Frequently Asked Questions
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Each 50 minute weekly session is $200.
Each 50 minute bi-weekly session is $220.
Each 50 minute monthly session is $230.
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You can book a free 15 minute consultation here.
You can apply first, and will contact you within 24-48 hours during Monday through Thursday.
We schedule your free 15 minute consultation. It’s important that you feel comfortable with me, so that you get the most of therapy or coaching. If we are not a good fit, I will provide you with referrals to other trained providers.
If we are a good fit, the first session will be an intake.
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Yes, I am a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP), EMDR trained, IFS-informed, and Holistic Coach, that uses body-based approach for trauma, stress, burnout, grief, and anxiety.
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In my private practice, I operate as an out-of-network provider to offer enhanced privacy, specialized care, and flexible session frequency. I can provide superbills for out-of-network reimbursement upon requestbut I can give you a Superbill. A superbill, is an invoice that you can submit to your insurance for partial or full reimbursement. You need to verify with your insurance to see if they do reimburse you.
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I do, but those slots are currently taken. I recommend finding another provider that is available and provides sliding scale.
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Each person is unique in their history, traumas, stressors, and nervous system capacity. It’s hard to exactly know when. However, healing stress and trauma is a lifestyle change, to see lasting results.
With consistent weekly sessions and applying tools in their daily life, past clients began seeing changes from 3 to 6 months, and others more than a year.
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There’s a 48 hour cancellation policy from the start time of the scheduled appointment. The session is charged if the session is cancelled less than 48 hours.
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I will block the available time slot we both agree on.
Weekly sessions are available at this time.
Each session is $220 for 50 minutes.
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I use a secure platform called, IvyPay. After setting up the first intake session, I will send you a link via text, where you can safely put in your card information.
The session will be charged prior to meeting. If payment fails, you will be notified once. If payment continues to fail, I will need to cancel until payment is made.
Most major credit cards are accepted, including HSA.
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No, currently I do not offer evening or weekend appointments.
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No. I only provide virtual sessions through Google Video.
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No, I only specialize in adults 30 + years of age, primarily women and BIPOC women.
Although, anyone can reach out if you resonate with my work.
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For psychotherapy, I am licensed in the state of California. This requires more clinical processing.
If you are interested in just nervous system work through Somatic Experiencing, please still reach out. It wouldn’t be therapy, it would be using Somatic Experiencing. We would focus on present and future concerns using a body-first focus.
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First, I am sorry that talk therapy did not feel safe. In our consultation and intake, we get to learn more about what your body has capacity for. We begin with Somatic Experiencing tools to help you learn how to support your body to feel safer, and how to understand any parts keeping you safe with Internal Family Systems. If appropriate later in therapy, we can also use EMDR to support your mind and body.
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I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who specializes in trauma therapy and offers virtual sessions for adults with stress, burnout, grief, and anxiety. I am located in the San Francisco Bay area, with an office in Oakland, and provide therapy online for those in California and coaching for those in the U.S.
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The best therapy that can help calm your nervous system when you feel anxious and overwhelmed every day is any body-based approach, like Somatic Experiencing and EMDR. I want you to know, you don’t have to figure this out alone. I am here for you. You can book a consultation here.