Frequently Asked Questions

I provide both virtual or telehealth therapy in addition to in-person therapy for both individuals and relationship/couples. 

For those residing in Colorado I accept United Healthcare and Kaiser of Colorado for the Denver/Boulder area. In addition, I can provide you with a super bill to submit to your insurance company as an out-of-network provider after paying privately. 

For those residing in Utah, I currently take the following insurance plans: U of U Health Plans: Preferred, Premier, U Health Plus; HMHI; PEHP

For those residing in Minnesota, I am an out-of-network provider and only accept private pay; I can provide you with a super bill to submit to your insurance company.

In accordance with the No Surprise Act, for those who are uninsured or those who plan to pay out-of-pocket (and will not submit claims to your insurance) a good faith estimate can be provided prior to starting therapy. 

Individual therapy: $175, Individual sessions are 53 minutes.

Couples therapy: $225/hour

Couple sessions are private pay only due to insurance coverage and requiring longer interactive sessions which typically last 90 minutes or longer and prorated accordingly ($337.50 per 90 minute sessions). 

Surgical Letters: no additional fee, only appointment fees leading up to letters will be charged

Cancelled appointments less than 48 hour’s notice or no shows: $175/individual, $337.50/couples

*Late cancelled appointment fee will need to be paid before scheduling your next appointment.

Yes, I reserve a set number of reduced-fee slots for clients. Other clients who are fortunate enough in their life circumstances and can pay the rates I’ve outlined and will be helping to "pay it forward" for other clients.

In an effort to help determine how to assess your request for a reduced fee, I've adopted the following philosophy that I'm asking you to use.  

My hourly individual session rate is $175, and I ask those who are able to pay, please do so. 

If you can't afford my session rate, you are no less deserving of support. If we are a good fit for each other, I ask you to please propose a fee based on your self-assessment according to the Equity Scale guidelines from EmbracingEquity.org; however they are only guidelines. I don't ask questions about your financial situation, and I don't require any proof of income. I believe your financial self-assessment and an honest conversation about an appropriate sliding scale fee is the start of a trusting, respectful therapeutic relationship.

The PACT (Psychobiological Approach to Couple Therapy) model is an interactive and engaging form of relationship therapy that offers a markedly different experience from traditional talk therapy. For example, instead of primarily looking at the therapist, partners are guided to look at and interact directly with each other. This fosters real-time awareness and helps you become more attuned to your partner’s reactions, emotional states, and nonverbal communication.

PACT draws on evidence-based developmental neuroscience, attachment theory, and arousal regulation. It is grounded in the understanding that our earliest relationships — particularly those with primary caregivers — form the blueprint for how we connect, communicate, and respond in adult relationships. The care and nurturing we receive from birth through childhood shape expectations of safety, closeness, conflict, and repair, and these patterns often re-emerge within current partnerships.

By exploring these underlying patterns together, partners gain insight into why they react the way they do during moments of stress or conflict. PACT helps couples recognize how each person’s nervous system, attachment history, and coping strategies interact in real time. Drawing on these three areas enables couples to develop new ways of responding to one another — with greater awareness, empathy, and regulation — so that when challenges arise, both partners can navigate them with increased care, stability, and mutual support.

Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy offers a compassionate and non-pathologizing way to understand psychological distress. It’s based on the idea that we each contain many different aspects or “parts” of ourselves, which together form an internal system that strives to maintain balance both in good times and during struggles. At times, certain parts may react automatically to life’s challenges, leaving us feeling stuck or out of control. IFS helps us build trusting relationships with these parts so we can understand their intentions, uncover the pain or vulnerability they protect, and gently heal the wounds that drive their behavior.

Yes, I work with many people. I feel that the therapeutic relationship is a healing relationship and you need to connect well with each other. We will figure this out in the first few meetings and sometimes immediately over the phone.

In all my years working in the outpatient setting and connecting clients to therapists, I’ve preached “find a good fit for YOU!” It's ok to discuss and end the therapy relationship if it’s not working:  just like you don’t click with every person you meet, you won’t click with every therapist. It’s ok as long as you can discuss this openly and honestly - this is self-care, this is being honest, this is boundary setting to meet your needs - all incredibly important skills to learn and use in one's life.

This could be cancer, stroke, HIV, heart attack, alzheimer's or any other surprising and scary healthcare condition. I have to be honest, I don’t know them all, but I’ve been through a few myself (personally and with family members). This can be a scary time, with many questions and concerns. It will be a whirlwind of appointments, integrating new information, and impacts to your daily routine and future plans. It is important to stay grounded and identify coping skills to find your new path forward. I would be honored to support you and your family through this time. 

Talking about sex is often difficult but you may be surprised what a relief it can be to discuss with someone who is nonjudgmental, supportive and celebratory towards helping you define what sexual liberation means for you! 

I've had the pleasure to teach sexuality education for several years to a variety of audiences across all age groups. Unfortunately, many adults and adolescents have not obtained medically-accurate, age-appropriate, comprehensive sexuality education we all deserve and need to live healthy, happy lives across the lifespan.

Perhaps you are dealing with functional/performance/physiological issues, desire/arousal/willingness to engage in sex or intimacy, educating yourself and partner(s) about different relationship structures, or changes in arousal across the lifespan - I would be honored to help support you through these concerns. 

Part of my training included several AASECT certified workshops and a consultation group (however, I am not an AASECT certified sex therapist). I often use various books, worksheets and activities to help individuals and couples explore their unique concerns related to sexuality, sexual behaviors and desires.