FAQs

A chance for me to understand what brings you here, what's worked or hasn't before, and what you want to be different. You don't need to have it figured out — most people don't.

We'll talk about what's most pressing right now and start to get a sense of what's been going on for longer. I'll share my thoughts about how we might work together. It goes at your pace.

Sessions are 50 minutes. The intake session is usually 60. Most people meet weekly, but we figure out what makes sense for you during the intake. 

I draw from a lot of different frameworks — not because I throw everything at the wall, but because different things are useful at different times.

Some of it is practical and present-focused: building skills for managing anxiety, ADHD, emotional regulation, or relationship patterns that are causing problems right now. For this I use CBT, DBT skills, ACT, and mindfulness-based approaches.

Some of it goes deeper: understanding what shaped the patterns, making sense of the family and systems you were formed by, helping the parts of you that have been working overtime finally get some rest. For this I draw from IFS and psychodynamic approaches.

Some of it is in the body: understanding why your nervous system responds the way it does, working with what thinking alone can't reach. For this I use somatic and polyvagal-informed approaches, along with psychoeducation that actually explains what's happening rather than just labeling it.

Most people need all of this at different points. Your life isn't on pause while you're in therapy, so neither is the work.

A lot of the people I work with are doing well by most measures and quietly exhausted by the effort of staying that way.

High-functioning isn't the same as doing well. Often it means a very capable part of you has been working overtime to manage everything, including the things that feel too risky to look at. That works until it stops working.

I'm not going to ask you to function harder. I'm going to help you get curious about what's been driving the functioning, and what you actually want underneath it. At the same time, your life isn't stopping while we do that. We work on both: real tools for what's in front of you now, and real understanding for what keeps creating it.

Understanding the family, culture, neurology, and systems that shaped you matters not to assign blame, but because it's where real choice comes from.

You may not have created every pattern you're living with. But you're the one who decides what to do with them. That's not a burden. It's where your power actually is.

My goal isn't for you to leave therapy angry at your history or the people in it. Most of them were doing what they knew how to do with what they had. Understanding that and yourself clearly enough to hold both with some grace: that's the goal. Accountability and compassion at the same time, for yourself and for them.

Yes, and it's a significant part of my practice.

A lot of adults get an ADHD or autism diagnosis later in life, sometimes after their kid is diagnosed, sometimes after decades of wondering why everything takes more out of them than it seems to for everyone else.

I'm not trying to make you fit a template that wasn't built for your brain. I'm interested in understanding how your brain actually works and building strategies that work with it. That includes the exhaustion that comes with years of compensating without knowing why, and the shame that often accompanies it.

This site is for private pay clients. I provide a monthly superbill for out-of-network reimbursement — many PPO plans cover a meaningful portion of the fee. Worth checking before you assume it's out of reach.

If you want to use in-network insurance (Aetna, Oxford, or UnitedHealthcare in NJ or NY), you can find me on Headway.

Insurance requires a psychiatric diagnosis to authorize treatment, limits the number of sessions, and puts documentation about your care in someone else's hands. Private pay means our work is confidential, guided by what you actually need, and not cut off when a billing cycle says so.

Some of the most useful work in therapy happens slowly. Some of it happens fast when the right thing clicks. I don't want someone else deciding which one it should be.

A Certified Integrative Mental Health Provider (CIMHP) is a mental health professional trained to combine traditional psychotherapy with evidence-based complementary and holistic approaches that support both mind and body.

• This certification involves advanced training in:

• The connection between mental health and physical health

• The role of nutrition, lifestyle, and sleep in emotional well-being

• Mind-body practices such as mindfulness, meditation, and breathwork

Integrating conventional treatment with supportive, non-pharmaceutical interventions

As a CIMHP, I look at the whole person—not just symptoms—when supporting mental health. This means we may explore how your diet, stress levels, movement, environment, and daily habits impact your mood, focus, and resilience.

The goal is to create a personalized, well-rounded treatment plan that aligns with your values, lifestyle, and health needs, helping you feel better not just emotionally, but physically and energetically as well.

Yes. Everything stays between us unless you give written permission otherwise, or unless I'm legally required to break confidentiality — which applies in very specific situations involving serious risk of harm. I use a HIPAA-compliant video platform. Details provided at intake. 

No. Only a medical doctor can prescribe medication. I can refer you to someone if that's something you want to explore. 

Start with a free 15-minute consultation — no charge, no commitment. We'll talk about what you're looking for and whether this feels right. If it doesn't, I'll tell you honestly and point you somewhere that might be a better fit.

I work best with people who are curious about themselves, even when that's uncomfortable. You don't need to be ready to look at everything. You just need to be willing to start somewhere.

24 hours' notice to cancel or reschedule. Less than 24 hours: 50% of the session fee. No-shows: full fee. Genuine emergencies are handled individually — I'm a person, not a policy.