Frequently Asked Questions

This complimentary, 50-minute consultation is a chance for us to see if we’re a good fit for one another. In the industry, we call this the “therapeutic alliance,” and it’s the strongest predictive factor of success in therapy.

During this meeting, we’ll talk about what you want to work on, what’s helped in the past, and what hasn’t. I’ll share how I approach therapy, a bit about myself, and answer any questions you have. If we both think we’re a good fit, we’ll schedule your first session. If not, I’ll provide a referral for someone who may be a better match for you. We can meet in my office or virtually, whatever feels most comfortable for you.

My goal is to meet new clients ASAP, generally within one week of an initial consultation request.

While my calendar books about 4–6 weeks in advance, I know from my own experience that it can be frustrating when a potential therapist doesn’t get back to you in a timely manner. I’m committed to making this experience different for people who reach out to me, and I want to get you scheduled as soon as I can.

After the initial consultation, we’ll schedule sessions one at a time until a recurring meeting time opens that works for both of us.

Therapeutic intensives book 1–3 months in advance.

Traditional therapy, also known as talk therapy or cognitive therapy, focuses on processes and insights. These are deeply valuable elements of change, but for many people, they aren’t enough. You feel better for a few days, but the results don’t stick.

Before I was a therapist, I was an executive coach and a founder. That influences my work in a variety of ways, but the most important is that I value results and efficiency. I keep my case load small, so that I can give personalized thought, strategy, and attention to each client.

Instead of just talking about your problems, we’ll focus on creating lasting transformation. We do this by blending the results orientation of executive coaching with advanced clinical techniques (AEDP, Somatic Experiencing, and Eastern Psychology). This allows us to work on three levels:

1. Insight — Understand the patterns that are governing your life.
2. Integration — Heal at the nervous-system-level. You’ll notice improvements happening on their own as the underlying conditions clear up.
3. Implementation — Know what to do differently and have the tools to actually do it.

The end result is genuine transformation — my clients consistently report meaningful improvements in their mental health, relationships, and overall well-being.

You are in control of how often we meet. I offer three different approaches to working together:

1. Weekly or every other week meetings — This approach creates sustained momentum for lasting change. It’s ideal for people who want regular support as they navigate major life transitions, heal relationship injuries, or address long-standing struggles and traumas.

   We meet for 60 minutes at a time, typically once a week or every other week. We will determine the specific cadence that is best for you during the initial consultation.

2. Therapeutic intensives — Intensives compress a year’s worth of work into 1–3 consecutive days. The uninterrupted focus allows for significantly more depth, insight, and integration than is possible in the same number of hours spread across many weeks or months.

   Intensives are a great match for people who are extremely busy or need to make changes now. You’ll leave with tools to create sustained change and clarity on how to move forward. Intensives include one year of follow-up support.

3. Concierge support — For clients who want a highly customized and flexible approach to therapy. This includes extended sessions, video, phone, and text support between meetings, and on-location intensives. It’s designed for high-pressure periods (like taking a company public), overcoming compulsive behaviors while maintaining personal and professional commitments, or when you need more touchpoints than weekly therapy provides.

Most of the work I do is with individuals. However, I love working with couples who are motivated and a good fit.

With couples, I use a specialized set of modalities:

• Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) — we work on clearing resentments, forming deeper connections, and restoring the flow of emotional intimacy.
• Relational Life Therapy (RLT — Terry Real’s approach) — we help keep your connection strong by learning when to invest in the relationship, and when to invest in yourself.
• Sex Therapy — we focus on creating a sex life that you both love. We learn to talk about sex, create safety to go deeper into your physical connection, and address whatever isn’t working in the bedroom.

I work with couples who:

• Have lost their spark. They drifted into becoming roommates and want to return to being emotionally and physically connected.
• Need to do complicated repair work. Trust was broken in a big way, or resentment has been building for a long time. You’re motivated to come back to each other, but right now, it’s tough.
• Struggle with their sex life. Your libidos are mismatched, you’ve been faking it for a while, or maybe your sex drive has vanished. You’re ready for your sex life to be good.

My post-graduate training includes deep dives into three complementary modalities:

Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) — I’m a level 3 practitioner. AEDP helps you find security, first in yourself, then in relationships. It’s extremely effective for high performers who seem confident on the outside but feel anxious and insecure on the inside.

Somatic Experiencing (SE) — I’m an Advanced Practitioner in this body-oriented therapy. SE helps you free yourself from the past and get unstuck. It addresses repeating patterns, compulsive behaviors (like turning to vices without thinking), and trauma responses (like freezing, hypervigilance, anger, people-pleasing, and shutting down).

Buddhist Psychology — I’m certified by Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach to work with individuals, teach meditation, and lead retreats. Buddhist Psychology focuses on flourishing and accessing joy. If you have everything but still feel flat inside, Buddhist psychology helps you access the vitality and aliveness already within you. It helps you shift from worrying about scarcity to appreciating the abundance already in your life.

When combined, these modalities create a dynamic approach to the persistent problems that bring high-achievers to therapy: depression, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma, compulsive behaviors, and deeper questions about meaning and fulfillment. I also draw heavily on Jungian Psychology, Men’s Work, Sex Therapy, and Executive Coaching.

Most clients experience improvements within the first few sessions. They gain a clearer understanding of their patterns and actionable tools for changing them. Some clients report that they notice shifts just from the initial consultation.

Of course, there’s a difference between symptom relief and healing the underlying causes. Research suggests that lasting change takes 12+ sessions of focused psychotherapy.

My approach is designed to work faster than traditional psychotherapy. Most clients report experiencing sustained and meaningful improvement in 1–3 months.

An important disclaimer: the timelines above are averages, not promises. It’s impossible — and unethical — for a therapist to promise results or a specific timeline. Additionally, different problems require different levels of intervention.

We’ll set goals for your treatment during the initial consultation and first few sessions. Along the way, we will identify clear milestones that signal when may be a good time to end therapy or reduce meeting cadence.

At a high level, they are:

1. When you have achieved most of your initial goals. Many clients find that getting 80% of the way there is enough — their lives are already transformed and they’re ready to move on.
2. When you have achieved your full goal and no secondary goals have been identified.
3. When you have achieved your primary and secondary goals for therapy.

You’ll know that you’re nearing completion when sessions feel less urgent, and when you have less on your agenda for us to focus on. At this point, you have a few options:

• You can bring therapy to a close (and don’t worry, you can always come back).
• You can shift to quarterly check-ins or ad-hoc sessions as needed.

My goal is for us to do only as many sessions as needed to support you in changing your life, but not more.

I see clients in person and virtually. My office is located in Denver, Colorado, in one of the city’s historic mansions.

If you’re local, I recommend coming in person. The space is designed to support deep work, and there’s something about the ritual of being physically present that can improve the process.

For people who prefer to meet virtually, I will provide a HIPAA-compliant Zoom link for our meetings.

Most therapeutic intensives are held in person at my office, though we can explore doing them virtually or at your location.

• Individual therapy sessions are a full 60 minutes.
• Couples sessions begin at 90 minutes, and then shift to 75 minutes as your relationship improves.
• Intensives last between 1–3 days (typically 6–8 hours per day) and include a year of follow-up support.
• Concierge work is customized and can include extended sessions, phone support, and daily accountability.

In most cases, we start with meeting once a week or once every other week. This creates momentum and allows us to begin the change process right away.

As you make progress, we’ll adjust our meeting cadence to match your goals and needs. If I think we can meet less often, I’ll let you know. If it seems like we may be able to accelerate your results by meeting a bit more frequently, I’ll tell you. But ultimately, you are in control of how often we meet.

For intensive work, we meet for 1–3 consecutive days.

Weekly therapy clients have email access between sessions. I typically respond within 24–48 business hours. Email support is for processing, questions, celebrating wins, and maintaining momentum.

Concierge and intensive packages include video and text messaging.

Please note: I am not an emergency services provider. For urgent or crisis situations, contact 911, 988, or your nearest emergency room.

I’m an out-of-network provider with all insurers. Upon request, I can provide a superbill for you to submit for reimbursement, and many of my clients receive partial or full coverage through their out-of-network benefits.

However, I recommend that we discuss this before you submit for reimbursement. If you seek reimbursement, I’m required to provide a formal diagnosis that becomes part of your insurance record.

One good option is to use HSA/FSA funds. This allows you to maintain your privacy while still using health benefits.

Yes. As a licensed therapist, I’m legally bound to keep everything about our work together confidential. No one will know we’re working together — or what we discuss — unless you choose to tell them.

There are a few legal exceptions to confidentiality:

• If there’s imminent risk of harm to yourself or others.
• If there’s suspected abuse of a child or vulnerable adult.
• If records are subpoenaed by a court.

These situations are rare, and if any arose, I will tell you before taking action, whenever possible.

• Hour long sessions are $425.
• Intensives start at $8,000.
• Concierge services are customized.

For regular sessions I require 48 hours notice to cancel or reschedule without charge. If we’re able to reschedule within the same week, there’s no cancellation fee.

For intensives, a non-refundable deposit is required to reserve your dates. If you need to reschedule, I’ll work with you to find new dates up to 14 days before the intensive. Please note that you will be responsible for any non-refundable expenses already incurred (venue deposits, travel arrangements, etc.).