First let's normalize being nervous it's totally normal. If you’ve never been in therapy let us assure you of a few things. The therapeutic relationship is joint and collaborative. Your therapist will help you identify areas in your life you'd like to change or heal. Your therapist will also help you discover some emotions that are difficult to think about or talk about in a supportive way. The information you share is confidential. It's between you and your therapist. The only time your therapist may breach confidentiality is in the case of imminent danger to you or someone else. By law and ethical standards your therapist is required to take action if you are a danger to yourself or others.

Therapy gives you a safe space to explore your thoughts, feelings, and concerns. There are many benefits to therapy, the primary goal is to evoke change and improve the quality of life through self-awareness and self-exploration. Therapy might be right for you if you are: facing a significant crisis dealing with an extended period of anxiety or depression coping with a major life transition dealing with complicated family dynamics grappling with problems in a relationship trying to manage addiction or substance abuse wanting to make changes for better mental and emotional health Being in therapy can also: empower you to develop new perspectives about your life better manage stress help you feel empowered learn how to make healthier choices help improve communication skills develop coping strategies

The relationship between professional therapist and life coaches are loosely connected, they share the same family name “helping professional.” However, coaching is different from therapy. Coaching is not regulated by the government, there are no state or federal laws nor regulations that govern coaching. Coaching does not require a license, specific education, or experience. Typically, coaches are certified whereas therapists are licensed. Therapists manage mental illnesses and diagnoses, coaches do not. Coaches are not medical or healthcare professionals. They don’t have the credentials or accreditation to provide mental healthcare. Coaches focus on how to reach a goal. Therapists tend to focus on the past while moving towards the future. Therapists work through emotions, behaviors, and thought patterns with their clients. They usually focus on why things are the way they are. Often clients seek both coaches and therapists to work on themselves. People who hire life coaches often want to achieve certain goals or work on their mindset. Those who attend therapy want to work on themselves, heal past traumas, and work with a licensed professional on managing their mental health challenges.

The 15 min. consultation is designed to help determine a good therapeutic match between the client and therapist. This match is based on your therapeutic needs and expectations. Think of the consultation session as a "test drive" before purchasing your new vehicle.

During your first session, your therapist will spend time getting to know you, asking a series of questions, and talking through some of the issues that's brought you to therapy. Expect to identify some personal areas that are problematic to your mental health.

Our rates range between $100-$130 and are confirmed during your 15 min consultation.

Accepting Blue Cross Blue Shield, Oscar Health, United Healthcare, Oxford, Cigna, and Aetna.

All payment is due prior to your session. Prior to your session when you complete intake paperwork, you also put a credit card on file that will be billed automatically around midnight following your session. Acceptable credit cards are Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover and this can also include your Health Savings Account/Flex-Spending Account major credit card.

Your appointments and well-being are very important to us. We understand that sometimes unexpected delays can occur causing schedule adjustments. However, when you book your appointment, you are holding a space on our calendar that is no longer available to our other clients. To be respectful of fellow clients, please call your therapist as soon as you know you will not be able to make your appointment. If you need to cancel your appointment, we respectfully request 24-hour advance notice. Advanced notice will allow another client access to that appointment time. Any cancellation or reschedule made less than 24 hours will result in a cancellation fee in the amount of the session fee. If you are more than 10 mins late for your scheduled virtual session, we may not be able to accommodate you. In this case, the same cancellation fee will apply. We will do our very best to reschedule your service for another time that is convenient to you. A cancellation is considered late when the appointment is cancelled less than 24 hours before the appointed time. A no-show is when a client misses an appointment without cancelling. In either case, we will charge the full session fee amount for a missed appointment.