Frequently Asked Questions

My current rate is $230 for all 50-minute individual sessions (therapy, coaching and healing) and $280 for 50-minute couples/relationship therapy or coaching. Initial couples therapy sessions are 75 minutes long and are prorated at $420. Longer sessions or couples therapy intensives are all prorated based off my standard fee.

Discernment Counseling is $530 for the initial two hour session and $398 for subsequent 90 minute sessions.

Reduced fees: While I have limited spots for reduced fee sessions, you’re welcome to inquire about them. If you need a reduced fee, please provide information about your financial situation when you first reach out.

Bear in mind that solo sessions in the context of couples therapy are charged at the same rate as couples therapy. This is because the “treatment unit” is still the couple. Essentially, solo sessions are catered toward helping our couples therapy work be as useful as possible.

Note about the financial investment: My fee isn’t solely for our session time together, but also for the time and money I spend thinking about our work, taking professional development trainings and receiving paid consultation from highly experienced licensed therapists. As your therapist, I invest a great deal in my professional growth in order to offer effective services.

I see clients Mondays-Thursdays afternoons and evenings.

Additionally, I offer couples intensives Monday-Thursday as well as some Fridays + Saturdays throughout the month. If you would like to meet for couples intensives vs. weekly couples therapy, please make that explicit in your inquiry.

I see folks on a weekly or biweekly basis. We choose an appointment time and meet at that time either every week or every other week until our work together is complete. I like to meet with clients on a weekly basis for the first few months of therapy, at minimum, as it takes time to get traction and meeting less than weekly at the start can significantly delay progress.

For couples who have demanding travel schedules and/or have urgency around making real change in their relationship, I offer COUPLES INTENSIVES— concentrated couples therapy that happens in longer sessions several times a week or month. If you’re interested in that option, please inquire for more information and specify that you’re interested in an intensive.

I have a 48 business-hour cancellation policy. If you have a Monday session, please cancel by the previous Thursday. If I’m able to reschedule within the same week (Mon-Thur), the cancellation fee will be waived. Please keep in mind that the cancellation policy is enforced without exception. In order to keep it fair to everyone, I charge for late cancellations across the board and it isn’t at all personal.

I don’t accept insurance directly, but I’m happy to provide you with a “superbill” at the end of each month for your therapy sessions. The superbill is something you submit to your insurance company to receive full or partial reimbursement. You’ll need to check with your insurance to make sure they reimburse for out-of-network providers, require a diagnosis and whether or not they cover couples/marriage counseling (CPT code: 90847). Please note that insurance generally covers psychotherapy only (not coaching or healing sessions). Please let me know in advance if you’d like monthly superbills.

I have a select number of spots for reduced fee clients— based on financial need. These spots are often full. If you require a reduced fee, please say so when you initially reach out and be prepared to share information about your financial situation. Please note that I’m currently unable to offer fee reductions beyond 20 off my current rate.

Here are resources for Bay Area, California-based low-fee therapy services. Oregon services are at the bottom of the list:

• Grateful Heart Therapy

• Marina Counseling Center

• Pacific Center

• CIIS Integral Psychology Counseling Centers

• CIIS Center for Somatic Psychology

• Queer Life Space

• Center for Mindful Psychotherapy

• Open Path Collective (nationwide)

• Portland, Oregon low-fee therapy services

• Oregon residents: sliding scale sex + relationship therapy

You can pay for your sessions using a credit card and/or HSA/FSA card.

I use a HIPPA-compliant, secure payment program called IvyPay that keeps credit cards on file without me ever seeing your credit card information. Once we agree to working together, I’ll have IvyPay send a text link to your cell phone number for you to put in your credit card info yourself.

All of my sessions are held online via a HIPPA compliant, secure, Zoom videoconferencing platform.

I’ve been working online for over five years and have found online therapy to be very effective while offering the added benefit of convenience and flexibility.

Although studies have shown online therapy to have similar outcomes to in-person therapy, I understand if you’d prefer to find a therapist to see in-office.

Short answer: plan to be in the same location for all sessions.

I work with couples experientially— helping partners have productive, connecting interactions with each other in real time. If you’re not in the same room, it’s a lot harder to achieve this goal.

If you and your partner occasionally need to meet from separate locations, please let me know in advance and we can see what makes the most sense to do.