Cancellation Policy

Late Cancellations/No Show policy

The client is expected to attend each scheduled session on time. A canceled or delayed appointment delays our work and can negatively impact other clients.  Since your appointments involve the reservation of time specifically for you, and out of respect for your therapist and our other clients, a minimum of 24 hours notice is required for rescheduling or canceling an appointment. We appreciate more than 24-hour notice when possible, as we can then make that time available to other clients. Therefore, if you should know before the required 24-hour notice that you will not be able to attend our session, please call the office at 781-325-8186 (note that this number does not accept texts), or send an email to admin@therapysolutionscenter.com so that we have time to fill your slot and can put another client in your space that may need it. The more time, the better for the therapist and other clients who are in need. We may be with a client when you call- so please leave a message and we will confirm receipt via email.

A late cancellation or no-show appointment hurts at least three people: you, your therapist, and another client who could have potentially utilized your time slot. Therapy sessions are scheduled in advance and are a time reserved exclusively for our clients. When a session is canceled without adequate notice, we are unable to fill this time slot by offering it to another current client, a client on the waitlist, or a client with a clinical emergency.

WHEN THE NO-SHOW/LATE CANCEL FEE IS WAIVED

The only exception to this cancellation policy is in the event of a serious or contagious illness or emergency. We offer one grace for these purposes every six months. Some examples of emergencies are car accidents, deaths in the family or extreme illness. Work issues do not constitute emergencies. This cancellation policy also applies even if missing the appointment was an unintentional act. For in person appointments, in the event of an extreme weather event, we can conduct the session on the phone or video (individual counseling). If both parties in a couple cannot attend, consider having one come alone instead of canceling altogether and wasting the slot.

FREQUENT CANCELLATIONS OR MISSED APPOINTMENTS

Frequent cancellations (3 or more in 6 months or 2 consecutive) and/or missed appointments (no show) will result in the termination of treatment. If you have arranged with your therapist to have recurring appointments, the next recurring appointment will stay on the calendar. Therefore, please call the office if you choose to cancel that appointment to avoid a second No Show/Late Cancel charge of $100. A voicemail is sufficient as they are date and time-stamped. The recurring appointment will be removed after the second consecutive No Show/Late Cancel.

Although we may send you text or email reminders about upcoming appointments, this is done as a courtesy and only if you consent to receive such communications by providing us with your email address and cell number. It remains your sole responsibility to keep track of and timely attend all scheduled therapy appointments, whether or not you receive the text or email reminder. It is your responsibility to inform the office if your phone number or email has changed. After 2 consecutive cancellations or no-shows, you will not be able to schedule another appointment and will be referred to another provider.

FEES FOR NO-SHOWS & LATE CANCELLATIONS

No-Show Fees:  Anytime you fail to attend a scheduled appointment without giving appropriate prior notice of cancellation, you will be charged $100 for the no-show session. The credit card information or other payment information you previously provided will be used to process this payment. By providing us with your credit card information or booking an appointment, you consent to this policy. Multiple no-shows will result in the termination of therapy.

Late Cancellation Fees:  Any session that is missed by canceling less than 24 hours in advance will be charged a $100 fee. You will be charged even if the cancellation is work-related and even if you rescheduled the appointment. The credit card information you previously provided will be used to process this payment. By providing us with your credit card information or booking an appointment, you consent to this policy. Repeated late cancellations (more than two) may result in the termination of therapy. Multiple no-shows will result in the termination of therapy.

You should note that insurance companies generally do not reimburse for missed appointments.

HOW 24-HOUR NOTICE WORKS

A fee of $100 will be charged when you miss or cancel an appointment without giving 24 hours advanced notice. This means that if an appointment is scheduled for 3:00 pm on a Tuesday, notice must be given by 3:00 pm on Monday at the absolute latest. Note that if your appointment is on a Monday, the cancellation needs to be provided no later than the prior Friday, by your appointment time, to be considered proper 24-hour notice.  You can cancel your appointment by calling the office or by sending an email to admin@therapysolutionscenter.com. 

WAIT TIME/GRACE PERIOD

Your wait time is kept to a minimum. Due to the length of time provided for each appointment, it is critical that you arrive on time for your appointments. If you are more than 10 minutes late to your appointment, we will have no choice but to reschedule your appointment and you will be responsible for the $100 fee of a no-show. To avoid paying no-show fees, we require at least twenty-four (24) hours notice for all cancellations (as described above). Both therapist and client have a grace period of 10 minutes.

For Reschedules:

Just call or send an email with some days/times that you are free to meet that same week and I will check my schedule and confirm a new day/time with you, if one is available. Otherwise, indicate that you’d like to meet the following week at the same day/time. I will provide confirmation for the new day/time as soon as possible.