Frequently Asked Questions

$260 per 50-minute session. Payment is due after each session, and I accept Zelle, Venmo, check, cash and credit cards. Full details are on the rates page.

I do not bill insurance directly, but I can provide a monthly superbill for you to submit to your insurer. Many PPO plans reimburse part of the cost of out-of-network therapy. Call the number on the back of your card and ask specifically about out-of-network outpatient mental health benefits, your deductible, and the percentage reimbursed.

Two practical reasons. Insurance requires a diagnosis to be filed and, in many plans, allows the insurer to review or authorize your treatment. Working privately means neither happens. It also means the work is shaped by what you need rather than by what a plan will approve. For some people that privacy is the whole reason they choose private pay.

I hold a small number of reduced-fee places for clients who could not otherwise access this work. Ask me if cost is a barrier.

I ask for 24 hours notice to reschedule or cancel. Without it the full fee applies, because the hour is held for you and cannot be offered to anyone else.

We speak first, at no cost. You can ask whatever you need to, and I can hear what is going on and say honestly whether I think I am the right person. If we both want to go ahead, we book a first session from there. Send a message or call (310) 926-4001.

A first session runs 50 minutes. We talk about what brought you here, what you have already tried, and what you want to be different. You do not need to arrive with it organized, and you will not be asked to recount anything you are not ready to. By the end you will have a sense of which approach fits and roughly what the work might look like.

Fit matters more than credentials, and it is reasonable to shop. Use the consultation to ask about my experience with what you are bringing, how I actually work session to session, and anything that has gone wrong for you in therapy before. If I am not the right fit I would rather say so early and point you somewhere better.

My practice is at 951 S. Ogden Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90036, in the Beverly Grove neighbourhood near Fairfax. I also work by video with clients anywhere in California.

Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing is a structured, evidence-based therapy for trauma and for the beliefs that trauma leaves behind. Rather than only managing symptoms, it works on the experiences underneath them. I am a Certified EMDR therapist. There is more detail on the EMDR page.

Yes, with some adjustments, and I do a good deal of it. The telehealth page covers how bilateral stimulation is handled online, what the research currently supports, and what I do differently in a remote session.

Yes. I specialize in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, an attachment-based approach that works on the pattern a couple gets stuck in rather than relitigating individual arguments.

Internal Family Systems is a way of working with the different parts of a person, including the ones in conflict with each other. The Trauma Resiliency Model teaches concrete skills for settling the nervous system. I use both alongside EMDR, particularly early on, so that you have reliable ways to regulate before we approach anything difficult.

Yes, alongside individuals and couples. Enquiries for anyone under 18 should come from a parent or legal guardian.