Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs):
1. Who do I work with?
Generally, I provide therapy for individual adults residing in California. While I typically work with individual adults, I also treat couples and teens. Over my 6 years of intensive psychotherapy training, I gained extensive experience working with patients of all kinds - patients with a wide range of backgrounds, diagnoses, demographics, and personalities. After gaining in-depth experience working with a diverse set of clientele, I have narrowed my specialty to men's issues and young professionals. If you are interested in my approach but do not fall into either of those two categories, THAT IS OKAY! Reach out to me anyway to set up a free consultation. I continue to treat a wide range of patients and would be happy to speak with you to see if we are a good fit.
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2. Do you offer in-person or telehealth therapy?
Yes. I am currently offering both in-person and telehealth services.
3. What is telehealth therapy?
Telehealth therapy is a HIPAA-compliant, online format that allows you to meet with me from anywhere in California. It offers privacy, convenience, and flexibility while maintaining the same thoughtful, collaborative approach as in-person sessions.
4. How do I schedule a session?
You can schedule a session by contacting me via phone, email, or the contact form through this website. Text and email are my preferred modes of communication, but you are also welcome to call and leave me a voicemail, which I will return at my earliest convenience. I try my best to return calls, texts, and emails within 2 days. Texts and emails will likely result in a quicker response time. After you reach out, I will guide you through available times and, if applicable, the telehealth platform setup.
5. What should I expect in therapy?
My approach is grounded in psychoanalytic and psychodynamic therapy, which means we’ll look beyond surface symptoms to understand the deeper patterns shaping your thoughts, emotions, and relationships. In our sessions, we’ll explore how your past experiences and early relationships influence the way you navigate life today. In other words, we understand how you connect, protect, and sometimes distance yourself from others and from your own feelings through the lens of your early family relationships.
Therapy with me is a collaborative process. Together, we’ll slow down and pay attention to what’s happening inside and between us in real time. This helps bring awareness to the patterns and defenses that once kept you safe but may now limit your growth or relationships. As you develop greater insight and emotional understanding, new ways of relating to yourself and others become possible.
While our work can be reflective and exploratory, it’s also practical. My approach aims to help you feel more grounded, connected, and at home in your own life. My role is to help you understand yourself more fully, make sense of recurring struggles, and foster lasting personal growth.
6. Is therapy confidential?
Yes. Whether sessions are in person or through telehealth, I adhere to strict professional and legal standards for confidentiality. In-person sessions take place in a private office setting, and telehealth sessions are conducted using secure, HIPAA-compliant platforms to protect your privacy.
7. How long are sessions?
Individual sessions are a minimum of 50 minutes. Session frequency and duration are discussed during the intake process and tailored to your needs.
8. Do you offer emergency support?
Therapy sessions—whether in-person or telehealth—are not suitable for emergencies. If you are experiencing a crisis, call 911 or go to your nearest emergency room.
9. Do you accept insurance?
I am currently an out-of-network provider and as such do not accept insurance. Payment is out-of-pocket; however, I can provide superbills to you upon request for submission to your insurance carrier for potential reimbursement. I cannot, however, guarantee that your insurance policy/carrier will reimburse for out-of-network services, and I am not responsible if your insurance carrier chooses not to reimburse.
10. How long do I have to be in therapy?
The length of therapy varies for each person and each therapeutic relationship. It’s nearly impossible to predict upfront how long the process will take, because treatment depends on many factors including the nature and depth of your challenges, your goals, your engagement in the work, and how often we meet.
Psychoanalytic and psychodynamic therapy aim for deep, lasting change, so progress tends to unfold gradually. While some people find short-term therapy helpful, I generally view this work as a longer-term process. It is not uncommon for treatment to last at least one year or more. The duration may feel daunting, but it makes sense when you think about it. We all spend decades becoming who we are, and quick fixes rarely budge our go-to, tried and true, lifelong habits.
As my dad used to say when I tried to rush cleaning my room: you can do it quick, or you can do it right—but if you do it quick, you’ll be back fixing the same mess again. Therapy works much the same way.