Therapy

Individual therapy

I work with adult individuals and couples from diverse cultural and religious backgrounds and am LGBTQ+ affirming.

My most commonly addressed issues in individual therapy are:

Depression
Anxiety
Perinatal mental health (preparing for baby’s arrival; adjusting to parenthood; understanding postpartum identity, including balancing work, motherhood, and self)
Relationship issues (dating, partner/spouse, family, friends)
Life transitions (post-college, marriage, parenthood, new career, etc.)
Grief & loss (including infertility, miscarriage, late-term loss, stillbirth, break-up, divorce, estrangement, and death)
Trauma

Couples therapy

I work with couples at all stages, including dating, engaged, partnered, married, or separating/divorcing.

I commonly address the following topics with couples:

Communication
Connectedness
Physical and emotional intimacy
Working better as a team
Meeting each other’s needs
Preparing for and/or adjustment to parenthood
Coping with infertility
Healing from birth trauma and/or loss
Pre-marital counseling
Relationship maintenance (periodic check-ins to support proactive relational health)

Location of Services

My practice is entirely virtual (also known as telehealth) with the goal of supporting Client convenience and accessibility to services. I see clients throughout the states of California, South Carolina, and Idaho and offer evening hours in all states.

Video sessions are conducted through Simple Practice, a secure, HIPAA-compliant platform developed specifically for the purpose of connecting clients and therapists.

Insurance

I am a private pay provider and do not directly bill insurance for treatment. However, my services may be covered in full or in part by your insurance plan if you have out-of-network benefits. If you have a PPO, I can provide you with a “superbill” to give to your insurance provider for possible reimbursement according to your plan benefits. Please check your coverage by asking the following questions:

Does my plan provide out-of-network reimbursement for mental health (can also specify for individual or couples therapy as reimbursement can differ)?

Is there a deductible I need to meet before you will start to reimburse me?
How many sessions per year does my health insurance cover?
What percentage of the fee do you cover?

If you’re hoping to find an in-network provider, www.psychologytoday.com is a useful resource.

Estimated number of sessions

Every client’s needs and circumstances are different.

As a general rule, I recommend committing to at least five to seven sessions, as it will take a couple of sessions for me to understand your history and presenting concerns and co-create a treatment plan with you.

In general, I recommend beginning with weekly sessions to build momentum and then tapering to bi-weekly or monthly, when appropriate.