I work with clients on a weekly or bi-weekly basis for a minimum of 1 year. I love longterm work with clients, there is something truly powerful and deeply nourishing about it. I do not believe in “quick fixes” to presenting concerns and do my best to push past surface level healing. I have found, the aforementioned approaches to therapeutic work do not aid in long-lasting change. “Doing the work” is messy, difficult, relieving, and exciting. Root-work level healing takes time. If you feel open and ready to invest in yourself, I cant wait to partner with you!

Telehealth is an amazing resource even when we aren’t in a nationwide lockdown/global pandemic. In my experience, telehealth gifts more people with access to mental healthcare as it saves on the shuffle and at times stress of commute time and so many workplaces respect and value the role of therapy.

Taking a session during a lunch break or having a ‘standing medical appointment’ on your calendar makes logging in and getting care so simple.

All you need is a reliable internet connection and a private place to talk. Healing is just that accessible!

I see you, I hear you, and I get it! I honestly believe that everyone can find a home in the therapy room! Therapy is so much more than the “illness” or ‘only sick/’crazy’ people need a therapist narrative that is dominant in todays society.

Boiled completely down, therapy is a neutral, consistent, safe, secure, and loving container for you to reconnect with yourself, your history, your patterns, and begin to address the aspects that no longer serve you or are no longer sustainable in this season of life. Your problems aren’t too big or too small—only an open window for deepening and growing into the you, youve always desired to be. Therapy is for everyone, and is especially for you.

Yes! Therapy is a life changing investment! We often invest in and budget for the important and valued parts of our life—like that new Telfar bag in the color you’ve been waiting months for, weddings, hair appointments, gym memberships, vacations, etc. From my experience, investing in self through the vehicle of therapy pays off in a multitude of ways over the course of your life. Doing relationships better, feeling more connected, addressing and uprooting unhelpful patterns, healing from generational trauma, learning how to support your unique one-of-a-kind nervous system… all cause beautiful + deeply meaningful ripple effects.

Hear me when I say, you are worth the investment.

Like most specialty providers, no I do not participate in insurance plans. I am an out of network provider. I accept all major credit cards, cash, or check, and I am more than happy to accept FSA cards. Additionally, I am able to provide superbills (i.e. itemized receipts) for you to submit to your insurance company for reimbursement. Many insurance companies provide out-of-network coverage, some as high as 60-80% of the cost. It is in your best interest to check your coverage carefully by asking the following questions:

“Does my plan include out-of-network benefits for mental health care? Specifically, for outpatient psychotherapy?”

“Is approval required from my primary care doctor?

“What is my "co-insurance"?”

“Do I have a deductible for out-of-network mental health services? If yes, what is the remaining amount I will have to pay before my health plan starts to reimburse me for fees that I pay out-of-pocket?”

“How many sessions per year does my health insurance cover?”

“What is the maximum amount my plan will reimburse for mental health service code 90834 (individual) or 90847 (couples) with a psychotherapist?”

As an out-of-network provider, I have partnered with Mentaya to help my clients save money on therapy and better understand their insurance benefits. Use the widget below or this link to check your benefits to see if you qualify for reimbursement for my services.

In instances where “out-of-network” benefits are covered, you will be responsible for payment at the time of service. Your insurance will reimburse your expenses afterwards.

Therapy sessions in Illinois and New York tend to range from $150-$300 when paying out of pocket depending on the therapist's level of training and expertise. In contrast, most insurance companies pay between $60 and $95 per session; well below the market rate. My fees take into consideration the operating costs of maintaining an independent solo-practice (i.e., office rent, continuing education, business insurance, charting systems, marketing, etc), keeping my caseload at a sustainable size so that each of my clients receive the most present care possible, my experience, specialized training, and expertise.

If fee is an issue, please do not let that be a hinderance to you reaching out. I do allocate a number of slots on my caseload for sliding scale clients and/or I can connect you with another clinician in my network and/or helpful resources.

There are a number of benefits of paying out of pocket. Primarily, privacy. Insurance companies often require detailed paperwork as a condition of payment. This can at times compromise confidentiality; Because I am private pay, you don’t have to worry about me sharing your information with anyone. The only time I would are in rare circumstances involving your immediate safety or the safety of vulnerable folks around you (if this was ever a step we needed to take, we would take it together and with you in full understanding) Secondly, flexibility. Insurance companies can influence treatment decisions such as the duration, the frequency/limit of treatment, or even the type of therapy provided. There is never a cap or limit to our therapeutic work which beautifully expands the opportunities for you to slowly unfold, explore, deepen, and become year after year. Thirdly, insurance companies require “medical necessity” as a condition of payment. This often means you must receive a diagnosis from the DSM V in order to qualify for covered care. We can of course explore and incorporate diagnoses if this is helpful for you on your healing journey, but I don’t need to pathologize you to help you. For some because of increased privacy and flexibility of treatment, paying out of pocket is a better fit.

Thrilled to hear it! This is the beginning of so many pathways back to yourself and I am happy to be a container for your transformation and to bear witness to all that your journey will entail!

The next best step is to fill out a form on my contact page. We will then set up a free phone call to chat about your hopes for therapy and assess fit. We will then settle on an intake session date and you will be sent all materials to fill out before our first session.

The first session: The first time we meet is commonly known as an intake. We go over paperwork, my practice policies, procedures, and preliminary gather information on your life-story and current functioning.

The second session: We spend the entire time co-creating a family tree/genogram of all the key individuals who lived in your childhood home. We discuss relational dynamics with primary caregivers, memories, histories, pain-points, and joy-points. This is one of my favorite sessions and is a well-spring of information for the both of us.

The third session: Embodied with all of the rich information from the second session we start with discussing and refining 3 therapeutic goals to bind, lead, and ground our work together. Every few months we will revisit to see if those goals are still aligned, need tweaking, or overall adjustments to ensure you are getting what you are investing in!