About Confluence Health Psychology
Confluence Health Psychology is the home of Dr. Kyle Davis, a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in behavioral sleep medicine, lifestyle medicine, chronic pain management, and the management of mood and anxiety disorders.
Dr. Davis has over 10 years of experience as a therapist and has worked in speciality medical settings, primary care, healthcare administration, and private practice. Dr. Davis started Confluence Health Psychology to deliver high quality clinical interventions in a timely, efficient, and effective manner.
Dr. Davis is a skilled educator and regularly presents to health care providers as well as community members. Please visit the Community Classes and Presentations Page to learn more about classes offered, including the Empowered Relief program.
Dr. Davis is physically located in Boise, Idaho and only meets with clients via Telehealth at this time. Dr. Davis is licensed to see patients in Idaho as well as 41 other states that are members of PSYPACT (click here to see if your state is a member). If you are interested in scheduling an appointment, please click this link and you will be redirected to the online platform Dr. Davis uses for scheduling.
Specializing in Health Psychology
As a clinical psychologist who specializes in health psychology, Dr. Davis helps patients manage physical health conditions and related psychological factors. To learn more about the conditions Dr. Davis commonly treats and the treatment approaches he uses, please see below:
Are you having trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, or waking early and not being able to get back to sleep? Are you dependent on medication to sleep and want to reduce or stop using these medications? If so, you are not alone. Approximately half of all adults in the US report problems with sleep and 20% meet diagnostic criteria for insomnia. Fortunately, an effective treatment for insomnia exists. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) is a short-term evidence-based treatment for chronic insomnia. CBT-I is the gold standard treatment for insomnia and highly efficacious. While participating in CBT-I, you can expect to learn more about how insomnia develops over times, how behavior and thought patterns contribute to insomnia, and how to get your problems with sleep back under control. A typical course of treatment often involves changing your sleep schedule (at least temporarily), learning behavioral strategies to associate being in bed with being asleep, learning relaxation strategies, developing a helpful bedtime and wake up routine, changing unhelpful thought patterns related to sleep, and improving sleep hygiene. Dr. Davis routinely helps clients decrease use of medications they use to help them sleep. In these situations, Dr. Davis will help you sleep as well as possible on your current medication(s) and then work with you and your prescriber to develop a plan to slowly taper off the medication(s). Clients are often amazed that they are able to stop using medications they thought they would have to use for the rest of their lives.
Chronic pain is both a sensory and psychological experience. Dr. Davis helps patients manage chronic pain by changing thought and behavioral patterns that contribute to worsening chronic pain. Dr. Davis also helps patients train the way their brain processes pain signals to improve their experience of chronic pain. Dr. Davis is a certified instructor in the Empowered Relief chronic pain management program, co-faculty at Stanford for teaching others how to deliver the Empowered Relief program and a certified practitioner in Pain Reprocessing Therapy.
Dr. Davis is well versed in helping clients improve their physical well-being by creating healthier lifestyles. Dr. Davis worked in a lifestyle medicine clinic for several years and taught patients how to create healthy habits, improve unhelpful thought patterns related to health, decrease emotional eating, and learn skills to manage stress.
Therapy Rates and Insurance
Free Consultation Appointment: Dr. Davis offers free 15 minute consultation appointments so you can try out using the Telehealth platform and discuss what your treatment plan would likely entail. To book a free 15 min appointment, please click here and select a time that works for you!
Intake Appointment: At this appointment, Dr. Davis will spend most of the session getting to know you, your goals for treatment, and the psychological and physiological factors affecting your health condition. At the end of the appointment, Dr. Davis will provide you with an overview of what your treatment plan will entail. You can schedule an intake appointment by clicking here.
Follow up Therapy Appointments: Follow up therapy appointments are typically 45 minutes and can be as short as 30 minutes or as long as 60 minutes depending on the patient's needs. Dr. Davis meets with most patients weekly or bi-weekly during the active phase of treatment though may see some clients at less regular intervals. You can schedule a follow up appointment by clicking here.
Fees and Payment Methods: Please schedule a consultation appointment to discuss fees. Dr. Davis accepts FSA or HSA debit cards and credit cards (Visa, Mastercard, American Express, or Discover).
Insurance: I am in-network with Medicare Part B, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Idaho, and St. Luke's Health Partner plans including: Mountain Health CO-OP Link, Pacific Source Navigator, Regence Blue Shield SLHP plans, SelectHealth SLHP plans, and St. Luke's Health Plan. I am "out of network" with all Medicare Advantage plans and other insurances at this time. Clients that do not have an insurance plan I am in-network with may be able to list me as an “out-of-network” provider. Clients using this approach pay for sessions and then receive reimbursement for therapy services directly from their insurance companies. Because policies differ so widely, you should contact your insurance company directly to determine whether this is an option for you. If you would like to use insurance in this manner, I will provide you with monthly billing statements that can be directly submitted to your insurance company. Please feel free to ask more questions about this issue during our initial conversation.
Good Faith Estimate: You have the right to receive a "Good Faith Estimate" explaining how much your medical care will cost. Under the law, health care providers need to give patients who don't have insurance or who are not using insurance an estimate of the bill for medical items and services. You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of any non-emergency items or services. This includes related costs like medical tests, prescription drugs, equipment, and hospital fees. Make sure your health care provider gives you a Good Faith Estimate in writing at least 1 business day before your medical service or item. You can also ask your health care provider, and any other provider you choose, for a Good Faith Estimate before you schedule an item or service. If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your Good Faith Estimate, you can dispute the bill. Make sure to save a copy or picture of your Good Faith Estimate. For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises or call 208-576-6279.