Frequently Asked Questions

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  • I offer weekly recurring couples and individual adult therapy, both in person in my Herald Square office and virtual.

    I see patients older than 18 years old who are based in New York State.

    I do not offer bi-weekly or less frequent scheduling for new patients.

  • My fee for individual therapy is $190/50 minute weekly session.

    My fee for couples therapy is $230/60 minute weekly session.

    I reserve a portion of my caseload for sliding scale, and can also refer out to other clinicians, so please don’t hesitate to reach out to me if you can only afford a lower fee. Let’s talk about it.

    I follow the structure of the Green Bottle Sliding Scale developed by Alexis Cunningfolk if you’re curious how I think about sliding scale.

  • I am an out of network provider so I am not paneled with any insurance companies. This allows us more privacy and flexibility in your care. However, I understand that insurance coverage makes therapy much more accessible, so I will help submit superbills if you want to use your out of network benefits.

    Please use my Mentaya calculator to get an idea of what your out of network benefits may cover.

    If we work together, you can also chose to use Mentaya to submit claims on your behalf for a fee, which cuts out paperwork on your end.

  • Especially at the start of our work together, it will be important to come for weekly therapy at your recurring appointment slot. We’ve found that the best therapeutic benefits happen at this cadence.

    After we have established our rhythm and see that you are feeling better, if you prefer we can drop to another cadence such as every two weeks that we can figure out together.

    For couples, we especially need to meet weekly for the first couple months. Couples work is more short term, and we hope to work together for months rather than years.

  • Do you already have a space in your life that is just for you, where you can bring your whole self and talk about whatever is bothering you and receive only compassion and care?

    For many people, therapy is that space. Between home and work, people have intense demands on their time and need to care for others. The therapist-client relationship is a special one where I will hold space for you and you can relax into knowing this is your time to use however you need.

    I believe therapy is beneficial for everyone, whether you’re struggling right now or things feel calm and you’d like to set up the relationship now so you have support when times get tough.

    For couples - if the arguments are getting worse, if there was a betrayal, or if you don’t know how to stay together anymore, it can be incredibly helpful to know that you have a safe neutral space each week where I will be there to help you better understand each other. We can figure out what is fueling the hurt between you two and work to heal your bond. It can take a while (months) to untangle hurts from years of being together but working with the right couples therapist for you can really help you understand your relationship better.

  • I’m a warm, compassionate, and non-judgmental person. If you talk to people in public, I’m the kind of person you might sit next to on an airplane and find yourself telling your whole life story before take-off. If you are more reserved, I will honor your pace and not overwhelm you so you can go deeper at your own speed.

    I will give you space to say everything if the words are bursting out of you that day. If you don’t know what to say, I’ll meet you where you’re at that day, and can help with some light guidance or we can sit in the quiet until it feels right.

    In individual therapy, I will not give too much advice or direction, as I believe you are the expert in your life, not me. We will mostly dig deep into your life experiences together and find patterns you didn’t know about, and think through hard problems together.

    In couples therapy, I will be there to facilitate you and your partner talking to each other, not me. Additionally for couples, I follow the framework of Emotionally Focused Therapy so you will know that I am guiding you toward greater emotional intimacy using a tried and true strategy, and I will bring in techniques from the Gottman Method if desired and appropriate.