Dr. Jennifer Page Hughes is a licensed psychologist with a practice on the South Shore of Boston in Hingham, Massachusetts. Dr. Hughes offers short-term counseling and longer-term psychotherapy with young adults and adults, primarily in the surrounding towns of Hingham, Cohasset, Scituate, Marshfield, Norwell, Hanover, Kingston, Pembroke, Duxbury, Weymouth, Hull, and Braintree.

location

South Shore Therapy has transitioned to teletherapy services for the time being and is committed to providing the same quality of care remotely.

payment

The fee for the initial 60-minute session is $160; the fee for subsequent routine 50-minute sessions is $140 per session. 

Dr. Hughes is also an in-network provider for Blue Cross Blue Shield and the United Behavioral Health plans (including Harvard Pilgrim).

expectations

My approach to the counseling relationship is collaborative and active. My goal is to help you feel comfortable about sharing what’s most important to you and to assist you in best meeting your goals.

Teletherapy/Telehealth

South Shore Therapy has transitioned to teletherapy services for the time being and is committed to providing the same quality of care remotely.

Research to date shows teletherapy is effective and there is a substantial literature base on telehealth interventions that work for a variety of problems and populations. “What we’ve seen is that telehealth is essentially just as effective as face-to-face psychotherapy—and retention rates are higher,” says David Mohr, PhD, director of the Center for Behavioral Intervention Technologies at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, who has spent his career studying telepsychology and digital mental health.

Forms

Please download these forms and fill them out prior to your first session.

Therapy Approach & Style

My theoretical orientation is integrationist and I will draw upon the principles of humanistic, interpersonal, cognitive-behavioral, and mindfulness approaches according to your presenting concerns and needs.

Most important to our work is the trusting, nurturing therapy relationship that we build together as we focus on helping you take positive steps toward your goals.

Using Insurance

First, you should call the Member Services number on your insurance card to ask if I am a provider for your plan and how much of the session is covered.  

Once you provide your insurance information to Dr. Hughes, she will take care of billing for all attended sessions.

You are responsible, however, for keeping track of how many sessions you have attended and how many are covered by your insurance plan. You are also responsible for any missed appointments or appointments cancelled with less than 24 hours notice. These can not be billed to insurance.

Please note that if you plan to use insurance for payment that you are responsible for understanding how your insurance plan works and for obtaining any referrals or authorizations needed prior to our first meeting. 

 

Questions to ask your Insurance Provider

I am an in-network provider for Blue Cross Blue Shield and the United Behavioral Health plans (including Harvard Pilgrim). If you plan to use insurance as payment, you should contact your insurance company and ask the following questions:

  • What is the co-payment amount for which I am responsible at each session?

  • Do I have a yearly session limit and, if so, what is that limit?

  • Do I need to obtain a referral or a pre-authorization to use my mental health benefits? If so, can you tell me the steps I need to take to obtain such authorization?

If I am not a provider for your insurance plan, you may have out-of-network benefits that would cover all or a percentage of my fee. If you’d like to find out whether your insurance company will reimburse you for the cost of counseling/therapy, you should contact your insurance company. Some of the questions you might ask include:

  • Do I have out of network benefits to see a licensed psychologist?

  • If so, what percentage of the session fee do you cover?

  • What is the deductible, and how much of the deductible have I met?

  • How many sessions are covered, and in what time period?

  • How do I access the form(s) needed to submit a request for reimbursement?