Frequent Asked Questions

Yes!

Adults 19+ who are ready and motivated to engage in therapy.

Both services are designed to support growth—but they serve different purposes.Therapy provides a safe space to heal, process, and better understand yourself. Together, we'll work through emotional challenges, past experiences, trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, and other mental health needs using evidence-based therapeutic approaches.Coaching focuses on where you are now and where you want to go. Through structured support, accountability, and personalized strategies, coaching helps you build confidence, navigate life transitions, develop healthier habits, and take intentional steps toward your goals.If your primary need is healing, therapy is likely the best fit. If you're looking for guidance, accountability, and personal growth without treating a mental health condition, coaching may be a great option.Not sure? Schedule a free 15-minute consultation, and we'll determine together which service best meets your needs.

You don't need to have all the answers before starting therapy. Together, we'll explore your goals, experiences, and symptoms to determine whether EMDR is the most appropriate approach for your healing. EMDR can be helpful for trauma, anxiety, grief, difficult life experiences, and negative beliefs about yourself, but it's just one of many tools I use. If it's the right fit, we'll move at a pace that feels safe, supportive, and empowering—there's never any pressure to begin EMDR before you're ready.

Your first appointment will be 60 minutes in length. Please arrive on time and complete any intake paperwork prior to the day of your appointment so I have time to review it. We will start by confirming basic demographic questions and personal information, followed by giving you space to express what's bringing you into therapy at this time (this is where you shine!). You're allowed to disclose as much or as little as your comfortable with in this first session. We will also discuss upbringing, family history, any previous mental health history and experience, and other relevant information. Lastly, we will discuss strengths (another area where you shine, literally!), areas of growth, and what your goals are or what you'd like to work on in therapy and what you're needing of me as your therapist. Know that I will always meet you where you're at and never push harder or further than I think you're ready for. If for any reason it's identified that you may fit better with another therapist for scheduling mismatch, personality misalignment, or clinical expertise with a particular topic/symptom, we will transparently discuss, explore your preferences, and be provided with referrals. Getting good quality care and feeling comfortable are most important, and you deserve that!

No worries! Insurance can be a headache at times anyways. Individual sessions cost $175 for intakes and $160 for ongoing 53-minute sessions. I have a limited number of sliding scale slots and if needed, we can discuss the sliding scale range and what would work best for your current financial status.Paying out of pocket at a rate that you can afford can actually work in your favor as the patient as it prevents disruptions in care, whereas if you switch insurances at any time and I am not in-network with your new insurance, we may have to discontinue care or switch to self-pay.

Yes, I have a limited number of sliding scale slots available. Please reach out to discuss eligibility for sliding scale slots.

Unfortunately, licensure regulations require you to be in the state(s) I am licensed in during the time of our session in order to receive therapy. If you're still interested in working with me, we can explore if you may be a right fit for coaching as that allows services to be provided in any state.

If interested in EMDR, before we start the work, I will assess if you have access to a safe, private, and stationary place to be in for our sessions (unfortunately this excludes sitting in your car or at a coffee shop as disruptions can happen and deter our body's engagement in the work). If you have access to a computer/laptop/tablet, I would recommend using that instead of a phone in case we use visual stimulation as one of your preferred bilateral movements (we'll discuss what this means later). Often times, folks are familiar with the use of a physical light bar that your eyes follow back and forth or tappers/buzzers that you hold in your hand and vibrate back and forth, however those options are often reserved for in-person sessions. We can incorporate other tactile movement such as tapping on the body or on objects, visual stimulation such as following my hand, an object, or a bouncing ball back and forth on the screen, or audio options such as listening to sound pinging from one side to the next (used with headphones). And if all of these options sound good to you, don't worry, we can mix and match! Shout out to technology coming so far and allowing us different ways to access care!