FAQs

There are a couple of ways to figure out the right therapist for you:

• Our intake coordinator can guide you in choosing the clinician who best fits your goals, preferences, and needs.
• You can schedule a free 20-minute phone consultation with a therapist, so you can speak to them briefly and get a better feel for who they are and how they work.

The free phone consultation is not therapy, but it is a great opportunity to get to know the therapist better and see if they are a good fit for you.
You and the therapist will discuss:

• What brings you to therapy now (the short version, like a bulleted list)
• The therapist’s training and how they work
• Any questions you have about the therapeutic process or the therapist
• Logistics such as insurance coverage, scheduling, etc…

If you and the therapist both feel like it’s a good match, you can schedule an intake session to get started. You can also take some time to think it over.

If either of you feel like you’d be better served by another therapist, we can offer some referrals to help you find the right therapist for you.

Your first session is about getting oriented.

We’ll talk about what brings you in, what you’re hoping for, and what support might look like. We’ll explore a little about your history, so we can get the big picture, but there’s no pressure to share everything at once.

You set the pace. 

We recommend attending therapy weekly to start. Consistency is important for creating stability and momentum.

Over time, sessions may occur less and less frequently. Your therapist can provide recommendations, but you determine the pacing.

Therapy length varies.

Some people come for support around a specific life transition. Others choose longer-term work to address deeper attachment or trauma patterns.

We’ll check in regularly about your goals and adjust as needed. Each person’s journey is unique.

No.

Many of our clients are capable, insightful, and deeply responsible. They may not be in crisis, but they’re tired of carrying everything alone.

You don’t have to fall apart to deserve support.

It’s not always dramatic or immediate. Often, the signs are subtle at first.

You might notice:

• You pause before reacting.
• You recover more quickly after something activating.
• You feel a little less self-critical.
• You can rest without quite as much guilt.
• You name a need instead of automatically pushing through.
• You feel more choice in situations that used to feel automatic.

We’ll check in regularly about what’s shifting and what still feels stuck. Therapy is collaborative. If something isn’t helping, we adjust.

In almost all situations, yes.

Therapy is a private space. What you share stays between you and your therapist with a few legal exceptions required by law. These typically involve situations where there is:

• Risk of serious harm to you or someone else
• Ongoing abuse or neglect of a child, elder, or dependent adult
• A court order requiring records

If any of those situations were to arise, we would talk with you about it whenever possible. Nothing would happen without conversation unless safety required immediate action.

If you’re using insurance, your diagnosis and basic service information may be shared for billing purposes. We can talk through what that means so there are no surprises.

You don’t need to know what to do or say. The process is collaborative and conversational.

Some days we may process something specific that happened. Other days we may slow down and notice what your body is signaling. We might identify patterns, practice a small regulation skill, or experiment with a boundary script.

There is no “right way” for you to show up in therapy. Just show up. We can figure the rest out together.