Initial Appointments: FOr you to know

Dr. Marks is currently accepting new patients for virtual therapy. Please contact the office via the “Contact Us” form on this website or by emailing Dr.JenniferMarks@gmail.com for current availability. Recurring appointments are available on a weekly or biweekly basis. Recurring, monthly, appointments are not available. These slots are filled one at a time, per availability at the time of scheduling.

Once you’ve scheduled your appointment, please be sure to follow the directions under the heading "For You to Do Before Your Initial Appointment."

What to Expect:

The initial appointment is an hour long diagnostic visit. Dr. Marks will gather information regarding your current and past symptoms as well as your biological and social history in order to formulate a diagnosis and tentative plan for treatment. After the visit Dr. Marks will provide you with a brief overview of the discussion and any diagnostic impressions.

Cost/Insurances Accepted:

This practice accepts Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO, and United Healthcare PPO. Unfortunately, we are not currently contracted with United Healthcare Community Plan (Medicaid) and Blue Cross Blue Shield: Healthy Blue (Medicaid). If your insurance provider is not an Anthem BC/BS or UHC PPO plan but informed you that this practice accepts your insurance please double check that the address associated with the practice in your insurance agency's system is 801 Rue St. Francois St. Ste A. 

Patients scheduled to begin new services on or after 1/1/2022 will be subject to the following pay scale:. 

Initial/Diagnostic Visit: $225

45 Min Therapy Session: $165

55 Min Therapy Session: $195

Return to work Evaluation: $225 including a status recommendation letter (only) or $420 including a full diagnostic report.

Dr. Marks is not currently offering full battery or ADHD diagnostic psychological assessments due to the need for in-person evaluation. There is currently no official target date to resume in-person visits.

Payment is expected at the time of your visit. Individuals with out of network coverage may be reimbursed by your insurance agency for services provided. Dr. Marks may bill your insurance company as an out of network provider and they will reimburse you at your plan's out of network rate. 

Telehealth ONLY:

As of October 1, 2022 this practice is telehealth only. The exception to this rule is in the case of Mother-Daughter Didactic sessions (please see details above). You will receive an email from "therapy appointment" asking you to create login credentials. This is the platform that we will use for your therapy visits. You must create your credentials within 24 hours of receiving the email. If you are unable to do so, please contact the office at officeassistant.DrMarksPsyD@gmail.com when you are ready to create your credentials. The email will be resent and then you may complete the process.

The link(s) to your appointment(s) will arrive to your email at the time of each appointment, You may also log into your therapyappointment portal and wait for your virtual appointment to begin. 

For You to Do Before Your Initial Appointment:

Once you have scheduled an appointment through Dr. Marks or the Office Assistant, you will be sent a registration packet via "adobe sign". Please complete and return it at least 48 hours prior to your initial appointment to give adequate time for review. 

Please retrieve the appropriate background questionnaire for your needs (child or adult) from the "New Patients" tab at the top of the page or by clicking the link below. There is a release of information available for download as well, Please complete it with information for any agencies, doctors, or individuals with whom you would like Dr. Marks to release your protected healthcare (mental health) information. You may complete as many copies of the release form as you like. Consent to release information may be revoked at any time. You may return the questionnaires,  consent forms and any previous psychological reports or historical mental health documents via secure email or fax. Please be sure to email or fax a copy of your insurance card. 

Lastly, if you are currently taking medications, please upload a list of your medications to the secure portal and be sure to fill out a release of information for any doctor who prescribes psychotropic medications for you.