I take cybersecurity very seriously. Protecting both of us is extremely important. Currently I utilize Proton Mail for encrypted email, Proton Drive for encrypted data storage, and Norton for antivirus and VPN. I am also dedicated to making sure your medical record and sensitive subjects are protected and only necessary information is recorded. Please let me know if you have further questions and I would be happy to discuss or hear suggestions.

I do not currently have access to office space, but this may change in the future.

No. I received training from a DBT-informed intensive outpatient program. I can integrate aspects of DBT in our work. I am not DBT-adherent for three main reasons:

1. I prefer to integrate interpersonal and systemic approaches to therapy.

2. I don’t have a team to work with that would allow for DBT-adherence.

3. I am not able to provide phone coaching to clients.

Psychotherapy focuses on diagnosing and treating mental health issues, emotional difficulties, and trauma. It often explores past experiences to promote healing and improve psychological well-being. Therapists are licensed mental health professionals. Therapy can be paid for by many insurances, but requires diagnosis to be covered. Our therapy work would be confidential and HIPAA compliant, but there are limits to confidentiality and some things I am legally required to report.

Coaching focuses on personal or professional growth, goal-setting, and performance enhancement. It’s typically future-oriented and helps clients identify and achieve specific objectives. Coaches don’t diagnose or treat mental disorders.

Executive functioning coaching helps individuals strengthen cognitive skills that support organization, planning, time management, emotional regulation, and task initiation. It’s especially useful for people with ADHD or executive functioning challenges, focusing on building practical strategies and habits to improve daily performance and independence.

Dissertation coaching provides guidance and accountability to graduate students throughout the dissertation process. It helps with goal-setting, time management, overcoming procrastination, and navigating challenges like writer’s block or perfectionism—supporting both productivity and emotional well-being during academic research and writing.

Good question. We will discuss this for as long as you wish during our work together, and it is my goal that you would never be surprised by a report. Ultimately, you choose what information to provide me and this will connect to my ability to report. Situations that could involve reporting include: abuse/neglect/financial abuse of children, elders, or disabled individuals (even in the past if the perpetrator has access to children or other vulnerable populations), credible threats to others (particularly if one owns a firearm), court order/subpoenas (I would release as little information possible and am intentional about how I write notes in case this occurs).

This one is a bit complicated. If someone is at imminent risk of killing themself or harming someone else, I am legally required to hospitalize. That said, imminent means different things to different therapists. Having worked in an intensive outpatient setting, I have a pretty high risk threshold. I also think hospitalization can be harmful, and I consider it a last resort. I will be honest and direct with you about risk-related issues and it is my policy that you should never be surprised by any risk-related decisions. If it seems like we’re approaching a threshold, I will likely encourage you to attend an intensive outpatient program in order to provide a higher level of support and decrease the likelihood you would be hospitalized in the future.

I am working on getting credentialed with as many insurances as possible to increase access for clients. Currently I am credentialed with:

Aetna Allied Benefit System

Aetna Gravie

Aetna Marpai

Aetna Meritain

Aetna WebTPA

Alliance Coal Health Plan

BCBS

Cigna

Cigna A2

Cigna-EAP

ClaimDOC

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Headspace EAP/Care

Imagine Health

Partners Direct

Unity Preferred Network

Unity Preferred Workers Comp

Velocity National Provider Network

Velocity National Provider Network Workers Comp