Protect Clinical Energy While Your VA Manages Couples Intake, Insurance VOB, EHR Portals & Superbills.
Counseling couples through relational distress and families through complex dynamics requires deep emotional presence. Clinicians shouldn’t spend evening hours chasing insurance copays on Availity, coordinating conflicting two-partner calendars in SimplePractice, fielding pre-intake phone screenings, sending consent packets, and generating superbills. Delegate your administrative intake, insurance verification, and billing reconciliation to a HIPAA-trained assistant supervised daily by a Project Manager at $0 extra management fee.
$6 - $7 / Hour
Pure productive hours
HIPAA & BAA Ready
SimplePractice, TherapyNotes, Jane
Free Project Manager
Daily intake audit & SLA oversight
Automate Complex Therapy Practice Admin
Stop sacrificing evenings to administrative backlog. Hand off non-clinical coordination, insurance eligibility checks, and billing follow-ups to a dedicated mental health practice assistant.
- Couples Intake & Dual Consent Packets: Coordinating individual intake questionnaires, informed consent, and credit card authorization for both partners before the first session.
- Insurance Verification of Benefits (VOB): Checking deductible balances, copays, out-of-network benefits, and CPT code eligibility (90847, 90846, 90837) on Availity or payer portals.
- EHR Scheduling & Recurring Slots: Managing bi-weekly and weekly appointment holds, rescheduling requests, and waitlists inside SimplePractice, TherapyNotes, or Jane App.
- Superbills & Private Pay Invoicing: Generating accurate monthly superbills with diagnostic and CPT codes, charging cards on file via Stripe/Ivy Pay, and managing failed payment dunning.
> 18 Hrs
Weekly Clinician Admin Saved
More space for client sessions, clinical notes, and personal emotional renewal
70%
Operational Cost Reduction
Compared to hiring local front-desk receptionists or physical medical billers
$0
Management Fee
Dedicated Project Manager conducts daily intake QA and billing audits
< 15 Min
New Inquiry Response Time
Convert prospective clients promptly before they contact other clinicians
What Your Marriage & Family Therapy VA Manages Daily
Your presence belongs entirely inside the therapy room. Let your assistant manage the intake inquiries, insurance eligibility checks, EHR reminders, and payment follow-ups that keep your practice thriving.
Couples & Family Intake Coordination
Couples therapy intake is twice as complex as individual onboarding. Your VA sends separate portal invites to both partners, ensures all electronic consent forms and telehealth agreements are signed, gathers credit card authorizations, and screens for contraindications (e.g., active domestic violence or severe untreated addiction) based on your SOPs.
- Dual-partner electronic consent & portal onboarding
- Compassionate email/phone response to website inquiries
Insurance VOB & Payer Portals
Avoid unexpected out-of-pocket balance bills that stress clients. Your assistant logs into Availity, Optum, Headway, Alma, or individual payer portals to verify deductible status, copays/coinsurance, and coverage for family psychotherapy codes (CPT 90847, 90846, 90837) before the diagnostic intake session.
- Documenting client copays and out-of-pocket maximums
- Out-of-network (OON) mental health benefit calculations
EHR Scheduling & Waitlist Triage
Couples juggling busy work schedules frequently request reschedules. Your VA manages recurring appointment holds in SimplePractice, TherapyNotes, or Jane App, coordinates schedule changes, enforces 24/48-hour cancellation policies politely, and backfills sudden openings from your active waitlist.
- Automated SMS and email reminder configuration
- Active waitlist outreach when cancellations occur
Copay Billing, Ivy Pay & Superbills
Never chase payments or let unpaid balances accumulate. Your assistant charges credit cards on file via Stripe or Ivy Pay after each session, reconciles unbilled claims, issues monthly itemized superbills with diagnosis codes (ICD-10) for OON insurance reimbursement, and politely duns expired cards.
- Monthly automated superbill creation for private-pay clients
- Failed transaction notifications and card updates
Psychology Today & Directory Maintenance
Keep your client pipeline full. Your VA updates your profile details on Psychology Today, TherapyDen, GoodTherapy, and Mental Health Match, refreshes accepted insurance lists, maintains open slot availability notices, and routes incoming direct inquiry messages straight into your intake pipeline.
- Updating fee schedules, bio highlights, and specialties
- Immediate notification triage from directory web forms
HIPAA Inbox & Record Requests
Maintain pristine clinical compliance. Your VA monitors secure email inboxes (Hushmail, Google Workspace with BAA), fields non-clinical voicemails via Spruce Health, routes medical records requests under signed Release of Information (ROI) forms, and archives old client charts securely.
- Verification of signed ROIs before releasing records
- Non-clinical phone and text messaging triage via Spruce
Therapy EHRs, Clearinghouses & Communication Platforms We Support
Zero learning curve. Our virtual assistants are experienced in the leading behavioral health EHRs, telehealth platforms, clearinghouses, and HIPAA-compliant communication tools.
SimplePractice
Intake, Portals & BillingTherapyNotes
EHR & Claims ClearingJane App
Scheduling & ChartingHeadway / Alma
Payer Credential PortalsIvy Pay / Stripe
HIPAA Card ProcessingAvaility Essentials
Real-Time VOB & ClaimsSpruce Health
HIPAA VoIP & SMS TriageHushmail
Encrypted Email & Web FormsPsychology Today
Directory Profile SyncTebra / Kareo
Practice Management & BillingQuickBooks Online
Practice P&L & Bookkeeping1Password / Keeper
Encrypted HIPAA VaultsTurnkey Practice Coordination With Free Project Management
Never let an administrative detail disrupt a therapeutic relationship. We pair you with an assistant experienced in mental health practice workflows, supervised daily by a Project Manager at zero extra charge.
Submit Requirements
Share your clinical practice details: active EHR (SimplePractice, TherapyNotes, Jane), client caseload, insurance vs. private-pay mix, weekly intake volume, and communication preferences.
Finalise the Deal
Your assigned Project Manager executes a formal Business Associate Agreement (BAA) and bilateral NDA, documents your practice intake criteria, crisis escalation rules, and configures role-based access.
Expert Execution
Your VA processes dual-partner intake packets, runs insurance VOB checks, coordinates schedule adjustments, and generates superbills under daily PM oversight and quality audits.
Pay Only for Output
You are billed strictly for your assistant's productive operational hours. Your Project Manager's daily supervision, audit logs, and coverage plans are 100% free.
Your Dedicated Project Manager Guarantees Flawless Practice Compliance
Worried about billing errors, missed intake inquiries, or messy client records? Your dedicated PM audits VOB forms, cross-verifies superbill CPT codes against session logs, checks intake packets for missing signatures, and enforces strict HIPAA protocols before work touches your clinical queue.
Unvetted Freelancers vs. The Managed Choice: SageDoer
Why solo LMFTs, couples counseling clinics, and family therapy group practices choose SageDoer over unvetted gig workers.
| Key Practice Factor | Generic Freelance Boards & Upwork Contractors | The Smart Choice: SageDoer |
|---|---|---|
| Mental Health & LMFT Practice Fluency | Unfamiliar with CPT codes (90847, 90846, 90837), dual-partner intake consent, or SimplePractice portals | Pre-vetted in behavioral health EHRs, couples consent procedures, insurance VOB, and superbill generation |
| HIPAA Compliance & Legal Security | Refuse to sign Business Associate Agreements (BAAs); high risk of PHI leaks and statutory fines | Executed HIPAA BAA and strict bilateral NDAs protect 100% of client records, intake details, and practice files |
| Dedicated QA & Supervisor Oversight | Zero oversight. Clinicians must personally check every copay charge, intake form, and schedule entry | Dedicated Project Manager audits VOB calculations, verifies intake signatures, and proofs superbills for free |
| Pricing Transparency & Cost Structure | Unpredictable hourly rates marked up by up to 20% platform fees, sudden price hikes, and non-working hours | Predictable flat $6–$7/hr billed strictly for productive operational hours. Zero management fees or hidden surcharges |
| Crisis & Emergency Escalation Protocols | Freelancer panics or ignores crisis voicemails/emails, creating severe ethical and clinical liabilities | Strict adherence to documented non-clinical triage SOPs: routing crisis contacts immediately to 988 or on-call LMFT |
| Coverage Reliability & Vacation Support | Solo freelancers disappear unexpectedly, leaving client voicemails unanswered and billing frozen | Guaranteed backup assistance cross-trained on your specific practice SOPs to ensure seamless client support |
Predictable Hourly Rates for Therapy Practices
Choose the exact operational bandwidth your clinical caseload demands. Pay strictly for productive hours with zero long-term commitments.
Part-Time
Est. $560 USD / Month (4 Weeks)
Ideal for solo practitioners and boutique couples therapists managing 15–30 client hours per week who need dependable support for prospective client triage, VOB checks, and weekly scheduling.
- Pay only for hours of pure productive work
- Dedicated Project Manager included
- Couples intake, VOB & scheduling coordination
- Zero setup or onboarding fees
- Executed HIPAA Business Associate Agreement (BAA)
- Strict bilateral NDA & client data confidentiality
Full-Time
Est. $960 USD / Month (4 Weeks)
Engineered for busy multi-therapist practices, family therapy centers, and high-volume couples clinics requiring continuous business hours coverage, insurance billing triage, multi-clinician schedule coordination, and superbill distribution.
- Pay only for hours of pure productive work
- Dedicated Project Manager included
- Complete intake, VOB, EHR billing & directory upkeep
- Zero setup or onboarding fees
- No long-term commitments required
- Guaranteed internal backup coverage
Trusted by Licensed Marriage & Family Therapists Nationwide
See how therapy practice owners eliminate intake friction, prevent evening charting burnout, and preserve clinical energy with SageDoer.
"Couples intake was consuming our evenings. Trying to coordinate consents from both partners, verify out-of-network benefits, and send credit card forms was exhausting. Our SageDoer VA handles all intake onboarding in SimplePractice within 20 minutes of an inquiry. Our caseload is completely full."
Dr. Rachel Chen, LMFT
Founder, Pacific Coast Couples Institute
"I specialize in high-conflict couples and family systems. Having a professional, warm voice answer initial calls and guide prospective clients through our portal has drastically reduced our no-show rates. The executed HIPAA BAA and free Project Manager supervision gave me complete peace of mind."
Marcus Wright, LMFT
Clinical Director, Wright Relational Health
"We have 7 associate therapists and 2 clinical supervisors. Managing 140+ weekly sessions, verifying CPT 90847 copays on Availity, and issuing monthly superbills was impossible for me to handle alone. At $6/hr full-time, our SageDoer assistant has saved us over $3,000 every single month."
Sarah Kowalski, LPC, LMFT
Managing Partner, Elevate Family Therapy
"I used to spend Sunday afternoons creating superbills and updating expired credit cards in Ivy Pay. My assistant now runs billing reconciliation every Friday afternoon and flags insurance claim discrepancies immediately. I finally have true weekends back."
David Thornton, LMFT
Owner, Cascade Relational Therapy
"Couples intake was consuming our evenings. Trying to coordinate consents from both partners, verify out-of-network benefits, and send credit card forms was exhausting. Our SageDoer VA handles all intake onboarding in SimplePractice within 20 minutes of an inquiry. Our caseload is completely full."
Dr. Rachel Chen, LMFT
Founder, Pacific Coast Couples Institute
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