Frequently Asked Questions
What are your rates?
Individual therapy: $265 per session
Family or couples therapy: $285 per session
Group therapy: $100 per session
Do you take insurance?
No, I do not take insurance. I am OUT OF NETWORK for all insurance plans. For out-of-network PPO plans, I can provide you a superbill to submit to your insurance for reimbursement, or you can utilize Mentaya to submit claims electronically and get reimbursed quicker.
I have partnered with Mentaya to help my clients save money on therapy. Check your benefits to see if you're eligible for reimbursement:
Please contact your insurance provider directly to verify benefits and coverage and ask any questions you might have about benefits.
Where do you provide services?
I am licensed to provide therapy services through telehealth (by encrypted videoconference or phone) for clients in the following states: AL, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CNMI, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, ME, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NC, ND, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY
My insurance plan listed you as in-network, are you taking my insurance?
No. Unfortunately, insurance companies do not regularly update their referral lists, if ever and there can be outdated and inaccurate information.
I am currently OUT OF NETWORK for all insurance plans. For out-of-network PPO plans, I can provide you a superbill to submit to your insurance for reimbursement, or you can utilize Mentaya to submit claims electronically and get reimbursed quicker.
I recommend contacting your insurance plan directly, and verifying your benefits and coverage with a care coordinator if you have any questions.
How do I get started?
Click HERE and schedule an initial appointment. Before I confirm the appointment, I will call to discuss your interest and goals for therapy and my approach to see if we’re a good fit. This call is brief and lasts no longer than 20 minutes so we’re on the same page before starting.
What happens next?
If we’re a good fit to work together, I’ll confirm the initial appointment and we’ll get started. In this session we’ll discuss some background and set up therapy goals together. We’ll discuss the next steps and you’ll leave session with a clear plan for our work together.
What happens next?
We’ll meet weekly for 50-minute sessions and work through the steps of your treatment plan. If at any time your goals change or something isn’t quite working, we can adjust so that therapy is effective for you and meets your needs.
What is Trauma?
Trauma fundamentally shapes how we perceive the world, how we function within it, and how we take our next steps. While the word “trauma” is frequently used, and has a very specific meaning. Trauma refers to a significant and serious life altering event, often involving life-threatening danger, physical threat, sexual violence, attachment trauma or substantial harm to our psychological integrity. Trauma is considered a psychological injury, and it is highly treatable and reparable with effective therapy.
Sometimes trauma can be a single, isolated event, other times it can be ongoing traumatic relationships or environments. In all cases, trauma engages our instinctual survival brain to save our lives, and following trauma we may need time and help to recover, repair, and rebuild.
“The doors to the world of the wild Self are few but precious. If you have a deep scar, that is a door, if you have an old, old story, that is a door. If you love the sky and the water so much you almost cannot bear it, that is a door. If you yearn for a deeper life, a full life, a sane life, that is a door.”
― Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype
What is EMDR?
Eye Movement Desensitizaton and Reprocessing, or EMDR, is an evidence based multimodal intervention to treat trauma as well as significant upsetting experiences that shaped how we feel about ourselves, our world, our relationships. EMDR is widely researched and continues to grow and be shown as highly effective at helping folx reduce symptoms of trauma, emotional distress, and increase connection to the present moment and ability to act in alignment with one’s goals and values
EMDR is safe and uses ongoing assessment and support to ensure clients can proceed with trauma processing in a safe way, preventing retraumatization. EMDR uses multiple stages that include assessing background and targets to focus processing on, set up helpful supports to create safety throughout trauma processing, process emotion-based memories and experiences, and set up future expectations grounded in acceptance and resilience.
I am an EMDR therapist that offers attachment-focused EMDR, this specialized approach engages more safety building, supportive resources, and techniques to connect to early memories and experiences that shape us growing up. Attachment focused EMDR is highly effective for early childhood trauma and significant experiences from childhood that effect folx today, as well as safely processing trauma memories and significant experiences from adulthood as well.
For more information:
Parnell Institute: Attachment Focused EMDR
What is DBT?
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) was developed by Marsha Linehan, Ph.D., ABPP, in response to the great need for effective treatment for people suffering from chronic suicidality, self harm, emotion dysregulation, and instability of the self.
Through an evidence-based approach, Dr. Linehan methodically developed an adaptive and comprehensive treatment for Borderline Personality disorder. Dr. Linehan and her associates continue ongoing research to modify DBT to maintain superior effectiveness and expand DBT to treat complex diagnoses and psychological needs including substance use, trauma, eating disorders, mood disorders, and family conflict.
Is DBT right for me?
I find this modality is quite helpful for many folx wanting to learn how to manage painful and uncomfortable emotions, communicate better with others, set boundaries, and work to align more closely with their personal values. My clients use DBT to build effective skills to use to support trauma recovery, cope with difficult emotions, enhance healthy relationships, and connect with their values.
Learn more about DBT here
