Price per session is $150

We will work together to ensure that you are accomplishing all of your goals. I do not give a time frame as each client and circumstance is so individualized.

All Ages! While my main focus is children, adolescents, and families, I am well equipped to help with a variety of needs across the lifespan. Regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, race, ethnicity, or gender identity, you are welcome at Magical Moments Counseling!

Play Therapy is defined by APT as “the systematic use of a theoretical model to establish an interpersonal process wherein trained Play Therapists use the therapeutic powers of play to help clients prevent or resolve psychosocial difficulties and achieve optimal growth and development."

Play Therapy should only be provided by graduate-level mental health professionals who have met the required education, clinical licensure, and additional specialized training and supervision specific to Play Therapy.

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What exactly is Digital Play Therapy?

Digital Play TherapyTM is a modality that utilizes highly motivating, immersive activities to incorporate areas of client culture and interest into the play therapy process to deepen relationships, gather information, implement interventions, and advance the treatment plan forward.

(Stone, 2020)

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AutPlay integrates psychological/counseling theory, models of play therapy, and relationship development approaches together in a collaborative protocol to assist children and adolescents toward gains in addressing mental health struggles. Parents and children are considered co-change agents in the therapy process and work as partners with the therapist.

AutPlay protocol typically follows three phases of therapy – 1) Intake and Assessment Phase, 2) Structured Play Intervention Phase, and 3) Termination Phase. Additionally, protocol involves the AutPlay Follow Me Approach (FMA), a child led (non directive based philosophy to meet engagement, connection, and relationship development needs.

AutPlay Therapy is a neurodiversity informed and affirming collaborative process designed to value the individual child and highlight their strengths as well as guide areas of intervention, goals, and approaches for addressing the needs of the child and family.

The therapeutic powers of play (core change agents) are utilized to address a variety of possible needs including emotional regulation struggles, social navigation needs, engagement/connection growth, anxiety and fear reduction, sensory challenges, executive functioning struggles, depression and self-esteem issues, trauma issues, advocacy, stigmatization, identity appreciation, the social model of disability, autonomy, inclusion needs, and parent/child relationship struggles.

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Theraplay is a dyadic child and family therapy that has been recognized by the Association of Play Therapy as one of seven seminal psychotherapies for children. Developed over 50 years ago, and practiced around the world, Theraplay was developed for any professional working to support healthy child/caregiver attachment. Strong attachment between the child and the important adults in their life has long been believed to be the basis of lifelong good mental health as well as the mainstay of resilience in the face of adversity. Modern brain research and the field of neuroscience have shown that attachment is the way in which children come to understand, trust and thrive in their world.

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I am currently working under supervision of a Theraplay Practitioner to become certified as a Theraplay Practitioner.

We will work together to determine realistic and measurable goals for your child. Every 3-4 sessions we will come together to talk about what is working, what needs to change, and how we can implement those changes.

Yes! I take most major insurances. I have contracted with a few companies that handle all of my billing to make things easier and more seamless for everyone.

The cost per session is $140 and I do offer a sliding scale. To see if you qualify for that, please reach out and we can discuss.

I do! Co-parenting effectively is essential to the mental wellbeing of your children. I do require all custodial parents to be involved and sign the informed consent unless otherwise noted by a divorce decree. The divorce decree must be on file prior to sessions starting with your child. There are exceptions so please do not hesitate to reach out to discuss further.

We’ve known sandtray therapy is powerful for years (since the 30’s) but have only fairly recently realized WHY it’s so powerful. We now can peek inside the brain with fMRI’s and understand how our brain processes information. Information is processed first with pictures and THEN words and linguistics are attached to it. This makes sense if you think about it- we can process images WAY before we can words developmentally.

I bet if you think about it, this still happens. Ever seen a picture that affected you a certain way in your body and mind but struggled to put it into words? That’s because information is processed first with pictures and images in the right part of our brain and this information may never get moved to the left part of the brain (where words happen).

The right side of the brain is where all of our early trauma lies as well as our feelings and emotions. Seems like the right side of the brain is where the big meat of the therapy stu lies doesn’t it? AND - you get one other HUGE benet- when you show me your world in the sand, I understand more about you and will then be able to help you get better faster.

I know, it may seem a bit kooky or weird but I promise it’s all grounded in science. The next time you come see me, we will be in the sandtray. Here’s my prediction you will realize all kinds of things that you didn’t know were linked by doing a sandtray. It helps your brain work together better and also helps me as a therapist understand your world better so I can know how to help you get better faster.

So what do you think—are you willing to give it a try?

No Surprise Act/ Good Faith Estimates

You have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” explaining how much your medical care will cost.

Beginning in 2022, health care providers need to give patients who do not have insurance, or who are not using insurance, an estimate of the bill for medical items and services. Under this law, clients have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of any non-emergency items or services. This includes related costs like medical tests, prescription drugs, equipment, and hospital fees, and yes, it includes psychotherapy.

Health care providers are to provide a Good Faith Estimate in writing at least 1 business day before your medical service or item. You can also ask your provider for a Good Faith Estimate before you schedule an item or service.

Good Faith Estimates provided by Dr. Stone will include the cost of a year's worth of once-per-week services to cover the bases. Estimating how many sessions a client will require is impossible as there are a number of variables which determine the extent of the care. Time off, finishing treatment, and the need for an increase in visits will all impact the total number of services provided, and therefore the costs incurred.

As required by the law, if you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your Good Faith Estimate, you can dispute the bill.

Make sure to save a copy or picture of your Good Faith Estimate.

For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises or call 1-800-985-3059.

I will provide a Goodfaith Estimate for private pay clients in the intake paperwork.