Common questions

Eventide is out of network, which means Dr. Bellamy doesn't bill insurance directly. Many plans reimburse part of an out-of-network session. Eventide does not bill Medicare or Medi-Cal. How fees work explains the rest.

A superbill is an itemized receipt that you can send to your plan to ask for reimbursement. You get one each month. It includes a diagnosis code, which your insurer sees, and your plan decides what, if anything, it pays. Ask your plan before you start.

If you pay without insurance, you have the right to receive an estimate of what care will cost before you start. Dr. Bellamy gives you one in writing, and it is not a contract.

The fee for a session is given to you in writing before you start. How fees work covers insurance, paying yourself, receipts and estimates.

Yes. Health savings and flexible spending cards work like any other card for sessions.

You and Dr. Bellamy talk about what is changing in your life and what you want from the work. She explains how privacy and fees work. You decide at the end whether to book another. Your first session has the full picture.

A session is 50 minutes, usually weekly at first. Your clinician sets the pace with you, and you can change it as the work changes.

Dr. Bellamy is licensed in California. For video sessions you need to be in California at the time of the session.

Call or text 988, any time, or call 911 in an emergency. Eventide's website and voicemail are not monitored around the clock, so please don't use them for anything urgent. Crisis and resources has more.

What you say in sessions is private. The limits are the ones the law sets: a risk of serious harm to you or someone else, suspected abuse of a child or an elder, and a court order. Dr. Bellamy explains them in the first session.

Dr. Bellamy sees adults, age 18 and older. If you are looking for care for a teen, your pediatrician or your school can suggest where to start.

Please give at least 48 hours' notice to cancel or move a session. A session cancelled with less notice is charged the session fee. If something urgent comes up, tell Dr. Bellamy and she will work it out with you.