How many sessions will I need?
The number and frequency of treatments differ from person to person. Some people experience dramatic relief and see results in the first two treatments. For acute problems, usually eight to ten visits in total are appropriate. For complex or long-standing chronic conditions, one to two treatments per week for 6-10 weeks may be recommended. An individualized treatment plan that includes the expected number of treatments will be discussed during your second visit.
Approximate Cost:
- Intake session ( 70-90 minutes): $130-$150
At the Dr. Areti Craniosacral Center, an intake session includes a client history and assessment, as well as your first treatment. After that, our therapist can help you create a treatment plan to address your specific issue, tailored to your needs.
- Follow-Up Sessions ( 45-60 minutes): $ 75-$110
Most clients will start see progress within one or two sessions, but to fully resolve an issue so that it doesn’t keep returning, longer treatment is needed.
If you have a specific condition you’d like to address, such as chronic pain or dysfunction in the body, one single session isn’t going to get you where you’d like to be. More often, you’re going to need a series of treatments to fully address the problem and keep it from returning, changing the pain/emotional pattern, or persisting. At the Dr. Areti LLC Craniosacral Center we’ve found that it often works best for clients to front-load their treatment by scheduling weekly or twice-a-week treatments for the first three months and then reduce the frequency of treatments as your condition improves. This gets a body into “healing mode” and helps gain momentum toward resolving chronic issues. However, we have take under consideration what is practical doable and if the client includes other modalities to support structural, physical, emotional and mental well-being.
For example, a client with migraines might come twice a week for two to three weeks, weekly for the following two weeks, then every other week for a month or more, with a follow up monthly treatment as needed. We tailor the treatment to each individual and base it on what they’re experiencing and how their body is able to sustain the work we do within a treatment, rather than a set timescale or program.
For certain conditions that we treat often, we offer packages of support to bundle your treatment. For example, for families dealing with a kiddo with ADHD, Autism, learning disabilities, or with a senior citizen with dementia, we offer a package of as-needed support and access to our comprehensive self-care and DIY course.
Many of our clients are busy professionals and entrepreneurs with full lives and complex, dynamic goals. These clients use our services as a weekly or bi-monthly touchstone to help them increase their margins, handle stress, augment their creativity and help them reach financial, business, personal or professional goals. These clients recognize the financial benefit of supporting their health, understanding that we each only get one body and see their health and well-being as their most valuable resource.
Appointment Cancellation Policies
Your appointment time is set aside specifically for you. If you cancel your appointment less than 24 hours before your scheduled time, or you are a no show, it disrupts your practitioner’s schedule, affecting other clients who could have scheduled that time. To avoid a cancellation fee of $75, please call/text 412-419-1537.
Payment
Payment in the form of a check, or cash, is due the day of treatment.
How might I pay for Naturopathic Craniosacral Therapy and other services with and HSA?
Unfortunately, most medical insurance companies will not cover craniosacral therapy. However, Dr. Areti LLC Craniosacral Center is a Naturopathic authorized medical expense for Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA). You may be able to use your HSA or FSA account.
Some clients are members of health care cost sharing programs, and are able to get reimbursement for some or all of their craniosacral therapy through these programs, depending on their plan’s rules. Dr. Areti can write a letter of medical necessity for Naturopathic craniosacral therapy and/or other services for you to submit to your insurance company. Please make this request if needed.
Why is the cost of Craniosacral Therapy more affordable with Dr. Areti as compared with massage or other therapies?
Dr. Areti LLC prices aim to include more people in her therapeutic tribe cycle, not excluding those with limited or fixed budgets. Dr. Areti LLC’s affordable prices don’t reflect her immense patience experience, expertise, medical education, background and position within the healing community.
What is the Cost of Not Getting Treatment?
When considering cost, it’s also important to note the sometimes tangible and intangible costs of not getting treatment for a chronically stressed nervous system. The impact of not receiving treatment can take a huge toll on your everyday life.
Client have told us they’re able to travel where they weren’t before or have a better relationship with their family because they have more energy to offer. Their children are more expressive and they communicate their thoughts with coherence. Athletes have improved their performance and keep up with their scholarships.
Clients with severe debilitating illnesses have found themselves able to work again after receiving craniosacral therapy. For them, the cost of treatment pales in comparison to what they would have lost, both in terms of income and quality of life.
Teenagers with braces, scoliosis, flat feet and many other physical challenges they experience structural integrity, and less tension.
Some of our clients are moms and babies. For these families, the postpartum period is a precious once-in-a-lifetime period that is worth the investment to make it the best it can be. Transforming a colicky, screaming baby to one that’s calm and able to connect with their caregiver has a lifetime of implications for parenting and family relationships. For babies or young children with a tongue tie, the cost of not getting treatment – later issues with speech and oral development, torticollis and plagiocephaly requiring treatment with a helmet, etc. Investing in wellness, rather than compensating and tolerating illness, is a strategy that makes the most sense long term.
Overwhelmingly, clients find the effectiveness of our Naturopathic Craniosacral protocols and the outcomes they experience to be well worth the investment. The time saved by pursuing expert care creates exponential opportunity in other areas of life.
Exploration of Dr. Areti’s Modalities and Services
If you’re interested in exploring more about different modalities/techniques, we’ve got you covered at Dr. Areti LLC. You can learn about various techniques like neurovascular and Total Body fascial release, Somatoemotional Release, Trauma, PTSD , Cranial sacral AcuPressure to balance the Meridians, Craniosacral for Cancer Patients, Pre and Postsergury Naturopathic Lymphatic and Glymphatic Drainage, Visceral manipulation, Nutrition/supplement, Neurodevelopmental challenges, Pediatric and Newborn Craniosacral, Movement therapy, Personal training, Neuroeducation. Dr. Areti’s services cover everything that can help with skeletal muscle, organ mobility and motility, tissue-arteries-nerves extensibility, biochemistry, trapped emotions immobility and pain. Or perhaps you’re just curious about non-invasive therapeutic treatment with mechanical lymphatic drainage that uses light pressure with ligaments, and muscles movement to stimulate lymph flow.
If you’re expecting a baby, our guide on Craniosacral for healthy pregnancy could be of interest, providing insights on how supporting the whole craniosacral and the musculoskeletal system can help alleviate some of the discomforts associated with pregnancy.