At this time I only facilitate individual therapy with people over the age of 18.

If you’d like to find out if your insurance offers out-of-network benefits to cover our sessions, you can use my handy-dandy calculator tool! Just use my NPI number: 1396229845.

You can also call your insurance company directly and ask them these questions for more specifics:

• How much does my plan cover for an out-of-network provider?

• What are my out-of-network mental health benefits?

• What is my deductible and has it been met?

• How many sessions per calendar year does my plan cover?

• Is a referral required from my primary care physician to see a therapist?

As private corporations under capitalism, insurance companies ultimately desire to maximize profit and minimize expenses. This is the main factor informing their decisions. In order for insurance companies to agree to pay for services, they require a diagnosis from the DSM-V be assigned to you and frequently mandate which diagnoses receive treatment and which do not.

This often involves insurance representatives, some with little to no clinical mental health training, making decisions about how many sessions should be adequate to address your concerns, what length of session should suffice, and what approaches can be used. They may also seek access to your information while in therapy.

As a therapist who utilizes somatic and expressive approaches beyond what insurance companies deem “evidence-based treatment,” and who seeks to approach people’s experiences beyond the colonial medical model, insurance companies and I no longer speak the same language.

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, more and more insurance companies are now rolling back coverage for virtual services, be it denying coverage or reducing payment rates to providers for virtual services.

If I were to take insurance, then our therapy would be directly overseen by each insurance company and they would play a role in decisions involved in your care. By my practice remaining out of network, I can maintain a high level of quality care as well as your privacy and autonomy.

“LMHC” stands for “Licensed Mental Health Counselor” and it is a type of therapy license in the state of Massachusetts. It means I’ve earned 60 graduate academic credits in counseling psychology. In my case, that also includes extensive training in drama therapy. It also means I’ve completed a minimum of 3,640 hours of clinical work under the supervision of licensed professionals. To maintain my license, I am required to stay up-to-date on new developments and best practices in the field through regular clinical supervision and professional education.

“RDT” stands for “Registered Drama Therapist.” Drama therapy is an embodied expressive therapy modality that utilizes techniques and theories from theater and performance in service of healing and creating change.

Having this credential means I have demonstrated competency in key knowledge areas, including theories of role-taking, embodiment, improvisation, play, imagination, human development, story & narrative, projection, ritual, witnessing, and therapeutic performance.

As an RDT, I also hold myself accountable to the code of ethics set forth by the North American Drama Therapy Association.

Everything you share in therapy is confidential (meaning I am prohibited by law from sharing it with anyone you have not specifically give me permission to share it with), with a few key exceptions. I am obligated by law to break confidentiality in the following situations:

• If I’m subpoenaed by a court system.

• If I’m being investigated/ audited by a government oversight agency.

• If I assess that you are in imminent risk of harming yourself or another person.

• If I have reason to believe there is a legally reportable situation of child or elder abuse.

If we work together, you can ask any questions about this at any time. As a provider seeking to practice abolitionism in their work, I utilize a harm reduction framework. In regards to confidentiality, this means that I will do my very best to plan with you around how to navigate the limits of my confidentiality, including what the potential risks, benefits, or resulting consequences might be so you can make informed decisions about what you wish to share.

Showing up to therapy, both in the physical and mental sense, is one of the main factors in it being effective. I want therapy to be effective for you and for you to feel like your time is valuable, which it is. I ask that you let me know a minimum of 24 hours in advance of our session if you’d like to cancel or reschedule.

If you cancel fewer than 24 hours before a session or if you miss a scheduled session, you will be required to pay my full rate for your missed time ($200 per 50 minutes, unless we’ve agreed on a different rate). I do make exceptions to this policy for emergency or out-of-your-control situations (like same-day sickness, flat tires, etc.) because we’re all human and things happen.

In the rare event that I miss your session or need to cancel last-minute, you will not be charged and I will work with you to find the best way to reimburse you for your lost time; usually this involves me waiving your next fee.

It’s very much based on your own experience. You’ll know you’re “done” when you feel you’ve adequately addressed the goals you had when you set out to participate in therapy.

Sometimes people discover new goals along the way and spend years reaping the benefits of therapy.

Sometimes people achieve their initial goals and feel satisfied and ready to move on.

Sometimes people discover new goals that lead them away from one therapist and on to another who specializes in something different, or to a different healing modality altogether.

Because of the approaches I use and the nature of the work I tend to do with clients, I would say I typically see people for 1-2 years.