Frequently Asked Questions
Do you accept insurance?
No, I do not accept insurance. However, I will provide you with a “superbill” to submit to your insurance for reimbursement for out of network services. Please check with your insurance company for further details on costs.
Do you do DBT?
I am a DBT-LBC Certified Clinician but I currently am not part of a Comprehensive DBT Program. As a result, I may be a better fit for someone who has graduated from a Comprehensive DBT Program and wishes to continue treatment without needing 24/7 support.
What is a treatment plan?
A treatment plan is a set of goals for therapy that we develop together that helps guide what we talk about in our session together and what we use to make sure we are making progress.
How long does therapy usually last?
People typically get the most out of treatment in the first 3-6 months depending on the severity of their concerns and skills. We’ll set treatment goals and check in on them on a weekly basis to see if we’re making progress. Most people also begin to space out their therapy sessions to every other week or less frequently as therapy progresses .
What does a typical session look like?
A session will begin with us setting an agenda for what you want to discuss that day based on your overarching treatment plan.
Who do you work with?
I work with families, parents, adolescents, and adults.
Family work will often require all members of the family present and we’ll work together on our treatment goals. Typical goals often include improving communication, de-escalating conflict, and understanding each other better.
Parent work focuses on working primarily with parents to help teach skills on how to respond to their child’s behaviors. We work on developing skills in de-escalating conflict, managing intense emotions, perspective-taking, and understanding typical versus atypical child responses.
Individual adolescent and adult work focuses on helping you learn skills to better manage emotions, improve communication, and take action towards building the life you would like to be living. Within adolescent treatment, parents are involved based on the needs of the adolescent. Generally, however, I try to improve communication between you and your adolescent so they can tell you what we’re working on directly! This may include regular session updates but can also include parent sessions or family work as needed.
Why is DBT-Linehan Board of Certification important?
I am DBT-Linehan Board of Certification Individually Certified therapist. This means that I went through a rigorous process where my knowledge of DBT was assessed via a test, a work product, and video coding. This means my actual therapy sessions were independently evaluated by DBT-LBC for adherence to DBT: someone watched my therapy sessions, checked them against DBT standards, and certified me. This is really exciting because it means someone watched me in action and verified I’m doing adherent DBT :)
But why do you say you don’t do DBT?
I do DBT-informed treatment. This means that I do not have the core components necessary to provide Comprehensive DBT. At some point in the future, I would love to but I do not provide 24/7 phone coaching or have a skills group.
I may be a good fit for people who have had some DBT in the past and really like the dialectical perspective or are ready to step down from a Comprehensive DBT Program into Stage II or Stage III treatment.