FAQs
- What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
I am willing to negotiate my rate under some circumstances. Contact me for more information on this if it is needed. Regarding insurance, I do not currently accept insurance, but am willing to provide a superbill if your insurance offers out-of-network coverage. The process would go: you pay me at the time of service, I would provide you a superbill periodically, you would submit that to your insurance for later reimbursement. Check with your insurance provider on whether out-of-network coverage is offered.
- What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
I currently offer a free one-time initial consultation, where we meet to see if we are a good fit for working together. In that meeting, and your next one, we usually go through an intake process where I learn a little more about you, who you are, and why you are coming to see me. From there, the first stages of therapy are about getting to know one another, and working to stabilize any crises you may be facing. Then we work to calm and center the nervous system. After that, I provide a little psychoeducation on trauma, attachment, and coping skills. Next we start digging deeper into the challenges you are facing, and if and when you are ready, address any traumas you may have experienced. In my work, I find that many of the symptoms my clients suffer have some kind of trauma underlying them. If you are coming to me for couples or family work, the process is similar in the beginning. However, from there, we tend to focus the psychoeducation more on attachment, and then examine partner and/or family interactions to see where attachment styles may clash, where attachment bids are missed, or where some habitual patterns of communication may be interrupting positive connection. One of my overarching mantras about the "plot" or "arc" of therapy came from a wise supervisor: do it for the client, do it with the client, watch the client do it, then send them on their way. In each case, the "it" might refer to coping skills, relationship tools, trauma resolution strategies, or simply providing lots of supportive presence. What is your "it"?
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
I received my Master's Degree in Counseling with a concentration in Couples and Family Counseling from the University of Colorado Denver. I did two internships, one at Noeticus Counseling Center and Training Institute and one at the University of Colorado Hospital CEDAR (Center for Dependency, Addiction, and Rehabilitation), in their family program. I also have special training in Trauma Dynamics, a somatically-based trauma resolution modality.