FAQs

What is therapy?

Therapy is a safe space to explore feelings and learn new strategies to cope with difficult thoughts and feelings.

How long are sessions?

Sessions typically last 45 minutes, allowing focused time for your needs.

Do you accept insurance?

I currently do not accept insurance but offer affordable self-pay rates and can provide receipts for reimbursement.

What issues do you treat?

I work with anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, work-related stress, and life transitions. I specialize in treating symptoms from a trauma-informed, anti-oppressive lens.

How do I start therapy?

Reach out via phone or email to schedule a free consultation.

What are PTSD and Complex PTSD?

Yes, everything shared in sessions is confidential except in rare legal or safety situations.

Is therapy confidential?

Trauma results from an event or series of events that is experienced by an individual as physically harmful, emotionally harmful, and/or life threatening, and causes a person to feel a sense of helplessness.

• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is an official mental health diagnosis characterized by certain symptoms stemming from experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event. Symptoms include intrusive memories, avoidance, negative mood/thoughts, and heightened reactivity. PTSD is treatable often with psychotherapy.

• Complex PTSD is more associated with long-lasting trauma that continues or repeats over months or years. It is defined by a combination of behavioral, cognitive, interpersonal, and emotional difficulties.

What do these images mean?

This image is a representation of the art form Kintsugi. Kintsugi is a Japanese art of repairing pottery with gold lacquer, demonstrating that something can be made more beautiful for having been broken.