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I offer therapy services to adults seeking individual therapy for behavioral and emotional difficulties, with a focus on trauma, adverse childhood events, family-of-origin complexities, and identity formation. I do not see couples or families at this time.
Appointments are offered on a first-come, first-serve basis. My office hours are Mon-Thurs, 7AM-3:30PM. At the moment, all availability is through telehealth only, though I plan to eventually expand to in-person visits in the northern Chicago neighborhoods.
I see clients via telehealth (Zoom) at this time, with plans to expand to in-person sessions in the near future.
During your first session, therapy will be geared towards understanding what brings you to counseling, your health history background, and childhood home environment circumstances. It will be in much more of a Q&A format than the sessions that follow. You will also have as much opportunity as needed to ask any questions you may have about the counseling process to ensure you feel I am the right fit for your needs.
A counseling session typically lasts 55 minutes. Frequency varies on client preference and needs. This could be twice weekly, once weekly, or once every-other-week. I am also happy to help you discern what feels best to you!
I am currently in the process of independently paneling with PPO plans through BCBS and Aetna. This will be updated as soon as I am in-network with these insurance providers.
The most efficient way to check if you are in-network and to understand your benefits and cost-per-session is to directly call your insurance provider. Many insurance providers also offer ways to check in-network benefits through the client portal as well, and it's highly advised you do so to make sure there are no unexpected costs.
Self-pay rates are $185 for the initial evaluation and $160 for 55-minute individual sessions.
If you feel you identify as someone who has had difficult childhood experiences but are unsure if you feel ready or safe enough to talk about it with a stranger, it is normal and completely ok. Permission and safety will be established before all else, and you always have permission to say "I'm not ready to answer that question" if that is your truth! Accessing childhood wounds can feel intimidating at first, but through collaboration and finding a rhythm and pace that feels right, healing will begin to feel liberating.