WHO DO YOU WORK WITH?

I work with individuals (child, teen, adult), couples, and groups

WHAT ARE YOUR RATES?

For individuals, $200, for couples, $225. Group rates vary

HOW LONG ARE YOUR SESSIONS?

The standard session time is 50 minutes, but longer sessions can be arranged.

DO WE HAVE TO MEET WEEKLY?

I recommend committing to weekly sessions, especially at the beginning. If this is cost prohibitive, it is possible to work together bi-weekly as long as that level of care matches your needs.

DO YOU TAKE INSURANCE?

At this time, I do not take insurance but can generate a monthly superbill for you to submit to your insurance company for partial reimbursement. Please inquire with your insurance company directly about whether or not they reimburse for out of network providers.

DO YOU HAVE A SLIDING SCALE?

Yes, I have sliding scale sessions that begin at $150 for individuals and $175 for couples. My sliding scale spots are currently full, but you may contact me to be added to the waitlist.

CAN WE WORK TOGETHER IF I LIVE OUTSIDE OF CA?

Therapy is only available within the state of California because I practice under a license that abides by laws within this state. However, I do work with clients outside of California if they meet the criteria for counseling (also commonly known as coaching). Please see below for more information.

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THERAPY AND COUNSELING?

Therapy and counseling both have an emphasis on growth, transformation, and healing.

Therapy is typically longer term and will focus on how childhood circumstances affect the present day and may be contributing to mental health challenges. Therapy can include managing a diagnosis, ongoing challenges like substance use issues or abuse, or working through traumatic events with EMDR processing. Therapy clients may be experiencing ongoing crises that require use of specialized training. Therapy is only available in the state of California, either in person or through telehealth.

In contrast, counseling is usually shorter term, goal oriented, and focuses on the present and specific intentions for the future, with sensitivity to past events but a lesser focus on them. Counseling clients are not generally experiencing crisis, or if they are, are also under the care of a therapist in their home state. If you aren’t sure whether therapy or counseling is a fit for you, we can discuss during a consultation. Counseling is available in any location, in the US and beyond.

IS DREAMWORK AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE?

Dreamwork is available to both therapy and counseling clients.

IS EMDR AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE?

EMDR is only available for therapy clients in the state of California. EMDR is available both in person and through telehealth.

HOW IS ASTROLOGY USED IN YOUR SESSIONS?

I have knowledge of Western Astrology and expertise in certain areas of the birth chart. In sessions, I allow astrological data to inform my approach with clients, specifically around technique and tools that will be most useful. I enjoy interpreting astrological information as it relates to psychological process. If you are curious about incorporating astrology in sessions, we can talk about what this looks like further. If you wish, incorporating astrology into our work together can provide a roadmap to:

• Accept and reframe personality traits, nothing is good or bad

• Embrace contradictions as a step towards cultivating wholeness

• Explore your individuation journey as indicated by your North Node

• Become conscious of the tension of the opposites in your life between North and South Nodes

• Unlearn societal conditioning and connect with your authentic nature

In my graduate program, I focused on the relationship between Jungian Psychology and Western Astrology, exploring how key aspects of the birth chart, specifically the North and South Nodes, support the process of Individuation; the path to becoming your truest self. I see Astrology as a form of eco-psychology, a recognition that to heal it is necessary to look beyond human experience to the influence of planet earth and the cosmic system in which it resides. Traditional eco-psychology focuses on the parallel healing between humans and the earth. Using astrology for healing expands the realm of thinking to include the earth and its relationships to the surrounding planets and stars. In this way astrology not only supports the process of individuation, it also expands psychological thinking about the nature of individuation and wholeness because it takes into account the cosmos and its influence on the human psyche and planetary life.

WHAT IS HUMAN DESIGN? HOW IS IT USED IN YOUR SESSIONS?

Human design is a knowledge system that incorporates Western Astrology, the Chinese I Ching, Judaic Kabbalah, Vedic philosophy, and physics. It is a complex system, but I rely on key components of the chart to support clients including:

Energy Type - how your energy functions

Authority - how you make decisions and how they are communicated in the body

Strategy - how you make things happen

Manifestation Process - how you bring things into reality most effectively