Our Therapy

If you are experiencing symptoms of depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, or obsessive compulsive disorder, counseling is a process intended to improve your mental health and functioning. It is a reciprocal dance where I learn from you what has happened that is negatively impacting your well-being, and identify steps to improve your mood, stability, and participation in work and relationships. There is no one theoretical framework that works best for me or for you, though there are methodologies that assist in alleviating suffering. I practice a humanistic approach with elements of cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, internal family systems, psychoanalytic theory, mindfulness and guided imagery. Counseling (short-term) and psychotherapy (long-term) can help you transcend self-defeating patterns and cultivate a more conscious, authentic, and effective way of being. 

Sometimes, you need an expert who can quickly and efficiently generate options and clearly communicate possibilities and solutions to help you reach your goals or audience. With deep personal and professional knowledge in degenerative and non-curable chronic illness, (specifically muscular dystrophy and multiple sclerosis), lifespan development, and mental health, I provide specialized consulting services to individuals and larger organizations and non-profits.

Online sessions are held from the safety of your own home and offers an accessible, efficient, and private way to connect. In-person services are available on Mondays in our Westlake location.  

Counseling services may be covered in full or in part by your health insurance carrier.  Please check your coverage carefully by asking the following questions of your provider:

• Do I have outpatient mental health insurance benefits?
• What is my deductible and has it been met?
• How many sessions per year does my insurance cover?
• Do I have a copayment due at time of service? If so, how much is it?
• Is prior authorization required before my first appointment?

I currently accept Aetna, Medical Mutual, United Healthcare and Optum, and hope to be in network for Anthem soon.