Therapy

Don’t worry, you don’t have to lie on a couch and tell me about your dreams.

Check your email; not only will you get the link for your therapy session there, you’ll have a few things to get ready for me first. I’ll e-mail you with some agreements and I’ll have you fill out an initial assessment that will tell me a little bit about what you’re going through. It’ll cover some history, your current needs, and some things that will help me get to know what will help us set up the best therapeutic relationship possible. That means when we start our first session, we’ll get right to it, setting up a treatment plan together, with some short-term goals that’ll guide us to keep focused on the things that are most important to you. The length of treatment depends on what we both feel like you need, and we’ll keep evaluating it as we go. I don’t want you to be in treatment any longer than you need to be; our goal is that you work me out of a job by making the most of your time in session, as well as using what we did during our time through the rest of your week. That means we’re going to finish each session with a plan, and we’re going to check on how that plan went at the beginning of the next session. You may only need to see me for a few weeks to deal with a small problem, or you may need to work with me longer to deal with a pattern in your life. Whatever you need, I’m there.

So I’m not coming to your office?

Nope. It turns out, there’s a better way.

When the world shut down in March 2020, therapy was one of the many industries that made some fast changes. For as long as there’s been therapists, there’s been offices, and couches, and physical locations. There’s also been parking problems, no childcare, extra time away from work for commuting, traffic delays, and locations inaccessible to people with disabilities. So let’s forget about all that. I exclusively provide telehealth services - you’ll be joining me via webcam through a secure platform designed for this. Join me from your living room, your workplace, the beach…wherever you’re comfortable. I encourage you to find a space and time with minimal distraction, though. Come to therapy in your jammies…I’ll probably be wearing mine.

The only caveat: because of licensing, you have to be located in the state of Maine or New Hampshire at the time of your session. Don’t log in and tell me “I’m in Florida this week!” Then we have to cancel the session, we’re both disappointed, and you have to pay for a service I couldn’t provide. I’ll make therapy easy on you, but I can’t make it that easy.

Paying For Services

I am an in-network provider for Maine Community Health Options, Optum (also know as United Behavioral Healthcare or United Healthcare) and Aetna, and an out of network provider for… everyone else. That means if you don’t have your insurance through one of those companies, you will pay the cost of the session each week, and I’ll give you a form to submit to your insurance provider so they can reimburse you. Please make sure your plan allows you to do this; it’s easy to call your Member Services line and verify it.

If you are paying out of pocket or have a co-pay, it is due at the time of service. You can pay with Venmo, Paypal, or a credit card.