Services

People seek counseling for a variety of reasons including feeling unhappy, unfulfilled, worried, sad, or angry.  People also seek out counseling to help change behaviors that are troubling them including addictive or disordered behaviors or behaviors that affect their relationships at home or at work.  Some people seek counseling because they have a life goal that has been eluding them and they are ready to explore their barriers.  Other people seek out counseling because they know they are going through a difficult time or facing a difficult decision and they desire a place to sort through their feelings and move forward in their life with intention and clear thinking.  

When a counseling relationship is working well, clients experience new insights into their situations, clearer thinking, increased energy, better understanding of their feelings and needs, release of troubling emotions that have held them back or been confusing, and a greater sense of wholeness and peace within themselves.  Therapy is a process, and a working partnership develops between client and therapist.  Therapy is not always comfortable or straightforward as difficult emotions and ways of being often have to be sorted through in order for new energy and change to appear.  Clients should feel comfortable with their therapist and be able to ask about whatever is on their mind regarding the process.  In spite of the uncomfortable emotions experienced, clients I have worked with feel that the temporary pain of the working through process is well worth leaving behind the continual pain of living the way they had previously. 

The client will be giving access to an electronic client portal to fill out about prior history, past experiences, and what their goals from counseling are to help get a full picture of what needs to be addressed. You can expect to talk about the concern(s) that brought you into counseling and also about your background and personal history to help build rapport with your therapist.  You can share on a level that feels comfortable for you. 

Sessions vary based on client needs and type(s) of treatments required. Typically, for individual clients, sessions are scheduled for 50 minutes. For couples counseling, sessions will be scheduled out at 90 minutes. Typical frequency of counseling is usually one time per week for consistent progress to be made.

Well you’re in luck because we are currently not contracted with any insurances which allows us the full autonomy to treat the root causes without restrictions and/or limitations and provides us the opportunity to listen and hear you. This also provides full transparency with the entire process from beginning to end, no unexpected bills, limits to amount of sessions, etc.

We are still currently seeing clients in-office but subject to change depending on government rules and restrictions. If you see a therapist  regularly for in-person visits, they may have already contacted you about temporarily transitioning your therapy to remote sessions using a video teleconferencing service. Getting therapy this way is sometimes called “teletherapy,” and has been increasingly utilized over the past decade to deliver mental health care with strong results in both adults and children. As times continue to change, moving to a telehealth platform will allow for counseling sessions to take place without interruption. 

Although I may recommend specific books and/or readings for you once we develop our therapeutic relationship, I do offer some recommend readings for couples, holistic wellness, and self-care. Click here for the recommended readings.