Frequently Asked Questions
I am in network with BCBS, UHC, Cigna and Aetna. I'm not in network with any Medicaid or Medicare plans at this time.
2. I don't have insurance or want to use it for treatment. What are your self-pay options?
50 minute couple/family therapy session: $130
90 minute couple/family therapy session: $175
3. How do I know insurance will cover my treatment?
You can confirm and ask questions about your benefits by calling the member services number on the back of your card.
4. Do you provide superbills for those seeking out-of-network reimbursement?
Yes, gladly.
5. Do you accept HSA/FSA cards?
Yes, gladly.
6. What happens in the first session?
The first session is mostly about getting to know each other. I'll ask about what brought you in, what you've already tried, and what you're hoping is possible. There's no pressure to have it all figured out, this is the beginning of understanding your story, not a test.
7. How long does therapy usually take?
It depends on what you're working through, but most couples and families I see start to notice real shifts within a few months of consistent sessions. Deeper patterns, especially ones built over years, take longer to fully settle into something new. We'll check in regularly on how it's going and what still feels needed.
8. How often do we need to come in?
Weekly sessions tend to create the most momentum, especially early on, since the work builds on itself session to session. As things stabilize, many couples and families move to every other week, and eventually to occasional check-ins.
Getting Started
Neither of these disqualifies you from starting. An invitation that comes from your own experience tends to land better with a hesitant partner than pressure does, and ambivalence about the relationship's future is welcome in the room. You don't need certainty about the outcome to begin.
10. Will you tell us who's right?
No. My job isn't to referee your disagreements, it's to help you understand the cycle you're both caught in and how to reach each other again. Most couples find that once they understand that, "who's right" starts to matter a lot less.
11. Is it too late for us?
Almost never, though it's a fair question to ask. What matters more than how long you've struggled is whether there's still some willingness, on both sides, to try. If that's there, there's real work we can do together.
12. When is couples therapy not appropriate?
When one or both partners have an active, untreated, or denied addiction; an active, ongoing affair; coercive control, emotional, physical, psychological abuse; or differing agendas for the relationship (one person being certain that they want to leave the relationships, while the other is sure that they want to repair).
Couples
Families
13. Will you take sides between me and my child, or me and my parent?
No. In family work, I hold space for everyone's experience without deciding who's right. That neutrality is what makes hard, honest conversations possible for both sides.
14. What if my child or teen refuses to talk?
That's alright, and more common than you'd expect. Teens often open up gradually once the room feels safe and they're not being lectured or cornered. Sometimes we start with the parent alone, or with lower-pressure sessions, until trust builds.
15. Do you meet with the whole family together, or separately too? Both, depending on what's needed. Some sessions involve everyone together, working on the relationship in real time. Others involve meeting with just a parent or just an adult child, especially early on.
16. Do you provide play therapy for younger children? How does that fit into the treatment? Yes. Play is often how younger children process and express feelings they don't yet have words for, and I use it to help a child access what's underneath their behavior so it can be shared with their parent. It's not a standalone piece, it's part of the larger family treatment plan, and what comes up in play sessions directly informs the work I do with the parent.
About the Approach
EFT is a research-backed approach built on attachment science, the idea that we're wired to need close, secure bonds at every age. Instead of communication scripts or surface-level fixes, it targets the emotional cycle underneath conflict or distance. I use it because it addresses the real source of disconnection, not just its symptoms.
18. How is this different from therapy I've tried before? Many approaches focus on skills, better communication, better coping tools, which have value but often don't hold up under real emotional pressure. EFT goes underneath the surface behavior to the fear and need driving it. That's why the change tends to last, even in relationships that have tried "everything" before.
19. Is this going to just be about rehashing the past? Not exactly. Context matters, so we'll talk about what shaped the patterns you're in, but the real focus is on what's happening between you right now, in the room. This isn't about relitigating old arguments; it's about changing how you reach each other going forward.