•  Consultation with School Districts or local organizations at their place of business: $200/hr. plus travel time
  This can include brainstorming meetings, small staff training, curriculum development, teacher or aide training, attending IEP meetings or observation of the student in the class. Travel to the work site is charged at the same hourly rate. We do not charge for travel time if the location is under 10 minutes from the clinic.
•  Consultations provided at our clinic regarding program development for a student: $155/hr.
•  Professional training for a therapsit (provided at our clinic): $200/hr.
  
•  Full Day Workshop Training:
  
  •  Full day workshop presented by Michelle Garcia Winner locally (within a one hour drive of the clinic): $2,000 for 6-7 hours of training.
    
  •  Full day workshop presented by Michelle Garcia Winner on the west coast (up to 3 hours of air-travel or car drive): $2,500 for 1-7 hours of training; airfare, rental car, lodging and food will also be added to the fee.
    
  •  Full day workshop presented by Michelle Garcia Winner in more distant parts of the USA (over 3 hours of air travel or car drive): $3,000 for 1-7 hours of training. Airfare, rental car, lodging and food will also be added to the fee.
    
  •  For international workshops, please contact Michelle for prices and travel arrangements.

Assessments and Social Thinking Therapy
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About Assessments and Consultations:
An evaluation by our staff is NOT required prior to placement in our groups. Group placement is most commonly achieved once our staff receives an application for services, then reviews letters, diagnostics & reports submitted by the family. Click here for information regarding assessments and consultations.

Our fee is $500 for a 3.0 hour assessment, with a $250 non-refundable deposit required to hold the appointment slot. Report writing fees are not included in the assessment fee.

Social Thinking Therapy in San Jose, California

Social Thinking Therapy - Grades K-12 and Adult

•   Individual Therapy - $155 per hour
  We have very limited openings for individual therapy, especially during the after school hours since group therapy is the priority at our clinic. We have much more scheduling flexibility for students who can come for individual sessions prior to 3:00 in the afternoon.
•   Weekly Therapy Groups (3-4 Students) - $105/hour
  Group size is generally between 3-4 participants.  The group consists of approximately 50 minutes of direct therapy for the students and 10 minutes of parent education each week.  Michelle's clinical staff goes above and beyond in coordinating the group placements, however, on some occasions students initial placements are not successful.  We will coordinate with you in this event.
•   Small Group Sessions (2 Students) - $125/hour
  The purpose of the small group is to accommodate the more unique needs of students with very slow auditory processing, very weak ability to take perspective of others or have significant behavioral challenges.  We prefer to serve students in the larger group size and will move your child to the larger group when we all feel it is an appropriate time.  The group consists of approximately 50 minutes of direct therapy for the students and 10 minutes of parent education each week. 
  

 Social Thinking Therapy - Preschool Sessions
Sessions are held Monday – Friday between 9:00 am - 2:00 pm.

•   Individual Session - $155/hour
  Students start with individual communication/play based sessions
•   Small Group Sessions - $125/hour
  When ready, the student will move into very small group therapy where they will be matched with one to two peers
•   Group Sessions: $105/hour
  When ready, the student may move into a group of 3 – 4 students

Attendance Policy for students in therapy groups (all ages)
Group work is dependent upon all group members attending as many sessions as possible.  Groups run from September through Mid-June.  Our clinic closes for the two weeks of the winter holiday and for the national holidays of Labor Day, (2) days for Thanksgiving, President's Day, and Memorial Day.  Applicants must make every effort to attend on a weekly basis. Over the course of the school year students starting between September and December will be allowed 2 absences for any reason including illnesses.   Students starting after January will be allowed 1 absence for any reason including illnesses. You can use these 2 days without being charged for missing your group time at the clinic.  Any days missed beyond the allowable will be billed.

On the rare occasion that everyone is absent from the group except for one child, we will still hold the session, but it will be an individual session to focus on your child's specific needs the therapist has been observing. This is a good situation since we almost always wish we had some individual time to work with each of these kids; the students will still be billed at the group therapy rate. We will not call families to let them know that the child will have an individual session, as we don't often hear about absences until the last minute. If a parent chooses to not come for the session knowing another group member is out, this will count as one of the two excused absences or will be billed as an unexcused absence.