If you're asking yourself the question, you could likely benefit from therapy. Your are the best judge of when things feel off. Some of the common signs of mental health struggles include:

• low energy

• sleeping too much or too little

• worrying excessively

• physical complaints like headaches and stomach problems, for which a doctor has has ruled out another underlying cause

• frequent outbursts of anger or irritability (this is true for anyone, but especially in children and teens)

• excessive use of coping activities, such as drinking alcohol, gaming, social media, etc.

• ...and many other possible things. Remember, you know yourself best. 

I'm happy to do a consultation call and figure out if you, or your child, would benefit from therapy with me. And if we decide you'd benefit more from a different therapist, I can refer you to a colleague. 

Therapy is a collaboration that works best when you and I can be open with each other. If something that we try in therapy is not helping you, I need to know about it so we can try something else. I will ask you to fill out surveys periodically that ask about your symptoms—this helps me see if you are feeling better or worse, and identify areas where we need to focus. The survey is also a place for you to tell me how therapy is going for you. We know from research that people tend to improve most when they feel like their therapist understands them. We also know that therapists are often inaccurate in knowing when a client is feeling misunderstood. If I have missed something important, or if I have hurt you in any way, I want you to let me know. All thoughts and feelings are welcome in therapy—there is no “right” or “wrong” way to feel. As long as you show up to your appointments and try to be open with me about how you’re feeling, then you are doing it exactly right!

Sessions are typically between 50 minutes and one hour. The initial intake session may be a bit longer to give us time to get to know each other and go over paperwork, and allow you to ask any questions about the therapy process. 

I am able to meet either in-person or virtually via Zoom. However, sessions with families or with children under age 15 will need to be in-person.

I typically meet with clients once per week, but it may be more or less often as needed. 

I try to balance a discussion of whatever new things we need to talk about this week with progressing on the longer-term goals for therapy that you and I have agreed to work on. 

I am in-network with the following insurance plans:

• Aetna (including the following specific health plans)

  • Meritain

  • Nippon

  • Allied Benefit Systems

  • GEHA - United Healthcare Shared Services (UHSS)

  • Trustmark

  • Trustmark Small Business Benefits

  • Health Scope

  • Christian Brothers Services

• Cigna

• Optum  (including the following specific health plans)

  • UnitedHealthcare

  • UnitedHealthcare Shared Services (UHSS)

  • GEHA - UnitedHealthcare Shared Services (UHSS)

  • UnitedHealthcare Global

  • UnitedHealthCare Exchange Plans (ONEX)

  • Oscar

  • Harvard Pilgrim

  • Oxford

  • UHC Student Resources

  • UMR

  • All Savers (UHC)

  • Health Plans Inc

  • Surest (Formerly Bind)*

If your insurance is not one that I can accept, I accept payment out of pocket, or I can give you a superbill (similar to a receipt) for your insurance company to reimburse you for out-of-network care. You will need to check with your insurance plan to see whether or not out-of-network care is covered, what percentage is covered, etc.

I also offer a sliding scale to clients for whom cost is a barrier - more information can be found here. 

I am fully vaccinated/boosted against COVID-19. I am happy to wear a mask if you'd like me to. 

If you are having symptoms (COVID or otherwise), I ask that you please reschedule, or we can meet via telehealth (Zoom).