FAQS & Fees 

1--Reach out, ask me your questions or go straight to scheduling your first session. The first session is 50 minutes at a reduced fee of $100.

2--In the first session we will determine your needs & how best to proceed.

3--If you want to work together, we will tailor services & schedule sessions.

Psychotherapy & Counseling can help with many things, including: identifying & reducing anxiety, shifting depression, creating boundaries/learning to say no, improving communication skills, healing trauma, healing grief, making a major life transition, learning to feel emotions instead of pushing them down, reconciling with chronic illness & pain, learning to be present, increasing awareness of body & mind, improving self-esteem & self trust, practicing being honest with yourself, etc…the list goes on….

My primary intention is that you feel seen in your sessions.

Session content is different depending on what you want to focus on & what modalities you want to experience.

A sampling of what we might do in a session:

talking, listening, working through mental/thought blocks, movement, body mapping, parts mapping, sandtray, creating an experiment for changing a boundary in your life, creating a plan for better sleep, tracking with trauma response in body, psych education related to sensory issues, practicing mindfulness, building tools for well-being & much more…

Scheduling clients weekly is preferred in the beginning. Consistency, which builds rhythm, is important to how I work with people & we can figure out a schedule that works for both of us.

This is a difficult question for most therapists to answer without meeting someone & talking through their goals for therapy. However, I would say that reducing symptoms such as panic & high anxiety can take as few as 5 or 6 sessions. Deep work related to trauma usually takes at least 3 to 4 months before enduring change can be consistently felt.

Lasting change deserves time & attention.

My opinion is also that faster is not better. Slow & effective is preferable! In the mindfulness world we say “a little often is better than a lot sometimes.”

I have offered psychotherapy services since 2013 when I graduated from a 3 year graduate program & completed 2 full internships (one in grief & hospice care & the other in play therapy).

My first speciality was working with grief, end-of-life & Alzheimer’s type Dementia, which was a primary focus while in graduate school.

I see clients age 19 & up.

I do not. A first full session is a better measure of if you like the way I work with clients.

I do, however, offer your first session at the reduced rate of $100/50 minute session.

My practice is private-pay.

If you have a Health Savings Account (HSA) you can use it for payment as a way to use your insurance benefits.

If you have out-of-network benefits (PPO, POS, and HDHP plans) & want to use superbills, let me know & we can discuss how you can use Mentaya to get some reimbursement.

I do not with the exception of single parents. If you are a single parent who needs a reduced fee, let’s talk.

I set my fees based on a small-weekly client agenda. Being a psychotherapist requires focus, emotional intelligence & mindful presence. As you might imagine, that is a difficult thing to do well, so I see 5 clients maximum/day.

I do this so that I maintain quality & my fees reflect how much of my energy you are receiving.

I accept:

cash (paper cash, not cash apps)

credit/debit cards

HSA cards

I see clients in-person at my office in Downtown Columbia, MO.

Yes, I offer online sessions in the state of Missouri & Colorado.

I offer consultation online for clients wherever you are.

Online sessions play an important role when in-person clients need to pivot because scheduling conflicts arise, the weather is nasty or someone is not feeling well enough to come to the office.

I see clients on Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursdays with select Friday availability.

Times begin at 10 a.m. & finish by 6:15 p.m.

In-person or online options vary depending on the day/time.

I am physically located in Columbia, MO & my office is in downtown Columbia (easy parking).

I also see clients online via video session in the state of Missouri & Colorado.

The entrance into my office building does not have an automatic option.

My office has an elevator & my office seating can be modified for accessibility.

The Bathroom is partially accessible (does not have grab bars & is too small for full size wheelchairs).