State of the art treatments in a warm, friendly environment
Treatment at the CBT Center generally begins with a free phone consultation with our Founder/Director, Dr. Michelle Drapkin. She will briefly ask about your needs and see which of our therapists is a good fit for your goals. You can read about our background here. If our Center is not a good fit, we do our best to provide referrals to other trusted providers. Complete our New Patient Interest Form.
Treatment at the CBT Center generally begins with a free phone consultation with our Founder/Director, Dr. Michelle Drapkin. Complete our New Patient Interest Form.
Individuals
Couples & Families
Broadly, we are trained therapists who work with you to treat whatever behaviors you might want to work on in order to live the life you value. Most frequently, this includes stress, anxiety, substance use, depression, and perfectionism. We also are certified to treat trauma and PTSD. We are trained in various CBT protocols to help identify and treat the behaviors that are getting in the way of you living the full and meaningful life you deserve.
Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) is an evidence-based form of psychological treatment that has been around for decades and is effective at treating a wide range of problems including depression, anxiety, alcohol and drug use, and other struggles. Think of CBT like a “big umbrella” under which there are many different approaches to help people improve their overall functioning and quality of life. Know more about CBT.
Traditional Cognitive Behavior Therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT; pronounced “act”)
Motivational Interviewing (MI) and Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET)
Dialectical behavior Therapy (DBT) and Radically Open-DBT
The CBT Center is an out-of-network provider. We do not accept insurance plans. You will be required to pay for your session in full at the time of service. We will provide you with a “superbill” at the end of each month that you can submit to your insurance company for reimbursement. We accept cash, check, or credit card; however we require a credit card on file.
If you have a PPO plan, they typically reimburse around 70-80% for out-of-network providers. If you’re are interested in using your PPO insurance, we suggest you call them and ask about their policy on out-of-network behavioral health care. You will want to ask these questions:
If you come to us for treatment, you will be required to pay for your session in full at the time of service and we will provide you with a monthly statement that you can submit to your insurance company for reimbursement. This is often called a “superbill”.
We accept cash, check, or credit card. We require a credit card on file, which we keep securely in your health portal. Some clients use health savings plans (HSA/FSA) to pay for therapy services.
We are expert clinicians with deep expertise in science-based interventions. We will design a treatment approach that is specific to your needs and one that is based on the best available research. To do that, we invest in your treatment, too.
| Initial eval. session | Individual session | Couples/ family |
Dr. Michelle Drapkin, Owner/Director | $450 | $325 | $385 |
Dr. Christina Contrastano, Lead Psychologist Dr. Andrew Keenan, Board Certified Psychologist | $325 | $250 | $300 |
Jamie Schwartz, MSW LCSW, Certified CBT Clinician | $325 | $250 | $300 |
Lisa Smith, MSW LCSW, Certified CBT Clinician Dr. Lara Aunio, CBT Clinician | $325 | $250 | $300 |
The CBT Center provides good faith estimates to all clients in accordance with the No Surprises Act. The Good Faith Estimate shows the cost of items and services that are reasonably expected for your health care needs for an item or service (please refer above for “What are your fees?”). The estimate is based on information known at the time the estimate was created.
The Good Faith Estimate does not include any unknown or unexpected costs that might arise during treatment. You could be charged more if complications or special circumstances occur. If this happens, federal law allows you to dispute (appeal) the bill.
You may contact the health care provider or facility to let them know the billed charges are higher than the Good Faith Estimate. You can ask them to update the bill to match the Good Faith Estimate, ask to negotiate the bill, or ask if there is financial assistance available.
You may also start a dispute resolution process with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). If you choose to use the dispute resolution process, you must start the dispute process within 120 calendar days (about 4 months) of the date of the original bill.
There is a $25 fee to use the dispute process. If the agency reviewing your dispute agrees with you, you will have to pay the price on the Good Faith Estimate. If the agency disagrees with you and agrees with the health care provider or facility, you will have to pay the higher amount.
To learn more and get a form to start the process, go to www.cms.gov/nosurprises or call HHS at (800) 368-1019.
For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate or the dispute process, visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises or call (800) 368-1019.
Keep a copy of the Good Faith Estimate in a safe place or take a picture of it. You may need it if you are billed a higher amount.
You can read more here.
We have years of training and we never stop learning. We are here because we’re passionate about helping people, as cliché as that sounds, and have devoted our careers to doing so. We work hard to practice what we preach and take good care of ourselves to bring our best selves to work to help others.
We love questions and want to help you feel as comfortable as possible. Send us an email (michelle@CBTCenterofCentralNJ.com) or call/text (732.455.9662) and we will answer whatever question you may have.
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