FAQS

My office is located in Colorado Springs near I25 and Briargate Parkway across from The Shops at Briargate, at 1880 Office Club Pointe. I offer both in-person and virtual sessions, or a combination, depending on what’s most convenient for you.

Online therapy works just like in person therapy, except we’ll meet via a secure, HIPAA compliant Zoom meeting for our sessions. Many of my clients choose to meet virtually either because they live outside of Colorado Springs, or because virtual appointments are most convenient for their busy schedules. You’ll receive a secure, unique link via email before each session, and log on using the link from a private location of your choice with reliable wifi. We can do both traditional therapy and EMDR virtually. I offer online therapy across Colorado and Florida.

My fees for therapy are:

• Psychotherapy/EMDR Sessions: $185 per 50 minute session

• Extended EMDR Processing Sessions: $450 per 120 minute session

• Short-Term Accelerated EMDR Intensives: Because EMDR Intensives are highly personalized and individualized for you, please contact me for a free consultation to discuss a customized plan that will best meet your needs and a price quote

I’m an out of network provider for all insurance, and work within a direct care, private pay model. I work with a limited number of clients at one time so that I can work deeply and effectively with each person I see in therapy, and provide a highly individualized and attentive level of care. A direct care model allows us to enter into a relationship that is entirely focused on your goals and needs, and that 100% safeguards your privacy and confidentiality. Insurance paid therapy comes with many limitations that can put constraints on our work together, or compromise your privacy; direct care, private pay counseling bypasses all of these limitations, offers accessibility and simplicity, and gives us both complete freedom and flexibility to determine how we can best work together to help you accomplish your goals. 

If your insurance plan includes out of network benefits, I can provide a "Superbill" for each session that includes all of the information you need to file a claim and be directly reimbursed by your insurance, including a procedure code and diagnosis code. Out of network benefits can often cover a significant portion of the fee, and the process to file claims is typically simple. You can contact your insurance company to find out what your out of network coverage is for behavioral health, or use this link to quickly check your out of network benefits.

*I am not a Medicaid provider, and due to federal regulations I am unable to provide services to any Medicaid recipient.

The length of time you’ll spend in therapy can vary greatly, depending on the problems you’re seeking help with, your goals, and your desires. I'm dedicated to getting you results in the most efficient and effective way possible, which looks different for each individual.

Some clients I work with want to invest in an ongoing process over time, either getting to know themselves very deeply with the goal of moving towards greater growth and health, working through a significant amount of early childhood or very complex trauma, or coping with an ongoing difficult situation in their lives. When these are the goals or desires you come to therapy with, we may work together for many months or even years. 

Other clients I work with want or need to get in, get things, done, and get out of therapy as quickly as they can. Sometimes this is because time or money constraints make long term therapy impractical, and sometimes this is because their symptoms are negatively impacting their quality of life and they need to experience relief and results quickly. I very often work intensively, meaning that we partner together in a focused way to meet specific goals over a reduced period of time. We can do intensive work that accelerates your progress in several ways:

• Partnering together to create a customized treatment plan that allows us to be very focused and goal oriented in weekly sessions
  

• Accelerating progress significantly by working together in a short term EMDR intensive format over 2 or more days
  

• Completing EMDR in a condensed way through 2 hour extended processing sessions weekly, biweekly, monthly, or quarterly

After we've met a few times, we'll work together to create an individualized treatment plan the specifices what we're working towards, how we'll get there, and about how much time we expect it to take.

My approach to therapy is highly individualized, so the answer to this question will depend on several factors specific to you. I consider the time and budget you have to devote to therapy, and the goals you’re wanting to reach in therapy, and then we collaborate to create a treatment plan and determine what meeting frequency is optimal for you. Most of my clients come weekly, and some come biweekly. At times clients will determine that monthly or quarterly extended EMDR sessions make more sense for them than shorter weekly sessions. I recommend committing to meeting weekly for our first 4-6 sessions because so much of the success of therapy depends on the relationship we build, and it can be hard to create connection and build momentum at the beginning without consistent meetings. After our initial sessions you will typically be feeling some relief, and then we can reevaluate if meeting less frequently works for your needs.

My clients often tell me that they’ve been to therapy or tried EMDR before, but did not experience the same progress and results that they do in our work together. I am so committed to making this process a success for you, and some things I offer that are unique include: 

• I bring 20 years of experience as a practicing therapist to the process, as well as extensive and specialized training in psychoanlytic psychotherapy, Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Interpersonal Neurobiology, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). This means there isn't much I haven't heard and you can bring anything into our sessions, and that I can choose from a variety of approaches that are specifically tailored to your history, needs, and goals.

• Our work is based on a personalized treatment plan that we create together after our initial sessions, which serves as a roadmap keeping us on track towards your goals so you can go beyond just talking or coping to deeper healing and lasting change.

• I have specialized training and experience in working intensively to give you the option of reducing your overall commitment of time and money spent in therapy.

• My direct care practice model offers you concierge style services that are personal and relational. Because I'm not managing the administrative demands of chasing after insurance reimbursement or juggling too many clients to avoid burnout, I'm able to work with your unique schedule, respond to emails and phone calls personally and directly within 24 business hours, tailor therapy to your specific needs, and adjust our session frequency and length as needed.

A minimum of 48 hours notice is required to cancel or reschedule a session to avoid being charged the full session fee. I stick to this policy strictly, regardless of the reason for the cancellation, because I commit our scheduled time to you specifically and am generally unable to fill time on short notice. 

I know that life happens and sometimes a cancellation is unavoidable. In the event that you’re unable to make it to a scheduled session or provide 48 hours notice to cancel, I offer the following options:
 

• If both of our schedules allow us to move our appointment to a different time in the same week (considered a Monday-Friday time period), I am happy to reschedule

• If illness or weather keeps you from being able to come to an appointment, we can switch to a phone or Zoom meeting instead of in-person, even if it’s last minute

• If we are unable to coordinate a full appointment time, I will make time to connect by phone for a 15 minute phone check in before our next appointment if you wish.

I am licensed to provide therapy to clients across Colorado and Florida. I often have clients travel to Colorado from other states for short term intensive therapy. If you want to travel to Colorado to complete an Intensive, I can provide you with a list of local hotels, restaurants, attractions, and wellness services. My office is next door to two hotels and across the street from shops and restaurants, making it convenient and walkable if you're visiting from out of town. I can also provide information and contacts for you to combine your intensive with a wellness experience or family vacation at a local resort if you desire.

You can contact me to schedule a free consultation, and I'll return your call or email within 24 business hours.

Finding a counselor can be a confusing process, making the first phone call can be daunting, and going to a first session can be downright anxiety provoking.

I get it.

I try to make the process as easy and comfortable as possible. Our first interaction is a no pressure, no obligation, free phone consultation so that we can get to know a little about each other and make sure we're a good fit for therapy. I'll ask for a brief overview of what you're seeking help with - you don't have to give me all the details, I just want to make sure I'm the right person to help get you where you're wanting to go. I'll listen, and then explain how I can help you resolve the issues you're having, as well as what to expect in the process of therapy. You can ask me any questions you have.

That's it.

I hope you'll reach out - I'm here to help!

You have the right to receive a "Good Faith Estimate" explaining how much your medical and mental health care will cost. Under the law, health care providers need to give patients who don't have insurance or who are not using insurance an estimate of the expected charges for medical services, including psychotherapy services. You can ask any health care provider for a Good Faith Estimate before you schedule a service. If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your Good Faith Estimate, you can dispute the bill. Make sure to save a copy of your Good Faith Estimate. For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises.