FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q: What do you specialize in?
A: I specialize in helping people navigate relationship challenges, life transitions, and moments of deep uncertainty—or feeling stuck between clarity and confusion.
My work integrates therapy, psychedelic integration counseling, and ceremonial healing to support lasting change at the level of the nervous system, body, and psyche.
I work best with individuals who are ready to move beyond insight alone and into embodied transformation, self love, and more authentic ways of relating.
Q: How do you work?
A: Together, we slow down and track your internal experience—your nervous system, patterns in relationship, and the ways you lose or stay connected to yourself—so change happens from the inside out, not only at the level of insight.
Depending on your needs, our work may include weekly therapy, preparation and integration, or personal retreats, held with care, intention, and spiritual depth.
You will feel me here with you, active and attuned. I aim for our time together to be productive. Part of my gift as a therapist is to bring a sense of structure, a map for your mind so to speak, while we honor the more yin nature of your emotional process.
Q: What is the commitment for 1:1 therapy?
A: Within the first month most people feel the benefit of having support and attention.
The frequency of therapy is not arbitrary; it’s linked to what we can accomplish. For therapy to be a meaningful change process, I ask you to commit to weekly 50-min sessions, which will be an investment of your energy and resources.
The length of time in therapy depends on what we’re working on and your commitment to the process. Consistency and frequency are important to get the most out of the time you invest.
It is always your decision when to end therapy, and I will respect it.
Q: Do you see clients every other week for 1:1 therapy?
A: I don’t, not to start.
If you’d like to work with me in other ways, I offer personal retreats for psychedelic integration as well as workshops and support groups.
Q: Do you offer video or in-person sessions?
A: I offer in-person sessions in San Francisco and virtual therapy, via Zoom. I encourage you to start in-person, if possible. For people who travel frequently for work or live between multiple locations, a hybrid format of Zoom and in-person works well.
Q: What is your fee for 1:1 therapy & personal retreats?
A: My fee is $250 / 50 minute therapy session. Personal retreat days are $1500 / 7 hours.
Q: What forms of payment do you accept?
A: I accept credit cards, HSA, and FSA cards for therapy sessions. I use an app called Ivy Pay, which stores your information with a high degree of privacy. For personal retreats you can pay with Venmo or Zelle.
Q: Do you accept insurance for therapy?
A: I’m an out-of-network provider, meaning I do not bill your insurance directly.
You may want to check with your insurance company about reimbursement for some portion of therapy. If you have a PPO Insurance Plan or a Health Savings Account, you may receive 40%-80% of fees for out-of-network providers, after your deductible is met. I can provide you with a monthly or quarterly receipt (‘superbill’) for you to submit.