What to expect from therapy.

Working collaboratively, I employ mindfulness as a pathway so you can expect to be invited to learn to observe thoughts and feelings so they can be addressed. Bring your willingness to implement new tools, methods and approaches. This will reflect a flexibility and open-mindedness that will benefit you greatly! 

A few therapeutic techniques that I find useful:

• Analogy
• Re-framing
• Re-storytelling
• Mindfulness
• Meditation
• Art
• Imagination

What you need for Video conferencing: (All sessions are virtual via HIPPA certified TheraPlatform)

• You live in the state of Texas
• You have an email address and phone number and a device with a camera and microphone.
• You have a private, quiet space where you wont be interrupted.
• You have an open mind.

In person sessions

• Not available at this time.

Individual therapy sessions: 

• 45-minute sessions for individuals start at $100.00. 

Payments can be made by Zelle or Venmo and are due at the time of each session.

All forms must be completed, signed and returned to me prior to beginning counseling.

Here are some of my thoughts regarding mental health insurance panels:

•  I believe that most people seeking therapy should not have to be assigned a mental health diagnosis label (required by insurance companies) in order to receive care.  Also, most insurance companies require mental health professionals assign diagnoses as a prerequisite for reimbursement.
• Insurance companies reimburse mental health care based on these diagnoses and may often inadvertently attempt to steer counseling treatment, methods and timelines based on these diagnoses and not client need.
• My approach to treatment is based on individual needs and I have found that a person's mental health progress does not always conform to specific insurance allowable timelines or therapy attached to diagnoses. 
• Insurance companies will periodically ask therapists to justify clients’ continued care. They may approve or disallow sessions based on the therapist’s ability to “prove” the need. As in life, one's mental health evolves and does not conform to rigid guidelines.