No. This is not due to Covid – it’s to ensure that I can maximize access to services while minimizing potential barriers, especially given that I live in a relatively remote rural area in Southern Oregon. Telehealth offers greater privacy, flexibility, and convenience for most people compared to traveling to a physical office. My telehealth platform is state-of-the-art and HIPAA-compliant.

Since I keep a small practice to provide excellent service to my clients, my hours are flexible. Many of my clients are busy people trying to juggle multiple responsibilities, so finding time for a therapy session during normal office hours is a challenge for them. I’m willing to offer early morning, evening, or sometimes weekend appointments, depending on what best fits your schedule.

I’m currently licensed as an LCSW in Oregon (L11298) and Idaho (LCSW-43576). I am also able to provide teletherapy services throughout Florida as a registered telehealth provider (https://flhealthsource.gov/telehealth/) and Vermont. My ability to offer telemental health in other places depends on local regulations, which vary greatly depending on the state or country. I’m willing to look into this on your behalf if you live in other parts of the US or overseas.

I am in-network in Oregon with Regence BCBS, Providence, Aetna, Cigna, and United. I am also in-network with OHP plans offered through CareOregon, Jackson Care Connect, and Allcare.

In other states I can check on your eligibility. United, Aetna, and Cigna for example are nation wide networks, and it’s possible I can bill in-network.

I can bill most other insurance plans as an out-of-network provider, if your coverage allows it. You can use the Reimbursify widget on this page to see what would be covered, or check with your insurance company directly. I’m happy to provide a “superbill” for you to submit through Reimbursify, which is free to my clients.

I accept self-pay and copays/coinsurances in the form of Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, Diner‘s Club, or JCB, PayPal, Venmo, or Wise.

Yes, depending on the situation. Check with your insurance to see if couple’s therapy is covered under your plan. If not, we can discuss self-pay arrangements. I work with couples in the context of family therapy as a standard part of the treatment approach I use.

Again, this depends on the situation and the specific child or children in question. Young children in particular are not generally a good fit for telehealth, but pre-teens and teens sometimes feel comfortable with “screen-based” therapy and might even prefer it. With younger children, helping the parents/ caregivers often makes far more of a difference than any number of individual therapy sessions with the child, and virtually all children of any age benefit from improvements in family harmony (“less stress, more fun” is a good motto). We can discuss the best approach to help your unique family and situation.

Use the Request Appointment button to contact me for an initial consultation, which typically lasts 15-30 minutes and is at no charge to you. If it feels to both of us like we’d be a good fit to work together, we will make a plan that best suits your needs at that point.

There’s no way to predict this – it’s entirely dependent on your unique situation, history, personality, goals, support network, motivation, and a whole host of other factors. Some people see great gains after just a few sessions. Others will take much longer in order to tackle deeply rooted issues or especially complicated situations. The only thing I can say for sure is that our goal will be to work me out of a job (at least with you) as quickly as possible, given your needs and goals.