faqs

how much will therapy cost?

My rate is $150 per 55-minute session.

Therapy is an investment on many levels. I am committed to engaging in change-focused psychotherapeutic work that honors depth and complexity while also aiming for efficiency.

While choosing to commit to the therapy process for a given period of time may require financial sacrifice in other areas, it should not create financial hardship. I keep a limited number of spaces in my schedule for people who need therapy and are ready to put in the work, but cannot afford the full cost. Indicate your interest on my contact form and I will send you more information about my sliding scale process.

do you take insurance?

At this time, I do accept many major insurance types, including: Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna/Evernorth, United/Optum, Medcost, and some medicaid plans.

I will be leaving all insurance panels and transition to a private pay system beginning in April, 2025.

I have decided to stop taking insurance and medicaid for many reasons: to decrease administrative burden and spend more of my time and energy on providing therapy and growing professionally; to guarantee increased privacy for the people I work with; and, importantly, to be free to follow my training and experience to work responsively and skillfully in the present moment, rather than trying to meet the cookie-cutter requirements of insurance companies.

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.

My advanced training has focused on experiential dynamic therapy, specifically Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP). I have attended more than a half dozen five day retreats/trainings with Lawson Sachter, using self-inquiry meditation methods to deepen the practice of ISTDP and to increase my focus and capacity for this intense and challenging work. Lawson has also been a close mentor and supervisor beginning in 2014. I have engaged in regular ISTDP-focused one-on-one training and supervision with Dr. Joseph Cooper since 2021. I am currently in the second year of a three-year ISTDP Core Training with Dr. Maurice Joseph.

I have been practicing intensive inquiry-based meditation since 2010 and have been in formal Zen Buddhist training since 2015, including more than two dozen week-long silent retreats. 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.