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Samuel Severson, LMSW
Sam is a Licensed Master Social Worker. In 2015 he earned a Master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Texas at Arlington with a specialty focus in direct clinical practice with children and families.
Sam has an extensive professional career background in the field of Social Work and as a clinician providing therapeutic services to children and families in Emergency and Behavioral Healthcare as well as Child Welfare.
Sam utilizes an integrative solution focused and strengths-based approach to helping others. He believes that in possessing empathy and an unconditional positive regard for all individuals, a healing and empowering supportive relationship can be established in which adults and adolescents experiencing difficult life challenges, depression, anxiety, and trauma, can feel safe, connected, and discover within themselves, the power to heal and enhance their own lives.
Sam is also currently working to advance his knowledge and expertise earning clinical supervision hours towards obtaining independent licensure as an LCSW.
You have the right to receive a "Good Faith Estimate" explaining how much your health care will cost.
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Under the law, health care providers need to give patients who don't have certain types of health care coverage or who are not using certain types of health care coverage an estimate of their bill for health care items and services before those items or services are provided.
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You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of any health care items or services upon request or when scheduling such items or services. This includes related costs like medical tests, prescription drugs, equipment, and hospital fees.
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If you schedule a health care item or service at least 3 business days in advance, make sure your health care provider or facility gives you a Good Faith Estimate in writing within 1 business day after scheduling. If you schedule a health care item or service at least 10 business days in advance, make sure your health care provider or facility gives you a Good Faith Estimate in writing within 3 business days after scheduling. You can also ask any health care provider or facility for a Good Faith Estimate before you schedule an item or service. If you do, make sure the health care provider or facility gives you a Good Faith Estimate in writing within 3 business days after you ask.
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If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more for any provider or facility than your Good Faith Estimate from that provider or facility, you can dispute the bill.
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Make sure to save a copy or picture of your Good Faith Estimate and the bill.
For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit
www.cms.gov/nosurprises/consumers
email or call
FederalPPDRQuestions@cms.hhs.gov
1-800-985-3059