**As of January 1, 2025, we will only be accepting new reunification therapy clients on a case-by-case basis. We recommend checking with Family Court Services for provider recommendations. **
We do not allow court-ordered or court-involved to schedule online. Scheduling online without contacting our office about your order may result in appointment cancellation.
A. The Difference Between Court-Ordered and Court-Involved Therapy:
I provide therapy for clients who 1) have a court order for therapy or 2) for clients who are court involved. I take on new court clients on a discretionary basis.
- Court-Ordered Therapy: A court order is a document signed by a judge that specifically appoints me as the therapist to your case.
- Court-Involved Therapy: I also provide therapy for clients without a court order but who are court-involved. Court-involved means that you are or were dealing with a divorce, custody dispute, issue involving domestic violence/protection order, guardianship, etc.
B. The Cost for Court-Ordered Therapy:
Court-Ordered and Court-Involved Therapy is billed at $225.00/hour.
Payment will be split equally by all parties unless the court order provides otherwise or is agreed to in writing by the parties.
I do not bill insurance; payments must be made out-of-pocket. I encourage you to speak with your insurance provider to see if they will reimburse you for the cost of therapy.
You may be eligible for grant funding through Family Court Services; this is their number: (208)455-6008.
It is extremely hard to predict how many sessions will be needed. The minimum possible number of appointments would be four (intake appointment for Parent A, intake appointment for Parent B, intake appointment for kid/s, and one reintegration therapy session). So at a minimum, the total cost would be $800.00 ($225 per session x 4 sessions). However, most cases range from about 7 to 15 sessions. Thus, the average total cost of therapy ranges from $1,400-to $3,000 ($225 per session x 7-15 sessions).
C. Getting Ready for Court-Ordered Therapy:
We request that ALL court-ordered, and court-involved clients please listen to this Podcast. You will be asked about it during your initial meeting with Jennifer.
D. The Process for Court-Ordered Reintegration/Reunification Therapy:
Step 1) Contact with My Office. All parties to the case need to email my assistant, Taber, to initiate the intake process. Her email address is ritterandresnick@gmail.com.
Step 2) Email a copy of the court document. Please send Taber a copy of the document signed by the judge appointing me as the therapist to your case.
Step 3) Complete the onboarding paperwork. Each party is to complete their own Court Ordered Onboarding Packet (click to download). Please download the packet, fill out the forms electronically using a platform like Sejda, DocuSign, or DocHub, and email the completed copies to ritterandresnick@gmail.com. If you are unable to complete the forms electronically, please print the forms and mail the signed copies to my address:
Jennifer Ritter
223 N. 6 St. Suite 317
Boise, ID 83702
*Please be flexible with scheduling. Waiting more than 3 weeks between sessions due to availability may result in referral to another provider and/or resignation from your case.
E. Process for Court-Involved Therapy
Step 1) Contact my office by email. Please email my assistant, Taber , to initiate the intake process. Her email address is ritterandresnick@gmail.com
Step 2) Complete the onboarding paperwork. Each party is to complete their own Court Involved Onboarding Packet (click to download). Please download the packet, fill out the forms electronically using a platform like Sedja, DocuSign, or DocHub, and email the completed copies to ritterandresnick@gmail.com. If you are unable to complete the forms electronically, please print the forms and mail the signed copies to my address:
Jennifer Ritter
223 N. 6 St. Suite 317
Boise, ID 83702
*Please be flexible with scheduling. Waiting more than 3 weeks between sessions due to availability may result in referral to another provider and/or resignation from your case.
We request that ALL court-ordered, and court-involved clients please listen to this Podcast. You will be asked about it during your initial meeting with Jennifer.