I set fees for clients with a sliding scale which ranges from $45.00 to $110.00 based on gross annual income.  Group fees are negotiated individually, usually half of the hourly fee for a 1 ½ hour group session.  I expect payment by check or cash at the time of service. Letters are charged at the client’s hourly rate; court involvement (talking to attorneys, testifying, letters for court, etc.) is charged at $150.00 an hour including travel time.

I do not process or file insurance claims for clients; I will on request provide verification of sessions held with the client so that they may file claims for themselves.

Individual Therapy
Individuals will call and schedule to discuss a problem or issue in times of stress; sometimes the issue is as simple as new ways to cope with tension, conflict, commitments or  relationships and can be dealt with in several sessions.  Sometimes individuals present for talk therapy in conjunction with a medication strategy from their psychiatrist, and these sessions may occur over a longer period of time.  Many times individuals will present to figure out what to do with relational issues and may decide to bring others into sessions.

Couples Therapy
I love couples’ work.  It is extremely satisfying to help a couple re-discover their healthy connection with the demands of children, work, and complicated extended family relationships.  Many times the need is for honest communication, compassion, and grief work after an affair.  Other times it is a supportive environment to process sexual difficulties, blended families, chronic or terminal illness, remarriage, trauma history and emotional regulation that is needed.   In some cases it is the opportunity to facilitate a healthy ending to the transition from divorce/separation to positive co-parenting.

Family Therapy
Family treatment is most efficient with children who struggle with learning difficulties, social stress and athletic and academic competition, and impulsive behaviors.  I like to involve the entire family for information gathering and to reinforce  treatment interventions.  The family is especially helpful with addiction, eating disorders, grief, depression, and anxiety in young people or adults.  Many families present with issues of launching their children from home to school, college, or work as well as discipline and gender identity and/or formation.  Other transitions include care of aging, chronically ill, and dying family members, and settling estate legacies.

Group Treatment
I am partial to group therapy as an adjunct to individual or couples’ treatment to move therapy along at a good pace, and research supports this premise.  I believe witnessing others struggle to learn and grow is valuable; and other members offer credible feedback for each group participant.   I lead the groups, and one of my supervision students co-leads … able to substitute in my absence and to learn firsthand how I conduct group from a number of different theoretical treatment models.

Supervision
I offer both individual and group Marriage and Family Therapy supervision, and it is one of my favorite parts of the practice.  I am definitely in the “mentoring” phase of my life development.  I take great pleasure in mentoring Master’s level students and budding professionals in systemic thinking and its practical applications.  It is rewarding to watch supervisees discover their professional identity and begin to create a vital clinical practice.