FAQs

Counseling or therapy is a service provided by a licensed mental health therapist to help you cope with distressing symptoms such as anxiety, depression, substance abuse, and more. Therapy also helps you adjust to major life changes & work through problems that are challenging. The main goal of therapy is to improve your mental well-being, develop new skills, and modify problematic behaviors. Other benefits include improving your self-esteem, understanding yourself better, and achieving personal growth.

The major benefit of therapy is relief from your unpleasant or distressing symptoms. Therapy can also improve your mood, enhance your coping skills, better your relationships, and increase your self-esteem. Ultimately, you will gain a better understanding of yourself and achieve personal growth in the process. After all, who doesn’t want a better quality of life?!

Let’s be honest, everyone can benefit from therapy! Therapy isn’t just for those who are going through a crisis or experiencing depression. Therapy can also be helpful if you are looking to learn new skills, improve self-esteem, gain insight into yourself, or become a better person. A lot of people want to know how to be the happiest, most productive, and kindest version of themselves. Well, this takes a lot of insight, growth work, and self-development which can all be learned in therapy.

During the first and second sessions, you will share your main concerns and what brought you to therapy. You will also provide information about your mental, physical, and emotional health so we can gather all the necessary information to create a tailored treatment plan designed specifically for you. We create your treatment goals together to ensure we meet your needs and treatment objectives. Please select the first appointment link to get more information about your first session.

Absolutely! Now, wouldn’t it be great if change happened right away? In most cases, that’s not how change works. It’s often a process. So be patient with yourself. ♡

Please contact your therapist directly to cancel or reschedule your appointment. You can reach your therapist by logging into the client portal here. Once you log in to your client portal, you can send your therapist a message to reschedule. Please cancel 24 hours in advance to avoid a $100 late fee.

Each individual therapy session typically lasts between 53-60 minutes.

We recommend seeing your therapist at least once a week. Why? Research shows that session frequency and consistency is associated with the best outcomes and reduced symptoms overall. Every other week or inconsistent sessions are much less effective.

The number of sessions needed varies from person to person. This is based on the severity of your symptoms, your goals, your motivation level, how upsetting these symptoms are for you, and the progress you are making.

Therapy is most effective when you have good rapport with your therapist. If, for any reason, you feel that your therapist just isn’t the right fit, we completely understand. There is no pressure or obligation to continue seeing someone that you are not comfortable with. Our goal is to connect you with a therapist that is the best fit. Reach out to our office so we can transition you to a new therapist.

If you’re in a crisis or need immediate assistance call 911, contact a crisis hotline, or go to the nearest emergency room. Therapy is not a substitute for emergency care when your safety is at risk.

A Good Faith Estimate applies to those who do not have insurance or to those who do not want to use their insurance benefits to cover their sessions.

You are entitled to a “Good Faith Estimate” describing the estimated total cost of your medical and mental health care. The law requires healthcare providers to inform uninsured clients of the expected cost of medical services, including therapy services. Please see “Good Faith Estimate” for the full notice.