FAQ

I offer my services online, so we can work together wherever you are (as long as you’re in North Carolina or Arizona).

I don’t, but I do offer high quality teletherapy care.

My clients tell me they love the ease of attending therapy online. We do a lot of good work in our sessions — and you’ll get to do it from the comfort of your home.

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Some of the clients initially had difficulty with the online format. They share it was hard, at first, to feel connected with me.

Over time, as our relationship deepened, my clients shared they no longer experienced that “disconnect.”

My theory is folks who struggle to feel connected over a screen also tend to have difficulty feeling connected with people in general. (No shade! I felt this way too in the past.)

Therefore without the visual/sensory cues you get from in-person therapy, these clients need more time connecting with me before they feel comfortable in session.

Typically, it doesn’t take long before my clients see how much I care about them, and how warm and friendly our work is.

That, in combination to the deepening work, leads to a felt sense of being connected.

If virtual work seems a little daunting, I’d invite to give it a try with me and see how it is.

My sessions are either 50 minutes, 90 minutes, or 110 minutes long.

The “standard” session length is 50 minutes.

I am in-network with Cigna and Aetna.

I ask for 48 business hours’ notice to cancel or reschedule an appointment. If not canceled within that window, I charge a $150 fee, which isn’t covered by insurance.

For example, if we have an appointment on Monday at 9 am, please let me know that you need to cancel before 9 am on Thursday. This allows me to use that time, potentially offering it to another client.

I’m Level 2 trained in IFS.

The Empowering Empaths Method was specially designed with the needs of Empaths in mind.

First, this approach is patient, loving, and driven by curiosity. As opposed to more problem-solving therapies, EEM provides the empathy and understanding you desperately needed all those years ago. With this necessary compassion, my clients are able to heal decades-old traumas and feel valid, lovable, and worthwhile.

Second, EEM uses a deeply powerful subconscious modality called Internal Family Systems. You’ll get to the heart of your wounds, and also to your abundant self-love, with IFS. This modality is faster and deeper than traditional talk therapies.

Third, I’ll provide the communication skills and self-regulation techniques you need to propel you into successful and fulfilling relationships with loved ones, family, and friends.

Empathic people have always needed deeply understanding, effective, and compassionate therapy. I’m overjoyed to get to provide this for you all.

You’ve already taken a huge step by reaching out. You’ve admitted to yourself that you need some assistance, and you’re open enough to let me help you unravel the ball of pain that exists within you.

Just show up each week and be honest with yourself. Admit to yourself how you feel. What you want. What you’re afraid of. During sessions (and the other days of the week), let yourself know what’s true in your life, and the rest will follow.

And finally, the big secret is that you’re perfectly lovable as you are. The bewildering or ineffective things you do are usually done to protect yourself from further pain.

Everyone’s healing journey is unique, and we’re all in different places on our path. So, it’s hard to say…

Sometimes, these journeys can be quicker – like… a few months to make a significant shift. More often, though, deep, existential change takes place in the context of a therapeutic relationship that lasts a year or more.

Whatever our time together, each step of your healing journey should leave you feeling a little lighter – a little more relaxed with an improved sense of peace, stillness, and joy.

In some instances, I might meet with you twice a week or once every two weeks, but I recommend once a week for most folks. At this frequency, we can make sustained therapeutic progress.

The frequency will depend on the depth of change you’re interested in and how much time you can commit to the process.

Yes to both.

I believe we all deserve love, care, attention, and understanding. Furthermore I don’t think anyone can tell anyone else who they are, who they should love, or what they should be.

I’ve witnessed how unfair and unjust our society can be; how prejudiced and how destructively people can behave towards each other.

In my work I want you to know I support you, I see the injustices in the world, and I want to help you feel safe, understood, and valid.

I’ve helped many women, queer identifying, trans, non-binary, gay and lesbian folks find a deeper peace within themselves.

I’d be honored to help you too.

I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. I received my graduate degree from the Smith College School for Social Work in 2016.

During my graduate work, I wrote a thesis on grief counseling. I also provided therapy at a grief clinic and interned at the Bard College Counseling Center.

Over time, I realized my love of helping highly sensitive people and Asian Folks. I provide highly attuned and practical support to help my clients feel happier, have more fulfilling relationships, and feel empowered to live their own lives.

Before we meet for our first session, I’ll send you a Good Faith Estimate form, as per the “No Surprises Act.” It will give you an estimate of how much therapy would cost if we were to meet for 1 year (48 sessions). For more information, please click the following link:

https://www.apaservices.org/practice/legal/managed/good-faith-estimate-notice.pdf

I love meditating, hanging out with my girlfriend, eating yummy food, and watching movies.

What about you? Comment below… Just Kidding.

But really, tell me during our sessions. It’s important to build a life around the things we love.

We all need balance. To spend time working, zoning out, having fun, exercising… (And more).

I don’t think life is all about “getting somewhere.” If we can learn how to love the moments we actually live through, just think about how much of our life we’ve just gained?