Services & Fees

Therapy

Virtual therapy for adults (18+ with a special shout out to "millennials" and LGBTQIA) looking to better understand and cope with:

anxiety, fear, and panic
depression
life transitions
identity
career counseling (exploration, decision-making, networking, and all aspects of job searching)

Each session is either 45 or 53 minutes, and my hours are Tuesday-Friday.

All sessions are virtual (video) using a confidential "telehealth" medium.

Approach

Style

My style is very “active” in sessions, asking questions and offering encouragement as we work to identify barriers and align with your strengths.

I am comfortable providing structure and teaching behavioral strategies for clients who enjoy this approach. Additionally, I believe in explaining the "why" behind any recommendation.

With that said, therapy is not always "problem solving oriented." It can, and should, create a space to explore thoughts and feelings without specific direction, and always without judgement.

We will decide how to approach therapy and our work together, as partners.

Framework

I encourage a free 15 minute introductory phone or video call for new clients to answer questions, review needs, and decide together if we would be a good team.

I am grounded in trauma-informed, feminist-relational, and systems theories, and utilize narrative, cognitive (CBT), and mindfulness interventions.

My values of compassion, respect, authenticity, transparency, and humor inform how I show up in sessions and lay the foundation for a good working relationship.

I also have a firm non-judgemental and supportive stance on feelings and decisions related to being COVID conscious

Why Therapy?

Often life is not about finding answers. More often, life is about finding peace and acceptance with the stress of the unknown. It is about building hope and faith to navigate through the unknown by understanding what is meaningful and joyful to you. It is also about claiming your power, so identifying and pushing back on systems of oppression that have caused you harm is essential as well.

It is completely normal to “not be okay” sometimes. Life is challenging and we need time and space to be sad or angry or apathetic. What we need to develop in these moments is compassion for ourselves, as we are often our own worst critics. Part of building compassion for ourselves is accepting that same compassion from others. A helpful therapeutic relationship can model this and provide that support.

Fees & Insurance

I am in network for clients in Illinois with:

Blue Cross Blue Shield: PPO
Blue Cross Blue Shield: Blue Choice
United Healthcare (Optum)

If you choose to use your insurance, and therapy is a covered benefit, you may have a deductible to meet before coverage, or a copay to pay each session. Please contact your insurance company to confirm.

If you are out of network, I can provide you a monthly superbill/receipt that you can send to your insurance company for potential reimbursement. Each plan treats "out of network" benefits differently, so you will need to contact them directly to confirm.

If you would like to pay out of pocket, sessions are $170 (first intake session is $190). Please contact/speak with me directly if you have questions!

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