What can I expect in therapy sessions?

It depends! Typically sessions involve some time spent checking in and identifying your core concerns or topics for the session. Often we will then settle in to working experientially with parts via IFS, with somatic practices to build body awareness, or meditations or guided inquiry practices. Sometimes we also just need to feel connected to another person and be able to talk something out, and that’s fine too. Ultimately, it is your time—I offer facilitation and a degree of guidance, but you set the direction and decide where we need to go.

Why don’t you accept insurance?

This is a choice I have made after carefully considering what is best for both my clients’ and my own well-being. Not accepting insurance allows me to put my clients’ care front and center, without a third party making decisions about the course of treatment. If you have questions about this policy, I am happy to discuss with you further. If you would like more context or information, ProPublica has been publishing an article series on ways the health insurance industry interferes with mental health care:

https://projects.propublica.org/why-i-left-the-network/

https://www.propublica.org/article/mental-health-insurance-denials-patient-progress

How often will we meet?

I see clients either weekly or biweekly. Often I suggest that new clients start weekly; this allows us to feel out if we are a good fit more quickly, and it can help to develop a sense of momentum and continuity. However, biweekly works well for many clients, especially when they are open to doing work on their own between sessions.

How long will therapy take?

This is another ‘it depends’ question. Typically the clients who seek me out are interested in longer-term work lasting a year or more. This is not always the case—sometimes clients have concerns that can be resolved in less time. There is never a requirement to participate in therapy for a particular length of time; you are the best judge of when you feel able to step away and tackle your challenges on your own.