maren crae

she/they

I believe that my own liberation is rooted in yours. I believe that it is through relationships that we are able to witness and know ourselves. This is where healing is done. These relationships can be intrapersonal or interpersonal; they can involve plants, animals, and elements; they can be with our ancestors, deities, and guides; they can be with systems and structures. I serve as a compassionate and steady accomplice, holding space with you in your quest to find healing.

I am an experienced community worker, edge walker, and relational counselor. I work with adults (15+), diverse constellations of family, and groups. I have a background in ecology, art, midwifery, herbalism, activism and academia. My work is focused in liberatory methods of healing and education, using anti-colonial, abolitionist, and transformative justice frameworks. My work is influenced by my lived experience as a queer, gender resistant, working class, white, domestic-same-race infant adoptee, parent, and neurodivergant human.

As an accomplice I understand that we are interconnected in an animated world and also entwined in systems of oppression, some of which may directly affect you. My work is to respect and grow this interconnection. As such, I actively work to dismantle systems of oppression and to transform my own unconscious and conscious biases that may reinforce these systems. I continue to develop my understanding of my power and privilege and do my best to maintain a non-hierarchical relationship with people. When I mis-step I take accountability and work towards repairing the valuable relationship.

I am a Marriage and Family Therapist Associate with the Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists. I am under the direct supervision of Michelle Vosika-Cooper, LPC C7344.

Insurance

- I currently accept OHP Pacific Source

Private Pay Therapy Services

- A limited number of sliding scale appointments are available. Please request rates and availability -

Individual (15+)

  • 50-minute session: $250

  • 90-minute intake session: $275

Relational (couples, throuples+, and any other relational group)

  • 50-minute session: $275

  • 90-minute intake session: $300

    Fee is due at time of service. You may request a superbill from me to submit to your insurance company for possible reimbursement. I cannot guarantee that your insurance provider will reimburse you. Please contact your insurance company directly for questions about reimbursements.

About Private Pay for Services

Many people have insurance that includes a mental health benefit. This can make your co-pay much more affordable. Using this benefit means that you give permission for your insurance company to disclose your personal health information, including diagnosis, therapist’s notes, and treatment plan. Insurance companies may also impose limits on sessions or types of treatment. Choosing to pay your therapist directly for treatment eliminates the requirement to disclose your personal health information with a third party and affords you certain benefits, including: 

·       No limit on the number of visits

·       No required diagnostic labels 

·       No required course of treatment

·       Increased confidentiality of health and medical records

·       More flexible payment options

Good Faith Estimate

Under Section 2799B-6 of the Public Health Service Act, health care providers and health care facilities are required to inform individuals who are not enrolled in a plan or coverage or a Federal health care program, or not seeking to file a claim with their plan or coverage both orally and in writing of their ability, upon request or at the time of scheduling health care items and services, to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” of expected charges.

You have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” explaining how much your medical care will cost.

Under the law, health care providers need to give patients who don’t have insurance or who are not using insurance an estimate of the bill for medical items and services.

  • You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of any non-emergency items or services. This includes related costs like medical tests, prescription drugs, equipment, and hospital fees.

  • Make sure your health care provider gives you a Good Faith Estimate in writing at least 1 business day before your medical service or item. You can also ask your health care provider, and any other provider you choose, for a Good Faith Estimate before you schedule an item or service.

  • If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your Good Faith Estimate, you can dispute the bill.

  • Make sure to save a copy or picture of your Good Faith Estimate. For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises