Therapy for Women
Relational therapy in the Phoenixville Area of Chester County, PA
Individual Therapy for Women
Relational therapy for women in the Phoenixville area of Chester County, PA
Here are some challenges my clients experience:
Anxiety & depression: feeling lost, overwhelmed, cluttered mentally, unable to shut off the thinking mind
Self-criticism & body image issues: experiencing a harsh inner voice, feeling like you are VERY HARD on yourself, over-analyzing the past, fears of judgment, not feeling good enough
Relationship difficulties: challenges within a partnership or marriage, feeling unable to communicate effectively, difficulty expressing and holding boundaries
Religious trauma recovery: feelings of grief, loss, lack of meaning and hope after leaving a faith community; harmful experiences inside a faith community
Childhood trauma: experiences of neglect, abuse, harmful environments that have made it difficult to trust ourselves and others
Dating challenges & anxiety: struggling to navigate dating (especially in the online dating sphere), challenges with insecure attachment, difficulty finding partners who are on the same page and want the same thing, difficulty with trust and repeating old patterns.
I take a root-cause approach that blends:
Family systems therapy — understanding the family that shaped how you relate to the world
Attachment theory — helping you uncover the spectrum of secure to insecure attachment — and the implications for how attachment impacts your relationship to self and others
Narrative therapy — harnessing language as a powerful tool for how we tell our stories, and conceptualize our lives; and a key ingredient for how we can process and reconfigure our self-perception
Nervous system awareness & mindfulness — education on how the nervous system works, and skills on how to develop more regulation; mindfulness helps develop more connection to the inner self, can be used to uncover deeper feelings and emotions, and invites more present-moment processing
Ready to get started?
I am too! I am ready to hear where you’ve been and where you’d like to go — with a tender and open heart.
Investment Fees
My current rates:
Individual therapy is $140 per 50-minute session
Pay-what-you-can — I have a few of these slots for those in financial need. If interested, contact me directly!
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Frequently Asked Questions
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My current hours are as follows:
Tuesdays & Thursdays from 10am-4pm
Most of my clients see me weekly or biweekly, and we meet at the same time each week. I have limited floating appointments for those who have less predictable schedules.
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At this time, I am only taking on clients who can meet virtually. I use Simple Practice as my platform, and it has a great HIPPAA-compliant and easy-to-use telehealth component.
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Virtual therapy can be a great option for many clients.
Here are some benefits:
Convenience — attend a session from work or home.
Access — clients can have much broader access to specialized care when they aren’t limited by distance.
Cost — therapists that offer virtual care often charge less because they have less overhead. They also may have more sliding scale or pay-what-you-can spots (both of these are true for my practice!).
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In order to ensure we are a good fit, I start things off with a free 15-minute video consultation. During this consultation, we'll explore the goals of therapy and whether they align with my approach. It's important that we interview each other, as research shows that the "rightness of fit" of the therapeutic relationship has a huge impact on progress! Work with me.
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This is a very common question! Generally speaking, no. I don’t do both couples and individual work simultaneously. This is because I need to stay impartial for couples therapy for balance and trust. It’s also important that I don’t become a “secret keeper” if I’m seeing one member of the couple much more often.
However, I do have individual clients invite their partner in periodically when there is a focus on the relationship in the work.
In my work with couples, I also periodically do individual sessions (typically, one for each partner to create balance).
If you have more specific questions, feel free to reach out to me directly.
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My clients pay directly for therapy services (my client portal keeps your credit card on file, which makes it easy).
I accept all major credit cards and debit cards, plus HSA and FSA cards.
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No, but many of my clients do seek insurance reimbursement since I am considered an out-of-network provider.
First, find out if you qualify for out-of-network benefits. If you do, our client portal automatically creates a superbill of the previous month’s invoices, which is what you will forward to your insurance company for reimbursement.
How to find out if you have out-of-network benefits:
Clients reach out directly to their insurance provider to find out if they have out-of-network benefits. You’ll call your insurance provider and ask the following questions:
• Do I have out-of-network benefits for mental or behavioral health with this policy?
• Do I have an out-of-network deductible?
• If yes:
• What is my out-of-network deductible?
• How much of my out-of-network deductible has been met?
• What is the start date of the calendar year my out-of-network policy is based on?
Ask the representative what percentage does the policy cover for the following services:
90791 - Intake Session
90834 - Individual psychotherapy
90847 - Couples Therapy
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I have a 24-hour cancellation policy. If clients cancel within that window, they are charged a full session fee.
Our client portal sends out appointment reminders 48 and 24 hours ahead of time, plus 15 minutes before appointments.