Short session
A quiet check-in for a lighter week or a low-energy day, and a good fit for work already under way.
30 minutes
Counseling for sensitive adults · Spartanburg, South Carolina
Therapy at a lower volume
A solo counseling practice for highly sensitive adults and introverts. Sessions here are built around soft light, an easy pace, room for silence and, if you like, a camera that stays off.
The low-stimulation session
A session with the volume turned down
These are the things you can ask for before your first session. All of them are ordinary requests here.
| What changes | A usual session | A low-stimulation session |
|---|---|---|
| Light | A usual sessionOverhead lights on. | A low-stimulation sessionA lamp and daylight. The overhead lights stay off unless you want them. |
| Pace | A usual sessionA steady back-and-forth. | A low-stimulation sessionNo hurry to fill a pause. You can take a minute to find the words. |
| Silence | A usual sessionSilence is usually filled. | A low-stimulation sessionQuiet is allowed. Your counselor waits and does not fill it. |
| Camera | A usual sessionCamera on. | A low-stimulation sessionWhen you meet by video, the camera can stay off, or you can talk by phone. |
| Length | A usual sessionOne fixed hour. | A low-stimulation session30, 50 or 80 minutes, to match your energy that week. |
Session lengths
Three session lengths
Choose the length that fits your energy. You can change it from one session to the next.
Individual sessions
In the office, by voice or by video.
Standard session
The usual hour, with a minute of quiet built into the middle.
50 minutesLong session
A slower start for a big subject, or for a first session, with a break whenever you need one.
80 minutes
Your fee for each length is given to you in writing before you start.
Book a session
Choose a time when you are ready
Booking runs through the practice's own scheduling page, so there is nothing to install and nobody to call. If you would rather write first, the form further down is there.
Phone(864) 555-0104
In their words
What the room felt like
“Nobody hurried me. I could sit for a minute before I said anything, and that was fine.”
Allison T.Client
“The lamp, the quiet and the pace made it easier to show up than I expected.”
Shawn P.Client
“I switched to Spanish halfway through the hour, and Lidia simply followed me.”
Isabella R.Client
Sample reviews.
How a session goes
A session, in the order it happens
Before you arrive, you can tell us what to turn down: the light, the sound, the small talk. Then the hour goes at your pace.
In this order
Before: you tell us what to turn down
Arrival: a quiet room, a lamp and a minute to settle
The session: your pace, with pauses welcome
The end: a few quiet minutes before you go
Your counselor
Lidia Ojeda, licensed professional counselor
Lidia Ojeda sees adults one at a time in a quiet office on Magnolia Street. Sessions are in English, in Spanish, or in both within the same hour, whichever you think in.
What to expect
Sessions in English or in Spanish
One counselor for every session, not a rotating cast
Any method explained before you try it
How fees work
What sets the fee, and what you hear before you start.
Insurance we work with
Quietude Therapy is out of network with insurance plans, and we do not bill Medicare or Medicaid. If your plan reimburses out-of-network counseling, you can claim part of the fee back yourself.
Out of network with insurance plans
Medicare and Medicaid: not billed here
Plans that reimburse out-of-network care: ask your plan
If you pay yourself
Your fee depends on the length of the session, 30, 50 or 80 minutes, and it is given to you in writing before you start. A limited number of reduced-fee spots are held each season; ask about them when you write. HSA and FSA cards work, and a session canceled with 24 hours' notice is not charged.
Set by the length of the session
Given in writing before you start
A limited number of reduced-fee spots
Receipts for reimbursement
Each month you can ask for an itemized receipt (a superbill) with the dates, the session lengths and a diagnosis code, to send to your plan. Your plan will see that code. Whether it reimburses anything, and how much, is up to your plan, so ask before you start.
An estimate in advance
If you pay without insurance, you have the right to a written Good Faith Estimate of the cost of your care before you start. We send one before your first session. If a final bill is $400 or more above the estimate, you can dispute the bill. The estimate is not a contract.
Checking your benefits
Lidia does not check your benefits for you. Before your first session she gives you the questions to ask your plan: whether it pays for out-of-network counseling, and what it needs on a receipt.
Questions
What people ask first
Do you take my insurance?
Quietude Therapy is out of network with insurance plans, and we do not bill Medicare or Medicaid. If your plan reimburses out-of-network counseling, you can claim part of the fee back with a receipt from us.
What is a receipt for reimbursement, and how do I use it?
A receipt for reimbursement, called a superbill, lists the date, the session length and a diagnosis code, and you can send it to your plan. The plan may reimburse part of the fee. Your plan will see the code, and it decides whether it pays, so ask before you start.
What is a Good Faith Estimate?
If you pay without insurance, you have the right to a written estimate of the cost of your care before it starts. We send one before your first session. If a final bill is $400 or more above it, you can dispute the bill. The estimate is not a contract.
How much does a session cost, and how do fees work?
The fee depends on the length of the session: 30, 50 or 80 minutes. It is given to you in writing before you start, and you pay at the end of each session. A limited number of reduced-fee spots are held each season.
Can I use an HSA or FSA card?
Yes. Both work for sessions here. Keep your receipts, as your plan may ask for them.
What happens in the first session?
You talk with Lidia, at your pace, about what you would like from counseling and what to turn down in the room: light, sound, pauses. She explains how sessions work, and nothing happens that is not explained first.
Request a session
Tell us how to reach you
We reply within one business day, by the method and at the time you choose. Email only is a fine choice. Your fee is given to you in writing before your first session.
Phone(864) 555-0104
Hours
- Tue – ThuToday
- 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
- FriToday
- 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
- Mon, Sat, SunToday
- Closed
Friday sessions are by voice or video.