Frequently Asked Questions

Visit my fee page to see updated session fees as well as insurance information.

I am an out-of-network (OON) provider and do not accept insurance. Many insurance plans offer OON benefits in which you may be able to receive reimbursement for a portion of your therapy costs. Because not all insurance plans offer this, you are responsible for contacting your insurance company to find out what your OON options are. If your plan does include OON benefits, I can prepare a Superbill for you to submit directly to your insurance provider for possible reimbursement. Please note that you are responsible for the full fee of the session at the time of service and reimbursement from your insurance company is not necessarily guaranteed.

I accept only private pay for couples therapy. Unlike with individual therapy, I do not provide a Superbill for out-of-network (OON) benefits. Because insurance companies do not consider the challenges we typically address in couples therapy (like conflict and communication issues) as a medical illness, they typically do not cover couples therapy sessions.

Most often, when insurance companies say they do cover couples therapy, they mean that they cover therapy in which one partner (who would be considered the “primary client”) has a mental health diagnosis and the goal of doing therapy together with their partner is to treat that partner’s mental health disorder. This would need to be the primary focus of sessions, rather than the relationship itself. For our purposes, the relationship itself is the focus of therapy, rather than one partner’s mental health disorder. The areas we address in couples therapy are relational and involve each partner, so insurance coverage would typically not apply in this case.

If we choose to work together, we will meet either weekly or biweekly.

In-person sessions take place in the Fremont Space Building, 600 N 36th St, Ste 302, Seattle, WA 98103

For virtual therapy, we will conduct our sessions over video in our HIPAA secure platform. You must be located in the state of Washington during our sessions.

Absolutely! We can address both chronic pain and individual therapy topics (such as anxiety, self-esteem, relationships, etc.) in our work together. This will not increase the cost of therapy. Typically, clients who see me for chronic pain also explore other therapeutic topics in our work together.

Our consultation will help us get to know one another and determine whether we may be a good fit for working together. If therapy with me isn’t the right way to go, I’ll help you get connected to other professionals. A consultation is not therapy and does not commit you to moving forward with therapy services. If we decide to work together, we will discuss the logistics of getting started.

Yes! This will allow all of us to get to know one another and decide if we’d like to work together.