What is your availability?
Appointments are generally scheduled Monday-Thursday, 8 AM- 6 PM CST via telehealth
What ages do you work with?
I work with adults ages 18 & up.
Do you take insurance?
I am in-network with Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS), Aetna, Cigna, United HealthCare, UMR, and Optum (and other associated UHC companies) Your out of pocket cost will depend on your policy benefits and whether I am in network with your specific policy. I will file network claims electronically to your insurance as a courtesy. All other plans will require full payment at the time of services and I will give you a receipt for you to turn in to your insurance company for direct reimbursement.
Insurance benefits vary based on your policy coverage, and coverage is not guaranteed. Your plan may have exclusions, such as not covering telehealth services, not covering visits with a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, requiring you to meet a deductible, or contracting with a different entity for mental health services that I am not in-network with. Please feel free to contact me with any specific questions about your insurance coverage.
What are your specialties?
My specialties include but are not limited to Adult ADHD, PTSD/Trauma, Adjustment/Transitional Stress, Grief/Loss, Anxiety/Depression, OCD, Women’s Issues and Couples’ Issues. Click here for more information about my specialties.
What is your approach or method to counseling/therapy?
Click here for more information on my approach.
What are my responsibilities as a client?
It is crucial that you are engaged and invested in the therapeutic process. While therapy can be a validating and uplifting experience, it can also be a challenging and uncomfortable one as well. Keeping appointments, following through with suggestions, and being open and willing to work on your thoughts and interactions that are impeding your journey or keeping you stuck is essential to reaching your desired destination. Telehealth appointments will require additional measures of identity verification and letting me know where you are located during our session. More information about telehealth guidelines will be outlined in the informed consent paperwork.
Do you offer telehealth/virtual therapy?
To improve access to mental health care and focus on more specific issues, I have shifted my practice to an exclusively virtual/online/telehealth format through the use of phone or video.
Telehealth/virtual/online/teletherapy is not suitable for every case, especially those cases in which there is severe and persistent mental illness or crises that may have a potential for dangerousness or harmfulness. Feel free to contact me for further questions about telehealth/teletherapy.
Is therapy confidential?
By law all therapy sessions are confidential and anything you discuss with me will remain confidential unless you sign a release giving permission to share certain information with certain people or other providers. There are unique considerations related to couple/family/minor counseling that are discussed further in the consent forms.
However, by law, therapists have a duty to IMMEDIATELY report to appropriate authorities in the below circumstances:
- Suspicion of abuse or neglect of child(ren), disabled person(s), or elder(s).
- Threats or concerns of harm to self or others or if information is disclosed to me about someone who is threatening harm to self or others.
