Where are you located?
Currently, on Wednesdays I offer in-person sessions in Lafayette, CO off of South Boulder Rd near Centaurus High School. All other days are virtual only.
What ages do you treat?
I treat ages 11 and up for individuals. For family sessions, younger family members are also invited to attend.
What are your rates?
Individual sessions (60 min.): $125 each.
Family sessions (60 min): $150
Couples sessions (60 min): $150 90 minute: $175
Couples Intake sessions are 90 minutes and $175
Do you take insurance?
While I don’t directly take insurance, I can create a Superbill for you to submit if you wish. Not working with insurance allows for increased privacy and greater flexibility in treatment. I am also contracted with A&I Avenues ASD Program, a non-profit that serves families in Boulder, Broomfield, and Gilpin Counties.
What is couples counseling like?
For couples, our first session will be 90 minutes long, and is spent gathering relationship history, establishing goals, and identifying patterns. The second and third sessions are one-on-one sessions with each member of the partnership (60 minutes each). Most sessions after that will be together (60 or 90 minutes each, depending on what the couple would like).
My style with couples involves a mix of exploring the roots of issues, relationship skill-building activities in session, and activities in between sessions. Sessions are much more structured than individual sessions. I have completed Levels 1 and 2 of Gottman training as well as level one of Relational Life Therapy (by Terry Real), so I use a mix of interventions depending on what the couple seems to need. First we will establish your relational pattern as a couple, then explore why the pattern exists, and then work on skills to create a new pattern. When appropriate, I provide psychoeducation on diagnoses, relationship best practices, and parenting practices.
Do you provide letters for Emotional Support Animals? (ESA’s)
I do not provide ESA letters at this time. I recommend that you reach out to your primary care doctor if you are in need of an ESA letter.
I’m worried that if I bring up religious or faith-based concerns, that my beliefs won’t be honored.
Dealing with faith struggles is such a tender place. I believe in respecting all of my clients’ religious and spiritual beliefs and in meeting clients where they are at. Therapy for spiritual and religious concerns is used as a way to provide a safe, non-judgmental space to process your experience and treat any symptoms, not as way to sway belief or change one’s personal values. My therapeutic approach centers around client values.
What is your stance on Pathological Demand Avoidance?
I am a big believer in Ross Greene’s statement, “Children do well when they can.” I understand PDA to be an anxiety-based disability that activates a person’s protective responses, which can lead to burnout. Even the best of parents can struggle to know what to do when raising a child that struggles with PDA. The presence of PDA is no one’s fault, and families experiencing this disability deserve compassion and understanding. I am comfortable working with adults with PDA as well, and do my best to give as much autonomy in session as reasonably possible.
How do you make your sessions neurodivergent friendly?
For clients who wish, I send a summary of our session within 24 hours after the session. I am comfortable and familiar with communicating faster or slower to accommodate the client’s processing needs. Some clients like to make a list of topics they’d like to cover in their sessions, which I keep handy and refer to often. Since sessions are virtual, clients are welcome to bring along quiet fidgets, blankets, or stuffed animals (sometimes I use fidgets during session myself!). Some clients like to have a support person present, some like to take time at the beginning of session talking about their latest interest. Some need to spin in a chair during session because moving their body helps them focus or regulate their emotions. If we are working on art therapy techniques, I will let the client choose some music, if they wish. As long as the accommodations are helping and not preventing engagement, I’m all for it.
What modalities do you use?
While my approach is tailored to each client, I primarily use Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), positive psychology, experiential therapy (art, games, role play, script-guided processing, etc.), solutions-focused therapy, Gottman, RLT, mindfulness, and ERP.