Counseling

  • What to expect

    We know that coming to counseling can be a difficult step to take. Our first session will be about getting to know one another a little better and assessing your needs and goals with you. We hope that it will be a good fit for everyone and we welcome your feedback. If need be, additional referrals and recommendations may be given following the assessment.

  • Our Office

    Porchlight is centrally located in Columbus, Ohio. We offer both in-person and telehealth sessions.

    Our office is located at

    3600 Olentangy River Road,

    Building D, Suite 105.

    Columbus, OH 43214.

    We are located on the lower floor. If you are scheduled for an in person appointment, we will be glad to greet you in the waiting room located to the right of the entrance.

  • RATES AND INSURANCE

    Porchlight rates are as follows

    $200 initial session (assessment)

    $130 session fee

    We accept the following insurances:

    Caresource Medicaid

    Caresource Marketplace

    Aetna

    UHC/Optum,UMR

    Medical Mutual

    Please contact us for rates on specialty services, including licensure supervision.

    Payment is required at the time of service.

    We encourage you to learn more about the reimbursement policy from your insurance company. Even with insurance coverage you may be responsible for copays and deductibles.

No surprises act

The No Surprises Act is a federal law which provides you with the right to a good faith estimate of the cost of services at our practice. However, Ohio licensing board rules require us to provide you with the actual cost of service charges in a written informed consent form to which you must agree prior to us providing services. That will be available to you prior to you being seen for services and prior to any billing. In most cases it is impossible to estimate how many sessions you will need, and that will not be determined until your concerns are evaluated and will also vary based on the progress that you make, which depends in part on your efforts with the process. You will be free to discontinue services at any time or the services may otherwise be terminated in accordance with the informed consent form language.

Although the No Surprises Law says that you may initiate a dispute process if the actual charges are substantially in excess of the Good Faith Estimated charges, i.e. if you are charged $400 more than the estimated cost for a session or for the total estimate provided, that is unlikely to happen and would be a violation of licensing board rules, since you will be agreeing upfront to actual charges per session prior to being seen. Dispute information is available upon request, however. Any changes to our fees will require a change in the informed consent form fees, which you must agree to prior to having them go into effect, otherwise the fees will remain in effect for 6 months.