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Ongoing Therapy
I offer different options for therapy: ongoing therapy (this page), EMDR intensives, adjunctive DBR and CBT-I. If needed, I can help you decide which style of therapy is the best fit for you.
Are We a Good Fit?
Please use the following links to learn about me, what issues I typically work with in therapy, my approach, the types of therapy I use and virtual therapy. Consider if the things I work with and the ways I work with them feel like a good fit for what you want to work on and what you’re looking for in a therapist. If you think we might be a good fit, I look forward to talking more about it when you’re ready.
Session Length & Frequency
For ongoing therapy, I typically start out meeting with clients for 90 minutes about twice a month. The two sessions might be two weeks in a row or might have a week or two in between them, depending on both of our availability. This might seem strange if you’re used to the traditional way of doing therapy, which usually involves meeting for 50 minutes once a week. There are many benefits of this format, however.
Some of the therapies I use were originally designed for 90-minute sessions. While they can also be done in 50-minute sessions, having more time per session seems to work better for many clients. While the total time in a 90-minute session is 10 minutes less than two 50-minute sessions, we’re often able to get done what feels more like three or four sessions’ worth of work (in part because there are fewer check-ins and wrap-ups). As a result, clients often feel like they make faster progress even if we’re not meeting as often.
Although a 90-minute session costs more than a 50-minute session, being able to meet less frequently and still do as much work or more means you may end up spending less money overall. For example, when I used to offer 50-minute sessions, my rate was $175 per session, and the cost of four to five 50-minute sessions per month was $700-$875. Now my fee for a 90-minute session is $315, and the cost of two sessions per month is only $630.
Other Options
If you have completed a therapy intensive with me or if we have been working together for a while, we might use a different format based on your preference and what’s clinically appropriate. To give a few examples, we might do:
• One 90-minute session per month,
• Two or three 90-minute sessions in one day, once every four to eight weeks,
• Two to four 90-minute sessions all in one week, once every four to eight weeks, or
• Whatever else we agree on together!
We may not be responsible for the world that created our minds, but we can take responsibility for the mind with which we create our world.
– Gabor Maté, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts