What are the most common issues you treat?

• PTSD/Complex PTSD

• Major Depressive Disorder

• Generalized Anxiety Disorder

• Panic Disorder

• Bipolar Disorder

• Substance Abuse Disorders

• Domestic Violence

• Childhood Abuse

What insurance carriers are accepted?

• Cigna

• Aetna

• Managed Health Net/Health Net

• Triwest

• Tricare

• Blue Shield

• Cencal

• Out-of-Network, private pay

• If you have a PPO plan, you may be able to see one of our providers by utilizing your out-of-network benefits. You will pay us directly and we will provide you with a Superbill, upon request, for you to then file a claim with your insurance carrier

What services are offered?

• Family Psychotherapy

• Couples Psychotherapy

• Individual Psychotherapy

• Group Therapy

• Psychological Testing

What types of therapy are offered?

• Object Relations Therapy

• Internal Family Systems Therapy

• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

• Art Therapy

How old are your clients?

• 5-99

• We also offer collateral sessions when appropriate to optimize the individual’s treatment gains during individual therapy. This would be different from couples and family therapy

How long does each session take?

• We book sessions in 50-60 minute blocks

What is the cost per session?

• Cash Pay: Our fee-for-service rate varies depending on your treating clinician. The out-of-pocket fee ranges from $125-$200 per session

• We can offer a sliding scale rate that is determined based on your financial factors

• We also offer pro-bono services that is determined based on need

• Please inquire about cost of services at time of scheduling your first appointment

What would we do in sessions together?

• Create a safe space

• Build trust

• Learn tools to manage your symptoms

• Practice mindfulness skills to build grounding patterns

• Learn how to communicate your needs and other self-advocacy tools

• We follow your lead; the space is yours

What are your goals during our sessions?

• Listening

• Gaining insight into past trauma patterns

• Utilizing EMDR and/or other types of therapies when indicated

• Helping improve your quality of life

What should my goals be?

• These are individual, but we can discuss them together

• They can vary by session

• Some goals may include: managing symptoms, better understanding of self and relationships, making sense of past traumatic experiences, developing healthy boundaries, gaining personal growth, ending destructive behaviors, working on empathy, sound decision making and planning, and more

How long does therapy last; how many sessions do I need?

• These are individual and a variety of factors are considered, like: traumatic experiences, range of symptoms, specific issues you are trying to heal, and more

What else are you doing to help the community?

• We are working to acquire funding via grants and donations to develop a veteran-only wellness center that provides intensive outpatient services

• We are collaborating with other individuals and organizations to offer additional holistic approaches to emotional wellness

How do you address the potential for reliving past trauma during sessions?

• We do not want you to feel worse at the end of session. So, incorporating self regulation strategies to return mind-body equilibrium is an important part of every session

• We teach containment techniques to be utilized outside of the session to reduce the residual effects from session