Serving South Carolina and Pennsylvania
Serving South Carolina and Pennsylvania
Please email if your questions are not answered adequately below.
Adjunct therapy is treatment provided in addition to the therapy that a client receives from their primary therapist. The client continues working with their primary therapist, and this therapist collaborates with me, so that I am providing just the EMDR treatment (or in some cases just therapeutic/trauma-focused yoga), while the primary therapist supports continued stabilization, and aftercare.
Clients receive intensive EMDR therapy in longer blocks of time than the current traditional model of therapy. Intensives are often scheduled over the course of 1-4 consecutive days of treatment, for 3-6 hours per day. Clients who live locally can schedule intermittent blocks of time if we determine that doing so is clinically appropriate.
Insurance does not currently pay for intensives. People who have a sexual assault history may be able to use VCAP; if the crime occurred in Pennsylvania, you do not need to have reported the crime to be eligible for VCAP funds.
Learn more about intensives here.
Paula will be happy to provide recommendations as she is able. Faith Lambert, a clinician with Intersections Wellness, enjoys working collaboratively with Paula, providing talk therapy to help prepare and support clients engaging in EMDR therapy.
Please feel free to reach out via email, and include the following information:
Please understand that Paula will do my best to make recommendations to therapists in her professional networks, but she cannot personally vouch for other therapists, guarantee their availability, or guarantee that she can find one that meets all of your criteria.
I typically recommend to Favored Wellness in Coraopolis. This is a reputable group practice where all of the therapists are EMDR trained or in process of getting EMDR trained. They accept most major commercial insurances, and Allegheny County Medical Assistance. They do not accept Beaver County Medical Assistance, but do sometimes have interns who will see clients pro bono. If you have Beaver County Medical Assistance, there are some therapists at Glade Run Lutheran Services who have received EMDR training. I apologize that I do not know who they are - you can try calling to ask.
Another option is the EMDRIA website directory.
On a limited basis, I may be able to help you with a recommendation, if you have explored the above options and not found anyone. Please email to inquire, and include:
Please understand that I will do my best to make recommendations to therapists in my professional networks, but I cannot personally vouch for other therapists, guarantee their availability, or guarantee that I can find one that meets all of your criteria.
Adjunct Therapy Rates
1 hour session - $165
45 minute session - $125
30 minute session - $85
Extended session 1.5 hours - $240
I offer a limited number of sliding scale slots for self pay clients:
1 hour session - sliding scale rate - $140
45 minute session - sliding scale - $105
30 minute session - sliding scale - $75
Extended session 1.5 hours sliding scale - $215
Intensive Rates
Intensives are usually either 6 hour (full day) or 3 hour (half day) sessions, for one to four consecutive days, billed at $225 per hour when done at Paula's Beaver, Pennsylvania office.
We will typically have a few sessions prior to the intensive, for screening, assessment, and preparation. These will be billed at the rates listed above.
Individual retreat-style intensive rates will depend on cost of therapist's travel/lodging/space for therapy work. (For example, if you wish to do your intensive in a nature retreat setting, or in the future, as I become licensed in other states, at the beach!)
Rates do not include the client's lodging or travel expenses. Rates do include some collaborative communication with the client's primary therapist.
Therapy Rates/Sliding Scale Rates
1 hour session - $150
1 hour session - sliding scale - $125
1 hour session - limited sliding scale - $100
45 minute session - $115
30 minute session - $75
Adventure Therapy - Hiking - Orienteering Rates
90 minutes - $180
3 hours - $350
Paula is licensed to provide telehealth therapy to people residing in South Carolina. South Carolina residents who are interested in adjunct or intensive EMDR treatment can access Paula's services virtually. Paula is in process of becoming fully licensed to work in South Carolina, with the intention to begin offering in-person trauma focused intensives in the Charleston, SC area fall of 2024.
In compliance with the "No Surprises Act" intended to inform healthcare recipient of what they will be charged annually for healthcare services, therapists must provide each client with a "Good Faith Estimate." As psychotherapy differs from many medical treatments, in that a client's needs change over time, and insurance coverages differs from person to persion, I am able to provide a very general estimate based on hourly/weekly sessions at my self pay rate. Should you wish for my help in estimating your annual psychotherapy costs based on a different form of service delivery, I will be happy to answer any questions and update your GFE accordingly. Here is the general Good Faith Estimate.
Paula Soto
NPI: 1568598258
PA license number is CW020670
#581 on SC Telehealth Provider webpage. Paula will begin providing in person trauma focused intensives in South Carolina (Charleston region) starting fall 2024, after obtaining a SC license.
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