FAQs
-
Concierge therapy removes the constraints of insurance, waiting rooms, and rigid scheduling. Sessions are built around your life and your pace, not a standardized treatment plan or session limit.
-
Yes! Maintaining a smaller caseload means I can offer flexibility that isn't possible in traditional practices. I offer evening appointments, weekend sessions, emergency sessions when crisis hits, and flexible scheduling to accommodate travel, shift work, or demanding careers.
-
Because I maintain a limited caseload in a highly individualized practice model, consultations are reserved appointments and are billed at $100. That fee is applied toward your first session, should you decide to move forward. The consultation exists so we can both decide if this is the right fit. You'll tell me what's happening, I'll tell you what I see, and we'll both decide if working together makes sense.
-
The first session is always an intake session. The Intake session is a more formal session where I will ask standard questions and collect background information to better understand the nature of your presenting problem/concern. It will allow us to get to know each other to start building a therapeutic relationship. I will also review the therapeutic process, structure, policies, and procedures.
-
I do not. As the world adapted to the challenges presented in 2020 by COVID-19, my therapy practice also had to adapt. Initially, the pandemic influenced my decision to shift to providing therapy sessions online, in order to protect the health and safety of myself and my clients. However, as time went on, I found that my clients were increasingly requesting and preferring online therapy and my decision was ultimately driven by client demand. This demand, coupled with research demonstrating the effectiveness of telemental health as an equivalent to traditional in-person therapy, led me to make the decision to move my services exclusively online. Additionally, online therapy provides added benefits to my clients such as flexibility and accessibility. I believe that by offering online therapy, I can best serve the needs and preferences of our clients.
-
I meet with you virtually through a HIPAA compliant video platform. It allows for virtual face-to-face communication and provides an authentic interaction, which is quite similar to 1:1 in-person sessions. Video sessions enable me to consider your facial expressions and body language, as I would normally do during in-person sessions. It also enables you to see and engage with me, which allows for open conversation. My platform works on desktops, laptops, tablets, and mobile phones
-
I do not. I find that sometimes people go through arduous periods in their life and seek support but don't meet the criteria for a formal diagnosis. Furthermore, there may have been a time when an individual briefly met the criteria for a mental disorder but generally does not meet the criteria. However, to be able to use your insurance, your therapist has to provide a diagnosis. Moreover, insurance companies may request to view therapy records. The diagnosis would stay in your insurance records your entire life without the possibility to amend or change it, even after the circumstances in your life have improved. Self-pay provides and allows the provision of services without the restrictions of insurance regulations, insurance adjusters, or their third-party adjusting agencies. Client confidentiality and discretion are of the utmost importance to me.
-
Weekly sessions create the momentum needed to shift patterns that have been building for years. Starting at a lower frequency usually means the work never gains traction. You spend each session catching up instead of moving forward.
As you demonstrate real change in your daily life, we step down together. Biweekly, then monthly, then done. That progression is earned, and it reflects genuine progress.
-
Confidentiality is paramount. Everything discussed in therapy stays confidential except in rare circumstances required by law (risk of harm to self or others, child abuse, court orders). All virtual sessions use HIPAA-compliant, encrypted video platforms. Virtual sessions also offer additional privacy: no waiting rooms, no risk of running into someone you know.
-
This practice is designed for high-achieving professionals and couples who need focused, expert care, not generic weekly check-ins. It's for people who want direct access to an experienced clinician with a deliberately small caseload, built around discretion, depth, and real attention rather than volume.
If you're looking for standard weekly sessions at a lower price point, there are excellent therapists who offer that, and that's a completely reasonable choice. If you're looking for a confidential, unhurried space with someone who has the time and training to do real, transformative work, that's what this practice offers.