FAQ

What is the cost of sessions?

I use a sliding scale between $50-150 for a 50-minute session. I also take insurance from Aetna, Cigna, and Blue Cross Blue Shield.

What does therapy with me look like?

My goal is to foster a therapeutic encounter that you can't get by talking with an LLM/AI chat bot.

I can hear the tone of your voice and see your body language. I will direct your attention to feelings and desires you might not realize you have, and which might not come through if you typed it as a prompt to a chat bot.

Also, because we're in the room or virtual space together, we can practice all kinds of things, rather than only talking about them. You get live feedback and you can see my honest reaction. Saying it out loud or acting it out has tremendous power.

I am not the expert of you: We are collaborators, seeing what comes up as we go along.

Therapy helps you become unstuck. Stuckness might feel like stress, hopelessness, lack of pleasure, or emotions that feel like too much. You might feel shame or guilt because you believe you there is something unlovable, unworthy, or fundamentally wrong with you.

Stuckness comes from thinking you cannot or should not feel or behave in certain ways. Even if you don’t express these feelings or behaviors, they still affect your body and can take a toll on your health. Counseling is a space where we can experiment: I invite you to freely express things that you might normally keep inside or hold back from other people. You might also hold back experiences from yourself. This is a double-edged sword: If you block out pain and discomfort, you are also blocking out pleasure.

How long does this normally take?

It depends. It can take a single session to see change, and it could take 12+ sessions to see more major changes.

As you change, you might become aware of parts of yourself that cause you discomfort or distress: You might find that in some ways you feel worse before you feel better. These growing pains are normal, but I still encourage you to check in with me if you have concerns about how you're doing.

You already have the means to change yourself. I will help you get in touch with those means. By the end of our relationship, you will be more aware of the the pleasure available to you at any time, no matter your life circumstances.