FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
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Yes. I offer a complimentary 15-minute phone or video consultation to explore whether we'd be a good fit. To get started, send me an email with a little background on what you're looking for, and we'll go from there.
That said, a brief call can only tell us so much. I often encourage prospective clients to try a session or few before deciding — the real sense of fit tends to emerge through the work itself.
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I work with individuals, couples, family members, and groups ages 25 and up.
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The first session is a chance for us to get oriented — I'll want to understand what's bringing you in, what you're hoping for, and what's felt missing.
The first few sessions are also a mutual getting-to-know-you: we're both getting a sense of whether working together feels right. If at any point it seems like a different therapist or modality would serve you better, I'll tell you that directly and help connect you with the right fit.
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Not at all. Many clients come not because something is broken, but because they're in a season of transition and want intentional support. You don't need to be in crisis to deserve care.
Getting Started
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Individual Therapy
Initial Trial Session (45 min) — $140
Intake Evaluation (80 min) — $250
Ongoing Sessions (50 min) — $160
Couples Therapy
Initial Trial Session (50 min) — $190
Intake Evaluation (110-minutes) — $300
Ongoing Sessions (75 min) — $250
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I am an out-of-network provider. Depending on your plan, you may be eligible for partial reimbursement. Use the benefits checker below to find out what your plan covers.
To request reimbursement from your insurance plan you can either submit claims yourself using a monthly superbill I provide, or I can invite you to Mentaya, which is a service that handles everything automatically for a 5% fee per session.
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Couples & family therapy are typically private-pay services. Insurance reimbursement requires a mental health diagnosis, which a couple or dyad often does not qualify for. In some cases, one or both partners may meet criteria for a reimbursable diagnosis — and if that diagnosis becomes a clinical focus of the couples work, insurance billing may be possible. This will be evaluated during your intake session. You're welcome to check your potential benefits below as a first step, though whether reimbursement is possible will depend on the diagnosis determined at intake.
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All sessions are conducted online via a secure telehealth platform. I work with clients throughout California.
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Individual therapy sessions are 50 minutes.
Couples sessions are 75 minutes.
Intake sessions are longer — 90 minutes for individuals and 2 hours for couples — to allow for a fuller picture from the start.
I always welcome longer sessions to allow time to do deeper work. You may request to schedule a longer session at any time.
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Most clients begin with weekly sessions, which creates the consistency needed for meaningful momentum. We'll discuss what makes sense for your schedule, goals, and budget.
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I have a 24-hour cancellation policy. That means that any appointments that are missed or cancelled with less than 24-hours notice may be subject to the full session fee.
Logistics
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Somatic therapy works with the body as an integral part of the healing process. Rather than only talking about your experiences, we pay attention to what's happening in your body — sensations, tension, breath, posture — as a doorway into deeper emotional processing. The body often holds what the mind alone can't resolve.
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Experiential therapy focuses on your lived, moment-to-moment experience rather than analyzing thoughts or events from a distance. By slowing down and bringing awareness to what's actually happening inside you — emotionally, physically, relationally — change emerges through experience rather than insight alone. It tends to feel more integrated and lasting as a result.
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Sometimes. Depending on what we're working on, I may offer practices, reflections, or exercises to support the work between sessions. Nothing overwhelming — just tools to keep the process alive in your daily life.