Frequently Asked Questions

I am currently seeing my clients online via Zoom, Face Time, and Google Meet. A few prefer phone conversations.

We can discuss your preferences and the logistics about this good question when we connect for our free initial phone consultation.

As a general rule, it is wise to seek help when distress is beginning to affect your life (your outlook, your functioning, your family, your job, your physical or spiritual well-being) in problematic ways.

Good questions to ask yourself might be:

• “Am I stuck?”

• "What are my options for getting unstuck?”

• “How can I discover new pathways of healing, growth, renewal (and prevent a worsening)?”

You can contact me through the contact form at the bottom of the page.

We can then schedule a free initial phone consultation to get acquainted, express and clarify your concerns, help me hear you well, and prepare for scheduling our first session together.

We can also discuss the Introductory Questionnaire which improves my understanding of the context of your concerns, and the specific goals you have in mind. This clarity creates a richer foundation for working together to plan our next steps. Many people have found that giving attention to the Questionnaire has also helped them sort out their thoughts too, in preparation for beginning our work together.

The length of therapy varies widely, depending on many factors, such as:

• The preferences of the client.

• The nature of the concern.

• Ultimate goals and complicating factors.

• Discovery of new challenges.

A few of my clients have continued therapy for months, even years.

Many have graduated after a shorter time, having achieved significant milestones.

It’s not uncommon for longer-term clients to “take a breather”, then return. Some wanting a “tuneup”, some just to touch base, and some to focus on a new concern.

Short term, strategic, solution-focused therapy is usually completed within a much briefer window.

Discussing this good question is important as we clarify goals and understanding your definition of ultimate success.

Most often, I include the entire family group as much as possible in the therapeutic process with children and adolescents. I do provide carefully chosen referral options for individual therapy for children and adolescents.

Some aspects of our beginnings are described above. I do recommend an individual free phone consultation for each person for getting started. Some desire to begin with individual sessions before coming together, or vice versa.

No. For medication evaluations and psychiatric assessments, I refer clients to several trusted area psychiatrists and primary care physicians.

I do not bill insurance companies directly.

However, I offer an adjustable fee scale which is calibrated according to the annual gross income of the household.

Many of my clients are being reimbursed by their health savings account(s). I am glad to provide documentation for the purpose of requesting reimbursement.