Rates: My standard fee is $200. per one-hour session. Sessions that run over due to a first time client or special circumstances are not charged more. Recent college graduates, laborers, nonprofit and public sector employees, artists, performers, English as a second language, families struggling to stay in SF, etc., please don’t hesitate to ask for a discount. I try to accommodate, as I want everyone to get the therapy and relief they need.
Half hour sessions are $120, and need to be scheduled through me. Longer sessions are pro-rated from my standard hourly rate. I do up to 90-minute sessions but not longer. Also schedule these through me.
As a sole practitioner, my fee is a professional rate, and I do not expect tips. You may tip if you like. I do keep my rate below my expertise equivalents’ average, and I gratefully use tips as discounts for clients who cannot otherwise afford my rates and rest assured that those clients often gratefully refer me to clients who can afford my rates or make me a better practitioner for all my clients by exposing me to injuries I might otherwise never have encountered.
Please honor my 48 hour cancellation policy. I expect full payment if you cancel an appointment for other than truly unavoidable reasons less than 48 hours in advance. Thank you.
Insurance: I will provide you with the necessary invoice to file for accident and health care insurance.
Most accident insurance carriers cover my treatments.
Most health insurance carriers and employers accept my treatments for their health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, and cafeteria plans. ALMOST NEVER will health insurance carriers cover bodywork or therapeutic massage that is not PROVIDED BY (not just prescribed by) an M.D., D.O., P.T., Acupuncturist, or D.C. Please inform me BEFORE your session, if your doctor has prescribed massage therapy and you are relying on your health care insurance company to cover the cost.