New Client Information/ Policies

Scheduling an appointment

If you feel what I offer for individual clients can help you, please give me a call for a 15-minute free telephone consultation, so that we can determine if we are a good fit for each other and if I can meet your needs. Please know that I cannot take your call while I’m in a session with another client. If I do not answer, please leave a brief message with your name and number and a good time for me to call you back.

Day and evening appointments are available.

Before we meet for the first time, please print, fill out, and bring with you the New Client Information Forms below — total of four pages.

New Client Information — Questionnaire

New Client Information — Client Release, Waiver of Liability and Indemnity Agreement

Please review these documents carefully. Completing this paperwork in advance will allow us to focus immediately on how I can provide help when we first meet.

Professional Fees

First visit (an hour) and all one-hour sessions: $115 per session

Subsequent 45-minute sessions: $85 per session

Payment

Payment is expected at the time of service. Cash, or checks made out to Medesthai Chicago are accepted.

Cancellation policy

Clients who miss an appointment without proving notice will be charged the regular appointment fee, as will appointments cancelled with less than 24 hours’ notice.

No-shows will be charged the regular appointment fee, as will appointments cancelled with less than 24 hours’ notice.

Appointments cancelled at least 24 hours in advance will not be charged.

In the event of a major, unexpected emergency, no charge will be made (not to exceed one time in 6 months).

There will be no charge for appointments cancelled due to dangerous travel conditions/weather.

Confidentiality

I abide by standards of the code of Ethics of The International Association of Coaching (IAC). What we discuss during a session is private and is held strictly confidential, unless the Illinois Law requires otherwise.

Please note that I am not a Licensed Therapist. I am a coach, teaching relaxation and stress management techniques. If I believe at any point throughout our sessions that you need professional help, then I’ll discuss this with you and refer you to a Mental Health Professional or Emergency Service Professional that can offer the necessary help you might need.