Individual therapy
50 minutes. Talk therapy for adults carrying work, family, faith or a change.
Teaneck, New Jersey
Therapy that keeps the Jewish calendar
Gilt is a one-person practice for Jewish adults, couples and families. Sessions in person or by video, planned around Shabbat and the holidays.
The approach
A quiet room, and no need to explain yourself
Marc Katz is a licensed clinical social worker. He works by listening first.
You may keep Shabbat every week, or only on the High Holy Days, or not at all. You may be carrying a family's expectations, a congregation's, or your own. In this room you do not have to translate any of it.
Sessions are talk therapy at a pace you set. Marc explains how he works and why, and what the risks and benefits are, before you begin.
Marc does not give religious rulings. If a question belongs to your rabbi, he will help you think it through and you can take it there.
Services
Four ways to begin
Each is offered in person in Teaneck or by video from anywhere in New Jersey.
For one adult
Grief and mourning
50 minutes. A place to talk after a loss, in the weeks and in the years after.
For two or more
Couples therapy
80 minutes, so both of you have time to speak.
Family sessions
60 minutes. For adults in the same family, such as parents and grown children.
Your fee is given to you in writing before you start.
Who it is for
Who Gilt is for, and who it is not
Better to know from the start, so you do not lose time or money.
| Other help | Gilt | |
|---|---|---|
| Who comes | Other helpChildren and teenagers: we give you names of colleagues. | GiltJewish adults, couples and families of adults. |
| When | Other helpFriday night or Saturday: Gilt is closed. | GiltSunday, weekday evenings and Friday mornings, planned around the calendar. |
| What we do | Other helpPrescriptions or religious rulings: a physician, or your rabbi. | GiltTalk therapy, at a pace you set with Marc. |
| A crisis | Other helpIn an emergency, call 911; Gilt is not an emergency service. | GiltBetween sessions, call or text 988. |
How it starts
Three steps before we sit down to talk
There is no script. You decide whether it suits you.
Write or call
Tell us the days you keep and the times that suit you. You do not need to say anything more.
Paperwork and an estimate
We send the intake form, which lives in the practice's own portal. If you pay without insurance, the good faith estimate comes first, in writing.
The first session
Sixty minutes to get to know each other. At the end you both decide whether to continue.
The calendar
Sessions placed around Shabbat and the holidays
Which days are closed, and when to ask for a time early.
Shabbat
Every week. There are no sessions from Friday afternoon through Saturday night, and Sunday has hours so the week keeps a place for you.
all year
Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
The office is closed on the holy days. The weeks around them fill early, so ask for a time before or after.
Sep-Oct
Passover
Closed on the first two and last two days. The days in between are open by video and in person.
Mar-Apr
Hanukkah
Regular hours. Evening sessions end early on the nights families light candles together.
Nov-Dec
Holiday dates move each year. Gilt checks the calendar before each season and tells you which days are closed.
Your clinician
Meet Marc Katz
A licensed clinical social worker in New Jersey, working one-on-one with adults.
Marc sees adults on their own, as couples and as adult members of one family. He listens first, says plainly how he works, and leaves the pace to you.
Licensed in New Jersey, with the license listed at the foot of every page
Sessions in person and by video
Marc Katz
Founder and therapist, LCSW
Credentials
License and languages
The license number is checked with the state board.
License
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
NJ Lic. # 000000 · New Jersey Board of Social Work Examiners
Required to practice clinical social work in New Jersey
Languages
English
Hebrew
Conversational
How fees work
The answers to what nearly everyone asks before a first session.
Insurance we work with
Gilt is out of network with insurance plans: you pay for each session yourself. Marc does not take Medicare or Medicaid. If you want someone who bills your plan, he will gladly give you the names of colleagues.
Out of network with insurance plans
No Medicare or Medicaid
If you pay yourself
You pay at the end of each session by card, including HSA and FSA cards. Your fee is given to you in writing before you start. A limited number of reduced-fee spots are open; ask how to request one. We ask for 24 hours' notice to change an appointment. A holiday you keep is never a reason for a late fee: tell us when you see the calendar and the session moves.
Receipts for reimbursement
Each month Marc gives you an itemized receipt (a superbill) with the dates and kind of session, to send to your plan, which may reimburse part of out-of-network care. It carries a diagnosis code your insurer can see. Your plan decides whether it pays anything; ask it before you start.
An estimate in advance
If you pay without insurance, you have the right to receive a written estimate of what your care will cost before you start. We give you one before the first session. If the final bill is $400 or more above the estimate, you can dispute it. The estimate is not a contract.
Checking your benefits
We do not check benefits, because we do not bill your plan. If you want to know whether your plan reimburses, call it before the first session and ask about out-of-network mental health services.
Often brought to sessions
- Marriage
- Parenting
- Mourning
- Change
- Faith
- Obligation
- Interfaith
- Elders
- Community
- Holidays
Where
In Teaneck, and by video across New Jersey
By video Marc sees people in states where he is licensed: today, New Jersey. You must be in New Jersey during the session.
- Teaneck
- Englewood
- Bergenfield
- Fair Lawn
- Paramus
- Hackensack
- Hoboken
- Montclair
If you are outside New Jersey during the session, we cannot see you yet. We will help you find someone licensed where you live.
Questions
What nearly everyone asks
Do you take my insurance?
Gilt is out of network with insurance plans; you pay for each session yourself and Marc gives you an itemized receipt in case your plan reimburses. He does not take Medicare or Medicaid.
What is a good faith estimate?
If you pay without insurance, you have the right to receive a written estimate of your care before you start. We give you one before the first session. If the final bill is $400 or more above the estimate, you can dispute it. The estimate is not a contract.
What happens in the first session?
It lasts 60 minutes. Marc explains how he works, the limits of confidentiality and the possible risks and benefits of therapy, and listens. At the end, you both decide whether to continue.
Are you licensed where I live?
Marc's license is from New Jersey. By video he sees people who are in New Jersey during the session. If you are elsewhere, we will help you find someone licensed where you live.
What do I do in a crisis?
Call or text 988, any time. In an emergency, call 911. This site and our messages are not monitored around the clock.
What is confidential, and what are the limits?
What you share stays in the session. The law sets limits: if someone is at serious risk of harming themselves or another person, or if abuse of a child or an older adult is suspected, Marc may have to tell others. He explains this in writing before you start.
Write to us
Tell us when you would like to begin
Marc answers within one business day, in the order messages arrive. Tell us the days you keep, and we will plan around them.
Phone(201) 555-0102
Hours
- SundayToday
- 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
- Monday – ThursdayToday
- 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
- FridayToday
- 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
- SaturdayToday
- Closed
Friday hours end earlier in winter, before Shabbat begins.