Why therapy?
Healing only happens in relationship
Our thoughts and feelings affect our physical well-being, and our physical and spiritual well-being impacts our thought processes and emotions and so on. We also each have a unique way of seeing and being in the world.
Often we are unconsciously conditioned to create a false self as a way to adapt to our families and our environments to maintain a sense of connectedness and belonging–however distorted this form of connection might be.
Trauma further fragments us from ourselves and distorts our way of relating to others and to ourselves. As we reach adulthood, our ways of surviving in childhood often become maladaptive to our new environments and begin to cause us problems like anxiety, depression, isolation, and somatic issues.
For many of us, underlying the dread and anxiety to find happiness, meaning, and fulfillment in life are the questions we can’t bear to face—Can I be loved for who I really am? And where do I belong?
My therapeutic approach is primarily relationally and existentially psychodynamic. This means that through our relationship, I will partner to support and guide you with gentle curiosity and empathic attunement to help you explore your fear, anxiety, desires, dreams, and existential dread that are keeping you from living the life you want and becoming the person you are made to be.
Through somatic modalities such as mindfulness, body scanning, breathwork, and bottom up approaches (which means moving our bodies as if we feel something and then our emotion reflects our motion!), you will learn to tune into how your body is feeling, you will have greater capacity to live in the present moment, to tolerate distress, and repair the mental processes that can keep you resilient during stress.
As a multicultural and multi-ethnic person, I also will work navigating an intergenerational, racial, and cross-cultural landscape. For me, the work of therapy is to create good enough safety where you can tell you story of harm and loss.
The relationship we build will allow us to explore and bring awareness to adaptive patterns that are now contributing to dis-ease and begin to re-integrate your mind, body and emotions through the reparative experiences between us that you can carry into the rest of you life. You can begin to face your fears and limitations and have more agency in choosing what it is you want for yourself.
My hope is to help you embrace the dignity and value you have, which does not need to be earned, to learn how to become human in a dehumanizing world, to live creatively through embodying your gifts, uniqueness, and finally to learn healthy relational interdependence with your friends, family, and community.
How it works
Frequently Asked Questions
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Before we begin working together, we will start with a free 15-30 minute and see if we feel like a good fit. The next step is scheduling our first session! After a few meetings, we can reassess whether we feel like a good fit and go from there.
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I am currently paneled with Premera, Blue Cross, and LifeWise
If you are a private pay client, you are eligible to receive a “superbill” that you can submit to your insurance for reimbursement.
Here's how it works:
Before you start, check your insurance coverage. Ask these key questions:
Does my plan cover out-of-network mental health services?
Do I have a deductible to meet before they start paying?
How many sessions per year does my plan cover?
What percentage of the fee will they reimburse me?
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Feel free to send me an email to inquire about my rates.
Limited number of sliding scale slots available for on going financial instability.
I don’t want finances to limit anyone from receiving treatment. Please reach out and email me for more information.
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All major credit cards accepted for payment.
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To get the most out of our work together, consistency is key.
Your scheduled appointment time is held exclusively for you, and payment is expected for all scheduled sessions. You are allowed up to three missed sessions with at least 48 hours' notice without being charged. After that, any additional missed sessions will be charged in full, as this time is reserved for you and cannot be filled without proper notice. Canceled or missed sessions with less than 48 hours’ notice will be charged for the appointment. With advanced notice of an absence, I will do my best to reschedule within the same week at no extra cost.
You will not be charged for any sessions missed by me due to sickness or emergencies.