How many sessions are needed?

We take a One-at-a-Time stance. Meaning, a single session may get you moving in the right direction, while others may benefit from a follow up. It’s whatever works best for you! We see our clients long enough for their situation to turn around, but not so long that they start thinking we need to be a continual fixture in their lives. As soon as possible and warranted, we take a step back and celebrate their ability to continue changing and adapting without us.

What if I can't afford your rate?

Don't let our rate discourage you from contacting us! If you have insurance, we’ve teamed up with Thrizer to make accessing your Out-of-Network benefits a breeze! Also, we’ve found that more often than not, we are able to come up with an acceptable arrangement with most people. Even when this isn’t the case, we've been able to refer folks to therapists who may be able to accommodate your financial situation.

What is your therapeutic approach?

Some psychotherapists follow the medical model—they strive to diagnose some kind of “illness” as a starting point for helping.

We head in a different direction. We’ll want to make sense of your unique situation within the context of your life and your interpersonal relationships. But rather than attempting to nail down a diagnosis of what’s wrong with you, we’ll be searching and listening for your strengths and capacities—the very resources that will help facilitate change and make you a better pilot to help navigate turbulence. The goal is not for me to solve your problems. Life is a turbulent flight. We are all going to have turbulence; Sometimes different turbulences, and sometimes longer flights. The therapist is there to make you a better pilot. Not to remove your turbulence. This approach can be referred to as Strength-based therapy, Relational Strengths-based, or Postmodern therapy. While there are variations among these collaborative models, all of them have in common:

• An emphasis on each person’s strengths, resources and unique perspectives.

• An emphasis on a non-pathological view with skepticism regarding the usefulness of psychiatric diagnosis

• An emphasis on collaborative practice in therapy