“There is meaning in your experience, even when it feels hard to name.”
Start With a Brief Consultation
Before scheduling a service, we begin with a complimentary 10–15-minute conversation.
For individuals and families, this is an opportunity to briefly share what you are seeking, ask questions, and determine whether my clinical approach feels like the right fit.
For organizations and professional referral partners, the consultation allows us to clarify your goals, the population being supported, and the type of behavioral-health resource you are seeking.
If my services are appropriate, we will identify the best next step. If they are not, I will offer alternative direction when possible.
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For therapy clients, the first appointment is a 75–90 minute clinical assessment designed to develop a clear understanding of your current concerns, relevant history, daily functioning, strengths, and treatment priorities.
During this session, we may:
Explore the symptoms or circumstances bringing you to therapy
Review relevant personal, medical, and mental-health history
Identify immediate concerns, strengths, and available supports
Clarify your goals and priorities
Discuss initial clinical impressions and treatment recommendations
Determine the most appropriate next steps and frequency of care
Screening measures may be used when clinically appropriate. You do not need to explain everything perfectly or disclose your entire life at once. The purpose is to establish a thoughtful starting point and create a treatment plan that reflects your individual needs.
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Most ongoing therapy sessions are 60 minutes. Extended sessions may be available when additional time is clinically appropriate.
Treatment is individualized and may incorporate trauma-informed CBT, DBT skills, ACT, motivational interviewing, solution-focused strategies, exposure-based interventions, psychoeducation, and nervous-system regulation techniques.
Sessions may focus on:
Understanding patterns, triggers, and emotional responses
Developing practical coping and regulation skills
Processing trauma and significant life experiences
Reducing avoidance and strengthening daily functioning
Improving boundaries, relationships, and communication
Supporting adjustment, identity, and sustainable change
The frequency and duration of treatment depend on your symptoms, goals, progress, and clinical needs. We will review progress together and adjust the treatment plan when appropriate.
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Psychosocial Evaluations and Documentation
Evaluation requests begin with a brief review of the service being requested and its intended purpose. Before scheduling, we will clarify the scope, fee, anticipated timeline, required documentation, and whether the request falls within my clinical role.
Depending on the service, the process may include a clinical interview, standardized screening measures, and review of relevant records. Findings and documentation are based on the available clinical information and do not guarantee a particular recommendation, approval, accommodation, or external outcome.
Organizational Consultation and Training
Organizational inquiries begin with a consultation to understand the population being supported, current concerns, existing resources, and desired outcomes.
If the service is an appropriate fit, I will develop a clearly defined proposal outlining the objectives, format, deliverables, timeline, and professional fee. Engagements may include customized workshops, mental-health education, crisis-recognition training, behavioral-health response protocols, or referral-pathway consultation.
Organizational services are separate from individual psychotherapy. If a person connected to an organization becomes a therapy client, their clinical care and information remain confidential.
Fees & Insurance
I welcome both self-pay and insurance-based clients. Through Headway, I currently accept:
Arizona: Aetna, Cigna, Carelon Behavioral Health, and Curative
Florida: Aetna, Cigna, Carelon Behavioral Health, Curative, and Ascension SmartHealth
North Carolina: Aetna, Cigna, Carelon Behavioral Health, Curative, and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
Insurance participation and coverage vary by individual plan and are verified before scheduling.
Private services for clients navigating high-pressure or public-facing lives are offered exclusively on a self-pay basis and are not submitted to insurance.
We provide organizational consultation, workshops, and training through a customized service agreement. Psychosocial evaluations and specialized clinical documentation are generally self-pay.
We discuss fees and payment expectations clearly before services begin.
