faqs

how much do you charge?

My out of pocket rate is $150 per 55 minutes. I do not offer a sliding scale at this time. Instead of offering discounted rates, I accept insurance, including medicaid.

do you take my insurance?

Right now, I am in network with these plans:

• Blue Cross Blue Shield

• Aetna

• Medcost

• United/Optum

• Cigna/Evernorth

• Healthy Blue Medicaid

• Amerihealth Caritas Medicaid

• Carolina Complete Health Medicaid

• Vaya Health/“Medicaid Direct”

  For those with other insurance, I am happy to provide a superbill so that you can work with your insurance company directly for out-of-network reimbursement.

what are your qualifications?

I earned a Master of Arts (MA) degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Lenoir-Rhyne University in 2021 and an Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) from the University of South Florida in 2011. I graduated from the University of South Florida with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in anthropology in 2008.

I am a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and my license number is 16904.

I have also been practicing intensive inquiry-based meditation since 2010 and have been in formal Zen training since 2015. In 2023, I was ordained as a Zen Buddhist priest. I do not bring religion into sessions, but I believe the intensity, focus, and discipline of this training has a profound impact on my way of being with people, as does the Buddhist worldview that people are essentially wise and compassionate.