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I am totally with you in wishing therapy was more accessible and affordable for everyone. My rates (which range from $200-$275) reflect my level of education, training, and experience. I do maintain a number of sliding scale spots in an effort to make therapy slightly more accessible. If I do not have a sliding scale spot available for you, I will also happily refer you to other wonderful and more affordable options.

I don’t take insurance, and I know that is an obstacle for a lot of people. This choice is due in part to the fact that becoming paneled with an insurance company, while it has some benefits, limits the type of care I can provide to you while honoring my professional values. What I can do instead is provide you with a Superbill, which you can then submit to your insurance for reimbursement. Some plans cover out-of-network mental health services and some don't–so if this is a dealbreaker for you, it may be worth checking with your plan.

This may be the question I get asked the most. I am trained in working with a wide variety of populations and issues, and never chose a particular specialization. That said, in years of doing this work I have found certain areas that I really enjoy, and some themes have tended to emerge and repeat organically. I have tended to work most often with women in their 20s and 30s and LGBTQIA+ folks. Some of the issues and themes I have the most experience with are life transitions (at all stages of the lifespan), sexual trauma, perfectionism, high-stress jobs, and difficult family of origin dynamics. I also absolutely love working with couples and families.

If the area you are wanting to work on in therapy requires more specialized knowledge that I don’t have (i.e., addiction), I will either refer you to a trusted colleague or work in collaboration with other specialized providers to give you the best care possible.

Above all, it is extremely important to me that our therapy feels collaborative and non-hierarchical. I may know more about being a therapist than you do, but you know more about being you that I ever could. At the start of our therapeutic relationship, we’ll work together to build out an idea of what successful therapy means for YOU. That will then inform what our sessions look like.

The things that are with me in every single session are curiosity and compassion (and often humor). I ask a lot of questions and am definitely not the kind of therapist that will just sit there and nod. I tend to be more fluid than structured in my sessions, so if you are looking for someone very regimented, that’s probably not me. That said, I’m always happy to bring in structured elements like workbooks or homework assignments when a client wants or needs that.

In therapy I also love to: explore big, abstract ideas, consider the collective social context and how it informs individuals, use the past as a way to understand and foster more empathy for our present behaviors, approach problems creatively and relentlessly, tune into the wisdom of our bodies, and have fun (yes, therapy can even be fun! I promise!).

I firmly believe that therapy is for everyone. Many of us grew up with the stigma that therapy was only for people with real issues, when in fact this could not be further from the truth.

Therapy is a process that can look as unique and infinitely diverse as the clients who pursue it, whether you are dealing with something that feels “major” or not. People certainly do come to see me in therapy to address serious mental health concerns, but they may also come because they’re looking to improve relationships, process a loss or life transition, clarify their goals or purpose, manage a stressful job, explore their sexuality, tackle a phobia, unpack past challenges and traumas, improve a relational or emotional skill-set, benefit from a neutral observer who has no involvement in their life, develop healthier habits, or simply to understand themselves more deeply. And that list is by no means exhaustive!

Therapy can also change and evolve as you do. So, someone often comes in with one specific goal in mind, and then finds that their needs have shifted; this lets us know that it’s time for our therapy focus and process to shift as well.

I love this question because I bet it probably gets thought about and fretted over more often than it gets said out loud to me, and I think it’s so important. The short answer is: then we won’t talk about it!

The longer answer is that the absolute bedrock of therapy is trust. Asking you to trust me with your story involves a vulnerability that I remain aware of (and in awe of), and the fact that I am not sharing my full story with you creates an inherent power dynamic that I take very seriously. Consent is crucial to fostering and maintaining trust, and creating a safe environment for us to work within that dynamic in a way that helps you heal and grow.

Therapy is a big investment of your time, energy, and money, so I always want it to be spent in the way you want to spend it. Thus, it feels obvious to me that we would never go somewhere you weren’t comfortable going. This doesn’t mean that I’ll never raise curiosity about potentially avoidant patterns, or a part of your life that we’ve never explored - but at the end of the day it will always, always be up to you what we discuss.

Oh honey, absolutely not. And not just because I’m professional and courteous, but also because we ALL have our “crazy,” definitely myself included. The more people I meet, the more I realize that our craziness tends to look quite similar. The things others tell me with shame or self-consciousness so rarely cause me to bat an eye; rather they make me feel more connected to that person, and more seen in my own flaws and faults and quirks.

At the outset of therapy, we’ll define what it would mean to you to have therapy be successful, and how we would know you had achieved that milestone. Sometimes clients know that they are “done” with, or ready for a break from, therapy; other times we simply shift our focus to another area of your life that could use therapeutic support.

I will also let you know if I’m feeling like our work has plateaued or that I am no longer able to provide much value to you, and we’ll assess together whether we need to change things up or if you might be done with therapy. I’m a big believer that therapy can always be useful, but also know that sometimes you may need a different therapist, a different type of approach, another type of healing service, or even just to decrease the frequency of sessions to accommodate your needs.

I’m not a mind-reader! But, I welcome any and all questions and have yet to hear one that’s too out-there to answer. I would love to hear more from you and answer questions you might have about therapy or how I work. Please head over to the contact page to and get in touch!