Do you accept insurance?
I am an out-of-network provider and can provide documentation for reimbursement.
Do you have reduced fee options?
I reserve a small portion of my caseload for patients who are experiencing financial hardship and require a reduced fee to access services. Please reach out about my policy and availability if you think you might meet criteria for a sliding scale option.
What kind of therapy do you offer?
I offer individual, couples, and group psychotherapy, for adults and teens. I offer limited teen psychotherapy and trauma-informed play therapy for children 12 and under. See my services page to learn more!
Why seek therapy, now?
Psychotherapy is recommended when problems include depression, issues in relationships, confusion of identity, the experience of loss, addictions, and difficulties in one’s family of origin. Long-standing issues that never reach a comfortable resolve are often best addressed in psychodynamic psychotherapy. This approach is also preferable when the problems one is experiencing are long-standing, repetitive, and significantly interfere with life. Examples of this would include getting into one unsatisfying relationship after another, chronic failure to achieve goals and reach one's potential, a long history of vague anxiety and depression, or a feeling that one cannot "be oneself" or act spontaneously.
You also don't have to have it all figured out. I look forward to meeting you where ever you are to see if we can work together.
How long are sessions?
Individual and couples sessions are 50 minutes. Group sessions are 45-60 minutes, unless otherwise specified.
Where are you located?
I am located at 921 E. Fort Avenue, Suite 320 Baltimore, MD 21230. I am also licensed to see patients virtually in 40+ states. Please see the PSYPACT map to check if you are located in a participating state.
How long do I need to be in therapy?
Therapy is a highly individualized process. The length of therapy depends on your unique situation and goals. Each session I see as a chance to understand your needs. Over time and with consistency, we will build trust, security and adjust treatment as needed. Taking risks, being willing to reflect and have insight is all you!
What about the unconscious?
You may hear me talk about this. The unconscious is nothing mysterious. Sometimes people call this implicit or out of awareness. It simply means we don't always know why we feel the way we feel or act the way we do. Psychotherapy can help you understand.
What is relational psychodynamic psychotherapy?
Psychodynamic psychotherapy focuses on unconscious thoughts and feelings that determine behavior and various mood states. Relational therapy explores the impact of early and current relationships on a persons sense of self and wellbeing and uses the intersection between patient and therapist to help the patient understand patterns in all of her relationships.
You'll hear me use psychoanalysis and psychodynamic therapy interchangeably.
My approach with group, individual and couples takes this orientation into account as foundation but weaves in ACT, DBT, CBT, Gottman, EFT as needed. Your individualize treatment is the culmination of extensive years of education, experiential and intensive trainings, supervision, self-analysis and clinical training.