Jacqueline Bonelli Smith, MFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Getting Started
If you are considering psychotherapy, I encourage you to schedule an initial consultation: a 50-minute session in which you will have the opportunity to get a feel for how I work, while I begin to learn about your concerns and make an assessment.It will be at the initial consultation that we will discuss the appropriateness of psychotherapy for you at this time and develop a plan for your next steps. Your plan may include scheduling additional sessions. The schedule, or length and frequency of the sessions, will also be discussed at this first meeting, and will depend on your level of distress, your preferences, my clinical assessment, your time limitations and financial concerns. We will come up with an initial plan and make adjustments as we proceed. I see clients at frequencies of two sessions per week, once a week, and every other week. Typically, towards the end of your treatment the frequency will be reduced to once a month.
It is essential that financial issues do not prevent you from obtaining the assistance you need and deserve. Although I do provide a significant portion of my work at a reduced fee, these arrangements are in high demand. During our initial assessment we will discuss the fee.
You may either pay cash or utilize your health insurance. Below is listed all insurance companies with whom I am currently credentialed:
- Aetna
- Blue Cross of California
- Blue Shield Federal Employee's Program
- Blue Shield of California
- Definity Health
- MHN/Health Net
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- San Diego TERM Team
- Tricare
- UniCare
- United Behavioral Health (UBH)
- Victims of Crime (VOC)