Common FAQ’s

At AKA rates are reasonable and commensurate with experience. All fees are documented, discussed, and agreed upon prior to beginning any service. You can always contact the office to discuss the fees for the type of service that you are seeking. Many private insurance plans are accepted to help lower cost, as well as discounts for paying for services up front. AKA will also provide a superbill for families that wish to use their out of network insurance benefits.

Each individual responds to therapy differently therefore it is hard to predict how long therapy will take. However, at AKA we use only empirically validated treatment approaches that are designed to target maladaptive symptoms or behaviors and replace them with coping skills and positive behaviors. Remember, at AKA we are The Fast Track to Better Behavior!

There are five to six appointments that occur as a part of a psychological evaluation. It is very important that a psychological evaluation be completed quickly and thoroughly, as often times it will help families access appropriate treatment. Therefore, at AKA we schedule all testing appointments for as soon as possible after the initial caregiver/adult interview, and then have feedback a week after the last testing appointment. On average, psychological evaluations take 3-4 weeks from first appointment to the feedback session.

At AKA we use play therapy techniques, so your child will be playing with his or her therapist. For your child, he or she will love coming to see us because therapy will be fun! Through play children communicate and learn, so it is the best modality to use with children. At the end of each 30-45 minute (depending on age and insurance) play session, the parents are debriefed about how the session went and what was worked on. Please see our “Services” page for more details about play therapy.

We will start seeing children in play therapy as young as 3 years. Children younger than 3 could benefit from a psychological evaluation, or co-joint parent/child sessions. We see up to older adults (age 70) in therapy, and will provide a psychological evaluation up to later-adulthood (age 70). For ABA, we can start seeing toddlers as young as 2 years of age though young adulthood. For EEG, we can see young children if they can communicate verbally, with no age max. Our healthy relationships and sexuality group is for ages 13 and older.

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