
frequently asked questions
FAQs
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Our team of dietitians provide one-on-one virtual nutrition counseling sessions. We work with clients age 13+ of all genders, all races, all bodies and abilities. We also offer guidance and coaching to parents of children with feeding issues, providing strategies to engage with their children using a Health at Every Size (HAES) approach.
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Fee for Service Notice for Nutrition Counseling
In-network Insurance: Whole Life Nutrition currently accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield insurance. Insurance is billed directly on your behalf, if your coverage has been verified in advance of your visit. If insurance rejects a submitted claim for any reason, the client is responsible and will pay the full fee for the service(s) rendered.
Out-of-network Insurance: If we are not in-network with your insurance, your clinician can provide a superbill that you can submit directly to your insurance company. If a superbill is requested, clients are responsible for privately paying at the time of the service. Additionally, submitting a superbill does not guarantee reimbursement to cover the services provided.
Out of Pocket Fees: If not covered by or not using insurance, out of pocket fees are $175 per session for Sarah Butler, and $200 per session for Anna Sweeney.
Sliding Scale Options: We feel that nutrition therapy should be accessible to everyone, so we are open to work on a sliding scale basis depending on your need. Please indicate your interest in a sliding scale rate on the inquiry form.
Medicaid/Medicare: We are not in-network with Medicare or Medicaid . If you have one of these plans, please inquire about low-cost sliding scale and private pay services.
Care Coordination Fee:Depending on the client's case, there may be an increased amount of time spent by the clinician on care coordination outside of sessions. The client would be responsible for a care coordination fee of $30 per 15 minutes. An estimate document can be provided by the clinician.
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Our sessions are 50 minutes long. We take the first few sessions to really get to know you. This includes a thorough assessment where we review the intake material together, discuss your eating history, talk through current food and body struggles and determine together a prioritized list of goals. In each follow-up session, will delve more into understanding your unique relationship to food, explore what is and isn't working, and refine your goals. As a team, and with you as the most important member, we work together to move you closer to where you wish to be.
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Absolutely. Most of our clients are in a place where they want to let go of the scale as a measure of self-worth and want to be less obsessed with food. But their histories of chronic eating disorders and dieting make it really hard to do so. We want you to know these are principles that inform our work but that we are there to partner with you as you grapple through your own process of healing.
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It depends on your needs and preferences. As you might expect, the duration of our relationships depend on the purpose of our meeting, your goals, your readiness to change, the support systems you have in place, and many other factors. Most importantly, this is really up to you. We will encourage you to determine if your needs and whether or not we are making progress towards your goals.
For some clients weekly visits can be crucial. For others, a few visits may suffice. After the assessment, we discuss with our clients what is both beneficial and realistic, taking into account their specific circumstances and goals.
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The easiest way to make an appointment is to contact us directly from the link below.