Couples Counseling Center, Amherst, NY
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René A. Jones, LMFT, MSEd, MS, Certified Sex Therapist, Director & Founder of C.R.T. Practice

Amherst, Hamburg offices/$400 session

René is the Director and Founder of Couple & Relationship Therapy Practice. She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), a Certified Sex Therapist, and an AAMFT Approved Supervisor. She is completing her Doctorate degree from Widener University in Clinical Sexology. René completed two Masters’ of Science degrees, one from Purdue University Calumet in Marriage and Family Therapy and the other from the University of Pennsylvania in Human Sexuality Education. She is a clinical member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy and a clinical member of the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists.

She is trained in treating couples, individuals, and families dealing with chronic illness, conflict, communication, domestic violence, loss/grief, self-esteem, sexual concerns, sexual abuse, and sex therapy.

René is published in academic journals. She conducted research on the influence of lupus and chronic illness on marital satisfaction, intimacy, commitment and sexual satisfaction. Her current research examines male sexual desire and arousal.

René conducts workshops regarding relationships, self-esteem, and coping with chronic illness. She also presented her academic work at several conferences.

Rene is the Director and a Faculty member of the Marriage and Family Therapy Graduate degree program at Medaille College. René worked as a supervising counselor at Crisis Services in the Advocate Program, which services rape and domestic violence victims.

Couples Counseling Center, Buffalo, NY

Therapists/Location(s):

Amherst office:

Rene Jones/$400 session

Julia Ricklefs/$200 session

Elizabeth Ericksen- ONLINE Therapy only/$200 session

Hamburg office:

Rene Jones/$400 session

Allan Jones/$300 session

Nathan Smith/$200 session

Rochester/Brighton office:

Julia Ricklefs/$200 session

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Appointments:

All initial appointments are made over the phone. To schedule your initial apt, simply call 716-870-5176 for either of our two Buffalo area offices or 585-505-3110 for our Rochester office. (Note: a "non-refundable" session fee prepayment with a credit card in your name is due, when scheduling your initial apt.).

Rates:

Our therapists' session rates range from $200/session to $400/session and are based on the level of experience, areas of specialties, degrees, and certifications of our therapists. Each session is an hour.

Click here- therapists' rates, to view our current therapists' session rates.

Insurance:

We do not accept any of type health insurance. You can call your insurance company and ask them, if you have any "out-of-network" insurance benefits for “Couples/Family” therapy (CPT code 90847), and/or “Individual" therapy (CPT code 90837). If so, we can provide a NYS billing receipt, which will contain the normally required Diagnosis and CPT code(s).

This is again for "out-of-network" reimbursement. Please know that our Practice does NOT interact with the insurance companies at any level. You must still pay our Practice up-front and out-of-pocket and submit your NYS billing receipt to your insurance company, separately at your choosing.

Payment Options:

We accept payment in the form of a credit card in your name or from a Paypal account in your name- both via our PayPal link below

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