About Jack Williams, Ph.D.: I am a licensed psychologist in Pennsylvania and have practiced clinical psychology in State College for over 25 years. I provide couples therapy, cognitive-behavioral and insight-oriented individual psychotherapies to adults, retirement and life coaching, and clinical hypnosis for pain managment, and my results-oriented approach works well for my clients. Nevertheless, therapy is a two-way interaction, so I also would like feedback from you to ensure that you are getting what you need.
Confidentiality: I handle what you share with me with great care, and your records are kept secure and separate from others. Your confidentiality is protected by law, but there are a few exceptions. If you are a clear danger to yourself or another person, the law allows me to break confidentiality and intervene. If I believe a child has been or will be abused, the law requires a report. If you pay by insurance, I may need to communicate with them about treatment, and your payment records are handled online and many not be totally secure since the internet is not totally secure. I also have to testify if a court orders me to do so.
Appointments: Our meetings will usually be weekly and 50 minutes long unless we agree on another arrangement. Your appointment time belongs to you, so you will be charged $50 for appointments that are not cancelled by phone 24 hours in advance.
Fees and payments: Fees that are not covered by insurance should be paid at the time of treatment. I generally charge $125 for regular sessions, and $140 for evaluation sessions when we first meet. Insurance does not cover coaching, or the pro-rated charge for phone calls, letters, and reports that take longer than 10 minutes. Please call the office at 814-861-3300 if you have billing questions.
Please contact your company ahead of time to be sure I am in their network, to check on your deductible and co-pay, to see if you need pre-authorization, and to update any other information they need. If your insurance company refuses to cover you, you are responsible for the charges. Be sure to bring your insurance card to your first appointment.
Contacting me - 814-441-5738: You may leave a confidential voice-mail message on my phone at any time. I will return your call as soon as I can. If you have a true mental-health emergency, please contact the Centre County Crisis Line at 1-800-643-5432, or call 911, or go to your closest emergency room. If we communicate by email, remember that email is not a secure medium. Please cancel appointments by phone only
About the Office: I am located in Suite 303 and share office space with the Center for Child and Adult Development (CCAD). CCAD is an association of practicing professionals that shares expenses, administrative functions, and office space. I want you to know that I am completely independent of CCAD in providing you with clinical services and I alone am fully responsible for those services. My professional records are separately maintained and no other people have access to them without your specific, written permission or a court order.
