150 Nickerson Street, Suite 105 Seattle, WA 98109 Phone: (206) 496-2426 Fax: (206) 327-9169 info@shiraev-pllc.com If you are experiencing a mental health emergency or if you require after hours support dial the National Suicide and Crisis Hotline at 9-8-8. New telehealth patients are being accepted upon my practice reopening on 1/2/2024. Prospective and existing patients please review upcoming changes to practice policies, to include updated fees starting March 1, 2024. Announcement Regarding Change To Regular Hours: Beginning September 2023 My Practice Hours Will Be As Follows: Mondays: 9 AM-5 PM Tuesdays: 9 AM-3 PM Wednesdays: 9 AM-5 PM Announcement Regarding Change to New Practice Management and Electronic Health Records System (February 2024): Due to the volume of clients who reported problems registering and connecting to their client portals with Patient Fusion (in association with my old electronic records and practice management platform-Practice Fusion) and in order to better fulfill my own needs as a practitioner I have made a necessary decision as a business owner to change platforms to Simple Practice. Active patients will receive emails from Simple Practice and/or me directly with information on how to complete forms (yes, unfortunately completing forms again will be necessary) in the new client portal and how to connect using the new telehealth platform. Though I respect filling out more forms will be a hassle, I hope that in the long run this will reduce hassles and improve client experience with telehealth services and prepare us all for a smooth transition when I return to telehealth only service in Fall 2024. The process should take minutes, not hours. If you run into problems, please let me know so I can work on allocating time to speak with you by phone or add time to an existing session to assist you. Those few clients coming for in-person sessions at present may opt to bring a device (a tablet or laptop is best) to an in-person session for support in getting set up with access to the new client portal if needed. I will not be charging clients for providing such support. Thank you for your patience. Announcement Regarding Fee Changes, Policy Changes, and Changes to Services Offered: Fee changes will go into effect beginning 3/1/24. My hourly rate for intake and assessment appointments will be $150.00. Follow-up appointments or for any other services offered that are based upon my standard hourly rate, the new rate will be $140.00/hour. My cancellation policy has been updated asking that patients provide 24 hours notice of a need to cancel in order to avoid being charged a cancellation/missed appointment fee. I will continue to offer patients one free missed appointment per year (I will based this on the calendar year rather than your treatment year for ease of tracking) and these will be tracked more closely this year and patients may experience stricter application of this policy than they have in the past. The missed appointment fee will be $140.00 starting 3/1/24. A reminder that there is a fee for form completion services and these will be more strictly applied moving forward. If I cannot complete your request within a scheduled session or it requires greater than 15 minutes of my time outside of session, expect to be charged based accordingly at the pro-rated $125.00 rate (and at $140.00 rate starting 3/1/24). My current office lease is ending in Fall 2024. To assist me in better managing business costs and given the continued wide acceptance of virtual services, I will be making a return to full-time remote work beginning in the Fall of 2024 (specific dates of this transition, updated mailing address for written correspondence will be announced closer to that time). For those few clients who have expressed preference for in-person services, I will continue to offer in-person services until this transition. Beginning January 1, 2024 I will be accepting new virtual patients only. If you have additional questions/concerns please speak with me at your leisure about these changes. Scheduled Practice Closures: My practice will be closed April 4th through April 14th and will reopen on Monday, April 15, 2024. Messages will not be monitored during this time. If you need immediate assistance during this practice closure due to a mental health emergency call the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988. I will need to begin required jury duty services starting the week of 4/22/24. This may lead to a practice closure for up to two full weeks. Due to the nature of this civic duty, it is impossible for me to know how this will impact my schedule. I will do my best to keep clients up to date. If you need immediate support both during and after hours during these dates due to a mental health emergency call the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988. For non-urgent issues that still require timely attention, contact another member of your medical care team--such as a primary care provider, psychiatrist, etc. during their business hours for clinical support needs during these dates. Thank you for your patien |
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We all need support at some point in our lives to help us through challenging times. It is during such times that many consider entering therapy. I recognize that choosing the right therapist to help you through the challenges you are experiencing at this time is an important one. I hope the information I have provided here will assist you in making your decision.
I am a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) with 17+ years of experience providing psychotherapy services to individuals and families of all ages. I strive to create a supportive, safe, non-judgmental environment in which to teach my clients new skills and strategies to cope with and alleviate the problems for which they are seeking therapy. I believe in the importance of working as a team with my clients. I welcome the opportunity to learn from clients what is working well and when a change to the treatment plan is needed. My clients have expressed appreciation and gratitude for this approach to the therapy process.
My practice is conveniently located in Seattle, WA near the neighborhoods of Queen Anne, Fremont, & Magnolia. I currently provide services to adolescents 16+ and adults. I provide individual therapy services at this time.
Please take some time to review the services I offer along with the information I have provided about myself and my practice. I look forward to speaking with you about how I may assist you in meeting your treatment needs and any questions/concerns you may have about the treatment process.
We all need support at some point in our lives to help us through challenging times. It is during such times that many consider entering therapy. I recognize that choosing the right therapist to help you through the challenges you are experiencing at this time is an important one. I hope the information I have provided here will assist you in making your decision.
I am a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) with 17+ years of experience providing psychotherapy services to individuals and families of all ages. I strive to create a supportive, safe, non-judgmental environment in which to teach my clients new skills and strategies to cope with and alleviate the problems for which they are seeking therapy. I believe in the importance of working as a team with my clients. I welcome the opportunity to learn from clients what is working well and when a change to the treatment plan is needed. My clients have expressed appreciation and gratitude for this approach to the therapy process.
My practice is conveniently located in Seattle, WA near the neighborhoods of Queen Anne, Fremont, & Magnolia. I currently provide services to adolescents 16+ and adults. I provide individual therapy services at this time.
Please take some time to review the services I offer along with the information I have provided about myself and my practice. I look forward to speaking with you about how I may assist you in meeting your treatment needs and any questions/concerns you may have about the treatment process.