FAQs
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Feel free to reach out by email, phone, or through the contact page. I offer a free 30 minute consultation so that we can meet and make sure that it feels like a good fit for you and that what you are hoping to work on is what I have expertise and training in. You can also check with your insurance provider to make sure I am in network with your plan, and what your benefits will cover. When we meet, and after we decide if we will work together, I will have further paperwork for you to fill out.
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Yes, I am in network with a few major insurance plans including Premera, BCBS, Regence, Lifewise, First Choice, and Molina. Please check your benefits for deductible, coinsurance, and copay information, as well as what is covered under your plan. If I am not in network with your insurance plan, I am happy to provide a super bill so that you can get reimbursed for some of the cost of therapy by your insurance company directly.
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Each therapist has their own individual style and approach to therapy and the therapeutic relationship. I approach the therapeutic relationship in a warm and inviting way, and take my client’s lead on what feels most beneficial to work on in a session. I bring compassion and curiosity to the struggles you are bringing into the therapy room. I desire for the therapeutic relationship to be collaborative, allowing for goals, boundaries, and the start and stop of therapy to be discussed together.
The therapeutic relationship is a unique one in that I may know a great deal about you, however, that is not reciprocal in nature. The boundaries present in a therapeutic relationship are what allows for you to show up in a non-judgmental and accepting space that is for you to explore whatever you may need to!
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That’s ok! That is why there are lot’s of different therapists that have different styles in approaches. If it doesn’t feel like a good fit for you or I, I am happy to talk more about what isn’t feeling like a fit, and give you some referrals of other therapists that may be.
If we have been working together for some time and you would like to end, again, I invite a conversation to discuss what is coming up for you and developing a plan to end therapy if that feels like the best option!
Resources
Books
“The Gifts of Imperfections” by Brene Brown
“Daring Greatly” by Brene Brown
“The Extraordinary Gift of Being Ordinary” by Ron Siegal
“When the Body Says No: Exploring the Stress-Disease Connection” by Gabor Mate
“Hold Met Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love” by Dr. Sure Johnson
“Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times” by Katherine May
“Freedom from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: A Personalized Recovery Program for Living with Uncertainty” by Jonathan Grayson, PhD
“No Bad Parts” by Richard Schwartz
“Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma” by Peter Levine
Podcasts
All There Is with Anderson Cooper
All There Is with Anderson Cooper S1 E6
Laurie Anderson: The Release of Love
We Can Do Hard Things with Abby Wambach, Glennon Doyle, and Amanda Doyle
We Can Do Hard Things S1 E179
How to Fix Our Loneliness with Dr. Marisa G. Franco
We Can Do Hard Things S1 E180
The Secrett to Making and Keeping Friends with Dr. Marisa G. Franco
We Can Do Hard Things S1 E130
Breaking Cycles and Reparenting Yourself with Dr. Becky Kennedy
We Can Do Hard Things S2 E303
Laziness Does Not Exist with Devon Price
We Can Do Hard Things S2 E295
Inside an Internal Family Systems Therapy Session with Glennon and Richard Schwartz
We Can Do Hard Things S2 E296
Abby and Amanda’s IFS Therapy Sessions with Richard Schwartz: Why We Do What We Don’t Want to Do
We Can Do Hard Things S2 E306
The Truth of OCD: Therapist Alegra Kastens on Living with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
We Can Do Hard Things S2 E326
Why We Can’t Sleep and How to Fix It with Dr Shelby Harris