Faq

Call me at (707) 768-7061, and if I’m not available to answer at the time you call, I usually return phone calls as soon as I’m able. I will then talk with you (this is the free 20-minute consultation) about what’s going on for you and why you’re reaching out for help and support. If we both decide it feels like it would be good to work together, we then set up an initial therapy appointment.

I have a sliding scale from $200 to $100. People typically pay the mid-range of $150.

This fee is based on what you’re able and willing to pay with an eye on what can be sustainable for you to go to at least six sessions or more depending on the need. The top range is based on the value of what I offer, but I have a broad sliding fee scale to accommodate for the variety of people’s ability to pay.

No, though I can provide a “super bill” which you can submit to your insurance agency to access your out of network benefits.

My office is on the first floor and it’s a fairly large office with a large, softly lit, north facing window. There’s a couch for individuals or couples and extra chairs for the whole family. I share the office with a fellow therapist who has an extensive book collection who is a quality craftsman where you will see his tastefully well-crafted, wooden furniture. Restrooms are in the hall across from the office.

Sessions are 50-55 minutes long. This includes the first session. Some therapists do a longer first session, but I prefer to work within the rhythm of the 50-55 minute sessions from the start.

I use a gentle, but focused, process of working with whatever is happening for you, with an eye towards how to bring awareness to what’s keeping you in emotional pain, which then can make it possible for you to gain relief from that pain so you can get back on track with living the good life.

I work with a variety of approaches depending on what best suits your needs.

I work with Solution-Focused and Cognitive Behavioral approaches. I also have a strong background in Jungian Depth psychotherapy, as well as in working with attachment in relationships in my work with couples and families.

I’ve taught Mirroring, Conflict Process and Attachment workshops to many adults and service providers at various locations around the US. I’ve worked with addiction and recovery through CHI Recovery in Sebastopol and am currently providing education and support to parents at Analy High School around the issue of teen drug and alcohol use.

My more recent work with a fairly new treatment approach called Coherence Therapy, with its new way of working with transformational change, has provided invaluable new levels of effectiveness in my work with my clients.

Any and all experiences or situations you’ve had in your life are welcome and most encouraged to come into our work together. I do not use EMDR in trauma work, however my work with the Coherence Therapy model I find is just as effective. This is not about reliving the trauma, but it’s about opening the door to how you have suffered as a result of that trauma so that you can shift out from that suffering.

My approach is incredibly gentle, positive and effective. We don’t just hang out in therapy, where money and time are wasted, rather there is clear forward movement.

After four years of college at Sonoma State University, I completed a Master’s degree at Pacifica Graduate Institute near Santa Barbara, CA where I completed the necessary course work to begin accruing supervised hours of therapy work towards an MFT license. After completing 3000 supervised hours, I passed two exams and became licensed in 2006, under the Board of Behavioral Sciences in California as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. A Psychologist requires a PhD plus a license and a Psychiatrist is a Medical Doctor specializing in Psychiatry. An MFT is not licensed to prescribe medications.