FAQS

Office Location: 622 Hemphill St., Fort Worth, TX 76104 

Access: Private entrance accessible via unique door code (provided prior to your first session). 

You will need a device with a camera/microphone and a stable internet connection. We meet via a secure, HIPAA-compliant telehealth platform. A few minutes before your 50- or 90-minute session, simply click the secure link in your portal or reminder email to join. 

To ensure confidentiality, you must be in your own secure and confidential space for the session. If other people are present around you, you will need to wear earbuds to ensure our conversation remains entirely private.

Safety Policy: I will not facilitate therapy if you are driving. You must be safely stationary in a private location before the session begins.

Yes, I offer both in-person and virtual therapy sessions.

50-Minute Standard Therapy Session: $175

90-Minute Extended / ART Session: $275 (specifically tailored for Accelerated Resolution Therapy and extended processing)

I’ve partnered with Mentaya, a service that streamlines getting reimbursed for your therapy sessions through out-of-network benefits.

‍Mentaya is perfect if you:

• Have out-of-network benefits

• Feel overwhelmed by superbills and insurance

• Have submitted superbills but failed to get any reimbursement

• Simply want to skip the hassle of paperwork!

Here's how it works:

1. Sign up for Mentaya: https://mentaya.co/inviteclient/B6ECicZiPbQyc6lhvcAC

2. My practice will enter your sessions into the platform.

3. Mentaya submits the claim and handles any insurance follow-up.

4. You get reimbursed by insurance!

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It's risk-free: They guarantee claims are successfully submitted, or a full refund of their fees.

Your first session is designed to be a collaborative, supportive space to get acquainted, review your intake information, and map out your path forward. Here is how our first time together typically flows:

• Confidentiality & Paperwork Review: We will start by reviewing confidentiality personally and answering any questions you might have about the intake paperwork you completed.

• Your Story & Goals: Next, we will dive into what brings you into therapy, what you are most frustrated with, what is important to you, and your desired outcomes. We will also review the results of the assessments completed in your intake paperwork so we have a clear starting point.

• Holistic Foundations: Because mental health is deeply connected to your physical well-being, we will likely touch on everyday foundations like nutrition, hydration, and sleep.

• Resources & "Side Quests:" If relevant, I may recommend a helpful book, article, or podcast as a "side quest" to support your growth between sessions.

• Scheduling & Next Steps: We will wrap up by answering any remaining questions, scheduling your next few sessions, and discussing whether an extended or Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) session is the right fit for your goals.

How long you need to be in therapy is entirely up to you. Every person is different, and I believe in meeting each individual right where their capacity is.

• General Pacing: Typically, I like to see clients weekly for the first 6 to 12 weeks to build strong momentum, before gradually moving to alternating weeks. However, some clients prefer or benefit from ongoing weekly sessions, and I am here to meet you wherever you are.

• Complex or Severe Trauma: If we are working through complex or severe trauma responses, I generally recommend weekly sessions for 3 to 6 months to provide the consistency needed for deep, sustainable healing.

We are always a team. I regularly check in with you and adjust our session frequency based on your progress, your goals, and how you are feeling along the way.

Item I would love to talk with you before scheduling a session to make sure I'm the right fit for you.

• Schedule a Consult: You can click here to schedule a free 15-minute consultation.

• Call or Text: Or, if you're spontaneous, you can call or text me at 682-233-4694 and let me know a good time to follow up with you.

During our consult call, if we decide we're a good fit, I will set up a client portal for you to complete your intake paperwork. Once your intake is completed (required within 72 hours of our call), we will officially schedule your first session!

Important Note on Crisis Support: Please note that I am not available for emergency support. If you are experiencing a mental health emergency or crisis, please call or text 988 (the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline), call 911, or go to your nearest emergency room.description

Advance Notice Requirement: Cancellations must be made at least 48 hours in advance. Any cancellation or missed appointment within 48 hours of your scheduled session is considered a late cancellation.

Rescheduling Option: To help avoid late cancellation fees, clients are welcome to reschedule their session within the same calendar week, subject to availability.

Tiered Fee Structure & Rolling Grace Period:

• First Late Cancellation: Complimentary (clients receive one waived late cancellation fee on a rolling 6-month basis).

• Second Late Cancellation: $60 fee.

• Third Late Cancellation & Beyond: The full fee for the scheduled session.

Yes, therapy is confidential, with a few important legal and ethical exceptions designed to keep you and others safe.

How confidentiality works:

• Private Space: Everything we discuss in session—whether in person at the Fort Worth office or via our secure virtual telehealth platform—is strictly confidential. I cannot and will not share your information or that you are attending therapy without your explicit written consent.

• Minor Exceptions: As a licensed professional counselor, there are a few standard legal limits to confidentiality where I am legally mandated to break it:

  1. Imminent Harm: If there is suspected or disclosed abuse or neglect of a child, elderly person, or disabled person.

  2. Danger to Self: If a client is actively suicidal or poses an imminent threat of serious physical harm to themselves.

  3. Danger to Others: If a client communicates a clear and imminent threat of physical harm to another person.

  4. Legal Subpoena: In rare cases, if a court legally orders the release of records.

Whenever possible, we will always talk through any concerns before confidentiality ever needs to be navigated outside of our room.