I offer a free, 15 minute phone consultation to connect and get a sense of whether I could be a good fit for your needs. We will briefly discuss the difficulties you’re seeking support for, what you are wanting from therapy, and any questions you have. We will check if our schedules align.

If we decide to start working together, we will schedule an intake appointment and I will send an email with links to new client paperwork in my HIPAA-compliant patient portal.

If it is not a good match at this time, I will provide you with referrals.

Once you are scheduled for your intake appointment, you will complete new client paperwork in the patient portal.

This includes informed consent documents, my practice policies, adding a card on file, and questionnaires that will guide my intake questions and allow us more time to discuss difficulties and your therapy goals in a less structured way during the initial appointments.  

The first appointment, called the intake, will typically last between 55-75 minutes. This is an assessment-oriented appointment that is more structured than usual sessions. I will ask routine questions to understand your current concerns, your history of these concerns, life events that may contribute, and what you would like to see change from therapy.

After, I will share preliminary impressions, we will begin to brainstorm therapy goals, and discuss therapy approaches we might use.

We will also discuss what to expect from therapy. I will provide opportunities for you to ask questions. My hope is that the first appointment will allow you to feel heard and informed.

The first sessions (generally 1-3) are an extension of the intake appointment. They will focus on developing trust and rapport and working to establish concrete goals for therapy. Please feel free to ask questions about my approach so that your decision to work with me is well-informed.

If we decide that I am a good fit for the services you are seeking, we will develop a treatment plan that will include the therapy approaches and estimated length of therapy.

The length of therapy is flexible. A “full course” of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) typically involves 12-20 therapy sessions to work toward creating long-term change. My shorter-term therapy option, typically 3-6 sessions, is a match for goals related to a specific short-term stressor (e.g., making a coping plan for an upcoming medical procedure or making a time-sensitive medical decision).