Frequently Asked Questions
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Yes, I offer in-person therapy sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
My office is conveniently located at 51 North Main Street Suite 3D-C in downtown Southington, Connecticut. The space includes free parking, a private entrance at the back of the building, a comfortable waiting room, and a restroom. There’s also an outdoor bench and green space if you prefer a few quiet moments before or after your session, or prefer to move your session outdoors.
I also offer Walk & Talk Therapy along the CT Linear Trail. We meet at a designated parking area in Southington or Plantsville and conduct sessions while walking together—a great option if you feel more at ease processing while moving outdoors. You can learn more about that approach here.
In addition to in-person therapy in Southington, I provide online therapy across Connecticut. Whether you prefer virtual sessions or occasionally need to move an in-person appointment online, I offer flexibility to fit your needs.
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Yes, research shows that online therapy can be just as effective as in-person sessions. All of the approaches I use translate well to online work. Some methods can even be especially effective when we’re able to use screen sharing, other technology features or work directly within your home environment.
Online therapy is also designed to be simple and convenient. Before each session, you’ll receive a secure link by email. At the start of our scheduled time, I’ll log in and admit you into the HIPAA-compliant video platform. We’ll make sure audio and video are working, then begin just as we would in an in-person session.
I recommend meeting from a quiet, comfortable, and private space with a stable internet connection. Your home would be an ideal setting, although some clients choose to meet from their office or a parked car for convenience or privacy. Any of these locations is completely fine—as long as you’re physically located in Connecticut (where I’m licensed) and can provide an address for safety purposes.
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During your free consultation, we’ll review your availability together and explore whether there are openings that align with your schedule. My current availability is designed to support focused, consistent work together:
In-person sessions in Southington are available on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM, with some limited Wednesday availability.
Online and Walk & Talk sessions are offered Monday through Thursday, with appointments offered between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM.
Limited Friday and weekend sessions may be available by request. These appointments are billed at time-and-a-half of the weekday rate.
Session length options include:
Standard sessions: 45 minutes
Extended sessions: 75 minutes
Walk & Talk sessions: 45-50 minutes
Intensive sessions: 3 hours per day scheduled over 1-3 days, depending on your selected package
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I am considered an out-of-network (OON) provider. This means you pay for sessions at the time of service, and I provide documentation (called a superbill) that you can submit to your insurance company for potential reimbursement based on your out-of-network benefits.
To simplify this process, I partner with Thrizer, a company that helps make out-of-network therapy more accessible. If you’ve met your out-of-network deductible, Thrizer may allow you to pay only your copay upfront, and they handle claim submission directly with your insurance company on your behalf.
If you plan to use out-of-network benefits, you’re welcome to use my benefits checker before scheduling to explore your coverage. You can find the benefits checker, along with detailed information about session fees and payment options, on my Investment page.
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Your appointment time is set aside just for you with great care and preparation. To cancel or reschedule, I kindly ask my clients to text or email me at least 2 full business days, or 48 business hours, in advance. When cancellations happen with less notice, I’m not able to offer that time to another client—and the full session fee will apply. Rest assured, I will review this policy with you at your first appointment and it will be detailed in your consent forms.
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Good Fit to Work Together:
Finding the right therapist is personal—and you deserve to feel genuinely comfortable with the person you choose to do this work with. I’ve put a lot of myself into my website so you can get a real sense of who I am as a therapist and as a human. My warmth, humor, down-to-earth energy, and the grounded gentleness I bring into the room—it’s all there to help you decide whether my style resonates with you.
My best-fit clients are kind, sometimes humorous, sensitive souls who are motivated for change. People who want to feel deeply seen, heard and understood, but who also appreciate a therapist who will kindly and intentionally challenge them—at their pace. They are typically seeking support with stress or anxiety, OCD tendencies, sadness or depression, and grief, loss and life transitions. My clients desire to get to the root of what’s keeping them stuck in order to start experiencing real, lasting healing.
If what you’ve read so far feels aligned, I’d encourage you to explore my site a bit more and then schedule a consultation. That’s our chance to talk through your hopes, concerns, and questions, and for you to get a feel for whether working together feels like the right next step. You’ll know we’re a good fit if you feel safe, supported, understood, and invited into deeper healing at a pace that honors you.
Not a Good Fit to Work Together:
I practice according to the Code of Ethics of the National Association of Social Workers, and thus do not work with clients whose needs fall outside of my scope of practice, experience, and training. This includes severe mental illness such as schizophrenia spectrum, psychotic disorders, and Bipolar I as well as personality disorders (i.e. borderline, narcissistic, antisocial) and active addiction or untreated substance use disorders. I also do not work with clients who are in crisis or who need a higher level of care. This includes individuals struggling with active suicidal ideation, recently hospitalized, currently enrolled in PHP/IOP, or those living in transitional/halfway housing.
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I offer a complimentary 15-20 minute consultation phone call to help us determine if we are a good fit to work together. Just like any relationship, it’s important that we both feel comfortable and at ease working together. During this call, you’ll have the opportunity to share some background on yourself, your concerns from which you are seeking relief, and what brought you to seek therapy now. I’ll also briefly introduce myself and provide an overview of my therapeutic approach to see if I can support you in reaching your goals.
We will also discuss logistics such as scheduling and fees. At the end of the call, we will check in to see if you would like to move forward with scheduling your first appointment. If you do decide to move forward with an intake session, we will input your form of payment and you will be provided with instructions on how to complete your intake paperwork. As your session time is valuable, I ask that you complete your intake documents at least 48 hours prior to your first appointment in case you have any questions and to allow time for review.
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Your first appointment is where I‘ll get to know you better. We will get a feel for working together while you share what brought you into therapy. I will want to hear about your upbringing, your current life, and what your struggles have been. You can choose to share as little or as much as you’d like—you are always in control. We will then create a plan for your treatment to help you achieve those goals. This plan will include when and how often we will meet, the methods we will use to help you, as well as specific treatment goals. If your intake is a 75-minute extended session or for an Intensive, we may also have time to begin introducing resourcing skills.
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That’s completely okay. You never have to talk about anything before you’re ready, and I’ll never push you to share more than feels safe. Many of my clients worry they’ll be expected to “spill everything” right away—especially the parts that feel tender, confusing, or hard to put into words. But therapy doesn’t work like that with me. We move at your pace, with your consent, and with a lot of gentleness (and sometimes even a little laugh-through-the-tears levity) along the way.
What’s helpful to know is that deep healing doesn’t always require talking in detail about painful experiences. Body-based approaches like Brainspotting, EMDR Therapy, and Walk & Talk Therapy can be especially supportive when something feels too big, too emotional, or too “stuck” to talk through directly. These methods allow us to work with your nervous system and the parts of you carrying the pain—even without diving into the specifics of the story. Clients often find relief without having to relive or retell anything they don’t want to.
You’re always in the driver’s seat. If something feels off-limits, we honor that and get to know these protective parts through a method called Internal Family Systems. And when you are ready, we unpack things with care, curiosity, and the right amount of challenge to help you move toward the healing you’re seeking. My goal is for you to feel safe, supported, and fully in control of your pace.
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The length of therapy depends on your goals, needs, and what you’re hoping to work through. My aim is always to help you make meaningful progress as efficiently as possible—so therapy supports your life, rather than becoming something that feels endless. We’ll regularly check in to make sure therapy continues to feel helpful and aligned with your goals, and I’ll be here to support you for as long as that’s true.
For some clients, therapy Intensives are a great fit. Intensives offer a more focused, accelerated approach and can be especially helpful if you’re preparing for a major life event, transition, or performance-related situation that feels emotionally charged.
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Yes. In addition to ongoing therapy, I offer several different formats depending on your needs, goals, and preferences:
Adjunct TherapyAdjunct therapy is available as a short-term, focused option for individuals who are already working with another therapist or treatment provider and would like to incorporate a specialized modality into their care.
This format is ideal for targeted trauma processing with EMDR or Brainspotting, structured OCD treatment such as a 3–4 month course of I-CBT, or other focused nervous-system work within a clearly defined timeframe.
Adjunct therapy allows us to work toward a specific goal while you continue your ongoing therapeutic relationship elsewhere. With your written consent, I’m also happy to collaborate with your current provider to ensure continuity of care.
Therapy IntensivesI offer therapy Intensives both in person in Southington, Connecticut and online for clients throughout Connecticut.
Within the Intensive format, I may incorporate Brainspotting, EMDR therapy, OCD therapies, or Walk & Talk outdoor therapy depending on your goals and treatment needs.
Intensives are focused, extended therapy sessions designed to help you make progress more quickly. They include dedicated time together and a customized treatment workbook to support your work before, during, and after the intensive.
Intensives can be scheduled in 1-day, 2-day, or 3-day formats, with 3-hour sessions clustered within a week or spread out over the course of a month depending on your needs. This structure allows for greater momentum, continuity, and depth than traditional weekly therapy.
Learn more about Therapy Intensives here.
Walk & Talk TherapyI offer Walk & Talk Therapy sessions outdoors in Southington and Plantsville, Connecticut. Sessions take place along the Linear Trail (Southington’s “Rails to Trails”), providing a peaceful and private setting for therapy while walking side by side.
We walk at a comfortable, conversational pace, and sessions can always be adjusted depending on your comfort level.
The combination of therapy with mindful walking can support both emotional processing and nervous system regulation. For many clients, moving side by side feels more natural than sitting face-to-face. The rhythm of walking can help thoughts flow more freely, reduce stress, and create space for deeper reflection.
Walk & Talk Therapy can be especially supportive for individuals navigating anxiety, depression, grief, loss, or life transitions.
I also serve clients from surrounding towns including Cheshire, Plainville, Farmington, Berlin, and Bristol.
Learn more about Walk & Talk Therapy here.