check out our Pay What You Can FAQ to see if you qualify for our low-fee, self-pay therapy program. Most of our clients only pay between $50 and $100 per session with or without insurance.