How to best contact me:

Please note: Email confidentiality cannot always be guaranteed due to technology. By choosing to email with me, you acknowledge this risk. Please keep emails brief and avoid including sensitive or personal information.

Please note: If you are experiencing suicidal ideation or psychotic symptoms it may be determined that tele-health is not the best option. 

1) The best way to reach me is by email, but you can also call me. If you’re located in California or Colorado, please let me know so I can be mindful of the time difference. When emailing, please keep messages brief and avoid including sensitive or personal information. Feel free to share a few dates and times that work well for you for a phone call.

2) I will contact you to set up a free consultation call and talk further about what you are looking to address in therapy and whether we would be a good fit for each other, also to see if our schedules would even align. 

3) If we decide to move forward:

  • During our free consultation call we will schedule a start date and time. 

  • I will send you an email link to a secure HIPAA-compliant portal called Simple Practice where you can review and electronically sign required documents, including practice policies and tele-health consents, prior to our first session.

  • Payment information will be collected on the portal. You will be charged after a session is completed or if there are any late cancellations or no shows. 

Possible Risks to Therapy

While therapy is a safe and supportive process, it’s important to know that growth can sometimes feel challenging. Some potential risks include:

  • Emotional Discomfort: Exploring past experiences, patterns, or difficult feelings may bring up sadness, anxiety, or anger.

  • Relationship Shifts: As you gain insight and make changes, relationships with family, friends, or partners may evolve in unexpected ways.

  • Self-Reflection Challenges: Deep self-reflection can uncover hidden beliefs or behaviors, which may feel uncomfortable or unsettling at first.

  • Temporary Stress: Applying new coping strategies or confronting difficult topics might increase stress or tension before relief is felt.

  • Unrealized Expectations: Therapy is a collaborative process, and progress is not always immediate or linear. Some goals may take time to reach.

  • Seeing No Change At All: yes, therapy does not come with a guarantee that your problems will be fixed.

Remember, these experiences are often part of the growth journey, and your therapist is here to guide and support you through them safely.