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I am an out-of-network provider and do not accept insurance. Full-payment is due at each session. I am often covered as an out of network provider on PPO plans. I can provide a super-bill at the end of each session, which you can send to your insurance carrier to seek reimbursement. Services may be covered in full or in part by your health insurance or employee benefit plan.

Please check your coverage carefully to verify specifics of your particular insurance coverage and ask the following questions: Do I have mental health benefits? What is my deductible and has it been met? How many sessions per calendar year does my plan cover? How much does my plan cover for an out-of-network provider? What is the coverage amount per therapy session? Is approval required from my primary care physician?

As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, my graduate training was based in family systems therapy (also known as Bowenian Family Therapy). I believe that when I work with you I must always keep in mind that you exist in a larger relational system, and are, therefore, impacted by the larger system which includes family of origin, as well as any other relationships that you come into contact with over your lifetime, whether that be close friends, acquaintances, or previous relationships. All of these relationships and the experiences you have leave an impact on who you are, often shaping you into the person that you are today. As a therapist it is important to not only keep this system in mind for the benefit of the person sitting in front of me (you), but for the people in your life who will continue to have interactions with you (i.e. partner, kids, parents, colleagues, etc.).

With this system’s theory in mind, I also practice from a variety of other models such as existential, narrative and cognitive behavioral. But the primary model that I practice out of is Restoration Therapy, founded by Dr. Terry Hargrave, who I trained under and consider a close friend and mentor. Restoration Therapy embodies the best of many therapies, specifically focusing on issues of attachment, emotional regulation, mindfulness, and skills training. It is within this framework that I also utilize my training in other modalities such as EMDR.

What is essential to all the work that I do is that I help create an emotionally safe environment where you feel valued as my client. It is only in such settings one can do their necessary work.

There are many nuances in answering this question, but typically I tell clients that therapy often involves a deep dive into one’s past and experiences, going into depth of one’s emotional life and state. This type of depth is required to help clients find healing and restoration, as well as find agency to make the changes they want to make in their life. While coaching tends to focus on helping clients identify specific goals they want to work towards and take immediate action on, without exploring one’s past experiences or trauma.

As a clinically trained and licensed therapist, as well as a clinically trained and board certified executive coach, I believe I bring the best of both into my work. In therapy I can often help clients create goals and create change that don’t often require as many sessions or as in depth analysis, while in my coaching work I can help clients quickly identify hidden emotional and relational barriers that can keep them from achieving the goals they set out to accomplish.

Since the nature and practices of therapy and coaching differ, I help clients come to a collaborative decision about which path is best for what they are trying to work on and accomplish. Therapy is done in my office in person, while coaching is often done out of my office and in the client’s organization or an agreed upon meeting spot. Both can be done in person or via video or phone. Therapy typically is done in 1-2 hour sessions on a weekly or bi-monthly basis, while coaching requires a signed 3-12 month contract.

Yes, I provide online therapy via video, as well as doing phone and in person sessions.