All children have times when they struggle with big feelings, keeping up with schoolwork, making friendships, or disruptive behaviors. However, if your child is having difficulty with social interactions, emotion regulation, or behavioral difficulties on more days than not, it may be time to seek an appointment for extra help and guidance.

Fees vary on your insurance provider and the type of service provided. If you are using your health insurance, Dr. Gering will check your benefits and go over costs with you (copayments, coinsurance, deductibles, etc) prior to any services being provided.

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If you are a not going to use your insurance (sometimes referred to as “private pay,” “cash pay,” or “fee-for-service”), pricing is as follows:

• ADHD Evaluations: $2,000

• ASD Evaluations: $2,500

• Weekly Therapy (Intake): $275

• Weekly Therapy (per session): $185

For re-evaluations, please contact Dr. Gering to discuss pricing.

Dr. Gering bills private-pay evaluations in a “20-60-20” format, in which he bills the first 20% of the overall cost at the intake, 60% of the cost at the time of testing, and the remaining 20% for the feedback session. Dr. Gering now partners with Reimbursify, an online company that will check your specific insurance plan’s out-of-network benefits. See the FAQ page for information on what this process looks like and how you may be reimbursed by your insurance provider for up to 50% - 80% of the overall cost of services using a Superbill provided by Dr. Gering through Reimbursify

Dr. Gering’s evaluations are completed over four appointments:

1) Anyone who is interested in an assessment or therapy must first complete a 10-minute “screener” appointment (free of charge) to ensure that an evaluation or therapy is right for you.
2) If we decide to schedule an assessment, a comprehensive 60 - 90 minute diagnostic interview is completed either in Dr. Gering’s office or via telehealth to gain all necessary background information on presenting problems and concerns.
3) After the interview is completed, a testing day is then scheduled for the following week. Testing includes one-on-one time with Dr. Gering, parent-report measures, self-report measures (if the child is old enough), questionnaires for teachers, and a full battery of age-appropriate psychological measures and assessments. Testing typically takes at least half of a day to complete, but to ensure the highest possible quality of care, Dr. Gering schedules only one patient per day. When you complete an assessment with Dr. Gering, you are the only person he sees for the day. This ensures that there will be enough time to discuss, explore, and evaluate any concern you have.
4) Approximately 2-3 weeks after testing is completed, a 90-minute feedback session is completed (in-person or via telehealth, whatever is easiest for all). At this time, you will be provided with an explanation of all testing results, diagnosis, recommendations, and the comprehensive evaluation report.

While testing sessions will be held primarily between the child and Dr. Gering, some younger children will complete testing with their parent in the room (which will be discussed before testing begins). With this in mind, parents are expected to remain onsite for the duration of their child’s appointment unless specifically discussed.

Dr. Gering typically does not provide evaluations, reports, or letters for legal proceedings, and he will not comment on fitness for parenting or custody matters in his evaluation reports.

If you become involved in legal matters that require Dr. Gering’s participation, you will be expected to pay for all professional time, including preparation and transportation time/costs, even if Dr. Gering is called to testify by another party. Please make the office aware of any legal matters as early as possible. Professional fees for any legal work is $500 per hour billed in one hour increments, with a minimum of 4 hours billed. Payment is required prior to services being rendered.