FAQ

Yes, I’m happy to offer a free 20-minute telephone consultation to help us determine if I can be helpful to you.

Most clients find online therapy quite effective and much more convenient than in person. You will need a quiet and private place to focus on your session.

Sessions usually last 50 minutes.

I generally meet with my clients weekly. That kind of consistency is very supportive of deep and effective therapy.

If you must cancel, please do so 24 hours before the scheduled appointment. If you don’t cancel before 24 hours, I will charge you for the entire session.

If I feel I can help you, and you have a sense of trust that you can be open with me, we’re off to a good start.

Anyone who wants to change the patterns in their lives that are not working for them can benefit from therapy.

I was first licensed in 1997 and have seen clients for over 30 years.

My personal therapy has been very beneficial to my understanding of the therapeutic process as well as my own life.

I received my Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco.

I have received training in the following: Brainspotting, Gestalt, EMDR, Advanced Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy, Transpersonal Psychology, and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy.

Research has shown that engaging in psychotherapy that focuses on experiencing and resolving complicated feelings like grief, guilt, and anger can provide emotional, physical, and interpersonal benefits.

Overall, effective psychotherapy helps enhance personal development, lower levels of anxiety, depression, and stress, improve relationships and family dynamics, and ease the challenges of daily life.

Brainspotting is a cutting-edge method that uses neurobiological and somatic processes to help access the brain and body, where we store emotions and trauma. This method generally requires much less talking than most psychotherapies.