FAQs

Yes. In-person appointments are available in Sebastopol, California.

Sessions are typically 50–55 minutes.

Most clients begin and continue with weekly sessions. As therapy progresses, we can adjust the frequency based on your goals and needs.

The duration of therapy is as unique as your individual journey, and depends on your specific goals.

Treatment can be short-term to focus on support and tools, or long-term to delve into deeper work involving processing the impact of past trauma or updating old patterns. Long-term work gives us the time to examine your nervous system's survival responses and integrate trauma so that the past really is in the past, and you can live more freely in the now.

Many of my clients engage in long-term therapy to heal and transform deep-set wounds that have left a lasting legacy and imprint on their lives. On average, this can be 1-3 years. This deeper work takes time and is an unfolding process. I have found that individuals achieve their therapy goals sooner when they're consistent in their participation, engagement (with homework), and collaboration with me. Somatic therapy can help make lasting change in your life.

Trauma therapists are clinicians who specialize in treating individuals exhibiting symptoms of trauma. General therapy may not necessarily have a focus on addressing the impact of traumatic events, while trauma therapy does.

Trauma takes many forms like physical or sexual abuse, witnessing violence in the home, or long-term emotional abuse. How your body responds and processes events will impact whether or not there are lingering effects - thus, becoming traumatic.​

Trauma-informed therapy gets to the root of the trauma to offer you an opportunity to thrive.

​There’s no one “best” kind of therapy for trauma — every person’s experiences, desires, and needs vary. I help individuals better understand and heal communication between the body and mind, using both somatic and cognitive approaches.

I can help you get there.

Trauma therapy, or trauma counseling, that works with the mind and body can be very successful in helping people improve their quality of life. Treatment can include reduction of posttraumatic stress symptoms, physiological and psychological distress, affect dysregulation, relational issues, and more.

The success of treatment is unique to the individual. A large factor in the success of somatic therapy is a person's capacity to tune inwards, which can be complicated by trauma history, physical ailments, or dissociation. Going at your pace, tracking your body's nervous system, building resources, and listening to your body's boundaries are some ways we can increase success.

Support may involve building self-regulation tools, identifying and managing triggers in day-to-day life, healing your nervous system so it is not in constant fight-flight-freeze-submit mode, updating thought patterns that no longer serve you, processing traumatic memory or material in the body. Finding a trauma-informed clinician is integral if you have experienced adverse, distressing, or traumatic events. I believe it impacts clinical interventions, treatment planning, conceptualization of symptoms, therapeutic experience, and outcome.​

Yes. I currently accept Lyra Health and will soon accept Carelon Medi-Cal (Northern California). If you have another insurance provider, you may also be eligible for out-of-network reimbursement by submitting a superbill to your insurance. I provide monthly superbills upon request.

You will still need to pay for sessions out-of-pocket and I cannot guarantee that you will be reimbursed by your insurance company. I strongly suggest that you contact your insurance provider to clarify the extent of benefits provided by your insurance so there are no scary surprises. 

Call the number on the back of your insurance card to and ask about coverage: 

1. Do I have mental health benefits through my insurance provider?

2. If yes, are out-of-network benefits included?

3. What is my deductible and has it been met?

4. If out-of-network benefits are covered, is there a portion that is covered or is it fully covered?

5. Do I need pre-approval prior to obtaining out-of-network services?

6. How many sessions per year does my health insurance cover?

7. How much will be reimbursed for these codes: 90791, 90837?

8. Where do I submit the superbill for reimbursement?

Please provide at least 24 hours' notice if you need to cancel your appointment. If you provide less than 24-hours' notice, you will be charged the full fee for the missed session.