Frequently Asked Questions

Your first appointment is an intake session, which gives us time to understand your history, identify the patterns bringing you to therapy, and create a personalized treatment plan. Ongoing sessions are 50 or 90 minutes and are usually weekly at the start. As you make progress, we may move to every other week or monthly. I also offer 3-hour therapy intensives, either on their own or as part of your ongoing therapy.

The goal is for you to feel comfortable, heard, respected and understood. I'll learn about what brings you to therapy now, what you wish could be different, and some of your history and current circumstances. Together we'll set goals and a treatment plan, and I'll share which approaches may help most in your situation.

I use an integrative, trauma-informed approach because no single therapy fits every person. Depending on your needs, treatment may include Brainspotting, EMDR, parts work (Internal Family Systems and ego-state informed), somatic therapy, nervous system regulation, mindfulness and attachment-based work. My goal is to help you move beyond managing symptoms toward resolving the root causes of your distress.

Intake (60 minutes) $225; 90-minute intensive intake and preparation $350; 50-minute session $185; 90-minute session $350; 3-hour session from $675 (weekend availability; higher rates apply). I'm an out-of-network provider and can give you a superbill to submit to your insurance company, which may reimburse part of the cost. To check your out-of-network mental health benefits, call the number on the back of your insurance card or log in to your insurance account.

It's a personal choice. Many people choose to pay for therapy themselves because of privacy concerns, because insurance requires a diagnosis, or because of questions about who that information may be shared with later.

Yes. I see people in person at my office at 390 Merrimon Avenue in Asheville (Five Points), and online for adults anywhere in North Carolina.

Appointments canceled at least 24 hours ahead are rescheduled. Appointments canceled with less than 24 hours' notice, or missed without notice, are charged the full session fee. Please let me know as soon as you know you can't make it.