Services

How we can work together…

Individual Counseling

When you understand your past and the patterns you’re engaged in, you are freer to change what no longer works. Individual counseling provides you with a space to gain new insights, practice new ways of thinking and relating, and gain the courage to change.

Couples Counseling

Explore family-building concerns with your partner, such as difficulties with infertility, pregnancy loss, adjustment during the postpartum, consideration of adoption or foster parenting, or child-free living

Coaching for Individuals or Couples

Coaching is different from counseling. In coaching, we do not explore past influences or patterns, or healing from the past, as we would in counseling. Our coaching sessions would focus on exploration of:

Sometimes coaching and individual counseling are both recommended. However, it is strongly recommended that these be offered by different providers, rather than the same person.

Pre-Adoption Assessment

Some overseas countries require prospective parents to have an assessment by a Licensed Psychologist as part of their adoption paperwork and home study. I offer a customized assessment service designed to meet the particular requirements of your home study agency and sending country. At our free phone consultation, I will ask you to send me the assessment requirements which your agency social worker has given you, and we will form a plan for completing this step of the international adoption process with as little stress as possible!

Group Counseling

Joining a group of strangers may sound intimidating at first, but group therapy provides benefits that individual therapy may not. Psychologists say, in fact, that group members are almost always surprised by how rewarding the group experience can be. Groups can act as a support network and a sounding board. Other members of the group often help you come up with specific ideas for improving a difficult situation or life challenge, and hold you accountable along the way. You may often feel like you are the only one struggling — but you’re not. It can be a relief to hear others discuss what they’re going through, and realize you’re not alone.

Current Therapy Groups and Seminars

Healing From Depression Through Music

Music is a powerful ally in healing from depression. Explore how music and connection with others can help you to heal and reconnect you to your joy.

This group will meet in-person on Wednesdays 4:00-5:15PM, starting June 14. Music experience or skills not required!

New Moms Rising

This is an online group for new moms who may be experiencing the baby blues, postpartum depression or anxiety, or feelings of isolation in these early stages of motherhood. Through support, processing, music and art, we will explore the experiences of becoming a mom, for the first time or more.

“Envisioning” Group

Music is a powerful ally in healing from depression. Explore how music and connection with others can help you to heal and reconnect you to your joy.

This group will meet in-person on Wednesdays 4:00-5:15PM, starting June 14. Music experience or skills not required!

“Trying & Waiting” Group

Ongoing support/discussion group for women who have begun the steps towards adoption or conceiving a child, or who are pregnant or waiting to adopt. Meets online every other week.

Moms Groups

Ongoing support groups which will meet online every other week:

“Envisioning” Seminar Series

This is a 4-part, one-hour, weekly seminar series for women who are thinking about building their families on their own.

“What you are seeking is seeking you. Don't waste your time searching for something that is already within you.”

– Sam Izad

FAQ

Do you accept insurance?

I’m in-network on a limited number of insurance panels. If I am out-of-network for your insurance panel, I can help you file for reimbursement by providing you with an invoice to submit for an out-of-network claim. Please call your insurance company Member Services to explore your plan’s benefits.

Do you only work with women?

My specialties focus on issues unique to adults socialized as women/girls. This includes cis, trans women, gender nonconforming, and straight/bi/lesbian/questioning adults. My practice will never turn anyone away based on identity. If you would like to schedule a consultation to explore if I’m a good fit for your counseling wishes, I look forward to your phone call or contact form!

How often will we meet? How long is therapy?

Therapy is a unique relationship between a client and psychologist, which is established solely for your needs and life’s goals. As such, it doesn’t have a set timeline. In our first three sessions, you and I will work together to define your goals and plan for an estimate of how many sessions to expect

Usually our work together starts out with weekly counseling, and some people eventually will taper down to 1-2 times per month

What if I want to join a group?

Great idea! Schedule a free phone consultation and then we will set up an initial appointment (intake) before getting started with the group.

What are your hours?

My office hours are Monday through Friday, and my first appointment is at 9AM, last appointment is at 4PM. I offer teletherapy, hybrid, and in-office appointments.

Can we work together if I live outside Texas?

I’m excited to announce that as of July 17, 2023, I have Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology (APIT) granted by the PSYPACT Commission.
This means that the location of my telehealth clients is no longer restricted to the state of Texas. I am now able to conduct telepsychology with clients who are physically located in any of the participating PSYPACT states.
Here is a map of participating PSYPACT states: https://www.psypact.org/psypactmap

What are the risks and benefits of using insurance to pay for therapy?

It is convenient to have assistance from insurance to cover counseling expenses, in the same way it covers medical expenses. As an out-of-network provider, I can help you file for reimbursement from your insurance plan if they offer out of network benefits. However, please be aware of the risks of using insurance for counseling. These include a loss of privacy over your private information. Your insurance company retains the right to request your counseling records, and will require a mental health diagnosis before authorizing payment of service. This is sometimes inappropriate and irrelevant to the services you are requesting, such as some group services, pre-adoption psychological assessment, seminar enrollment, or coaching sessions.