FAQs

Therapy sessions are $175 per 55-minute hour. I offer sliding-scale discounted rates for individuals with financial need.

I am an out-of-network provider, which means that I do not accept insurance. I provide a monthly Superbill to clients, which they can submit to their insurance company for reimbursement. I encourage all clients to research their insurance benefits to find out about out-of-network benefits.

I know that therapy is an investment, and I want to acknowledge that not accepting insurance can be a barrier for some people. My decision is not with a goal of gate-keeping therapy or making it less accessible, nor is it with a goal of trying to make as much money as I possibly can. Rather, it is about providing care in a way that aligns with my values and respects both my clients and my work. Insurance companies often undervalue mental health care, compensating therapists at rates that do not reflect the time, training, and expertise required to offer thoughtful, client-centered support. They also impose limitations on how long and how often a person can receive therapy, sometimes making arbitrary decisions about when therapy should be considered "done." Healing is not a one-size-fits-all process, and I believe that clients—not insurance companies—should have the right to decide when therapy is complete. Additionally, working with insurance requires extensive administrative time, which takes away from the time I can dedicate to supporting clients. Insurance companies also require therapists to diagnose clients, often in the very first session, which can feel limiting and overly reductive. A diagnosis can sometimes be useful, but it’s not the full story of who you are, and I don’t believe therapy should be restricted to those who meet a specific diagnostic threshold. Most importantly, insurance companies operate within a medical model that views clients as "sick" and therapists as "experts" who "fix" them. This is not a framework I subscribe to. I see therapy as a collaborative process that honors your lived experience, strengths, and inherent wisdom. Insurance companies also demand access to detailed private information about our work together, which can feel like a violation of the safe and confidential space that we create together. For these reasons, and for the time being, I choose to work outside of the insurance system. I hate that it has to be this way, and I wish that our healthcare system provided a better framework both for supporting individuals who need help, and for compensating individuals who provide that help. I will continue to advocate for systemic and policy changes that address these limitations. In the mean-time, I remain committed to reducing barriers to accessing good mental healthcare, so I offer reduced-cost slots for clients who cannot pay the full fee.

This depends on what you want to work on! Some clients have a very specific and concrete, short-term goal, and we work together for a few months, and then they continue on into the world feeling a little bit more equipped with a new set of tools in their toolbox. Other clients have been seeing me for several years, and we focus on deeper, more long-term work. There is no one "right" way to do therapy, and I am happy to accompany you on your healing journey for a short or long while.

I have extensive training in supporting folks with eating disorders, people who have experienced early-life trauma and medical trauma, and individuals struggling with anxiety and depression. These three domains tend to intersect with other common concerns that I often see in therapy, such as obsessive-compulsive disorder, grief, pregnancy, immigration stress, relationship and family concerns, identity exploration, and general life transitions.

I am physically located in Annandale, Virginia, but I conduct all of my sessions virtually through a secure telehealth platform. Because I am licensed in Maryland and Virginia, clients need to be physically present in either of those two locations in order for us to meet. This means that I meet with clients who are in all kinds of locations: in their offices, parked in their cars in a parking lot, at their kitchen tables, or in their backyards. As long as you are in a safe, quiet, and private location, you can log on from anywhere.

Yup! And thank goodness for those incredible therapists who have held me throughout my own journey.

For my undergraduate degree, I went to Pitzer College, where I created my own major entitled "Psychology and Social Change." (Little did I know that this was the pre-cursor to seeking out a Social Work education!) I graduated in 2011. For my graduate degrees, I participated in a dual-degree master's program, where I received my Master's in Social Work and my Master's in Public Health from Boston University. I graduated in 2017 and 2018 respectively.

Why, of course! It probably comes as no surprise that my Patronus is my dog, Oakley. He would absolutely be the creature that I summon when I need a little extra courage or support.

The Tortured Poet's Department (The Anthology) - the sadder and angrier the songs, the better!