Frequently Asked Questions

Direct answers about therapy, anxiety, depression, CBT, insurance, EMDR, IFS, trauma, addiction, eating disorders and couples therapy.

Fees, Insurance & Getting Started

  • I am an out-of-network provider. I provide superbills you can submit for possible reimbursement when your plan includes out-of-network mental health benefits. It can help to ask your insurance company what percentage of out-of-network therapy they reimburse before we begin.

  • Individual therapy is $275 per session, and couples therapy is $350 per session. The initial consultation is complimentary.

  • Yes. I see clients in person at 39 Smith Avenue in Mount Kisco, convenient to Bedford, Chappaqua, Katonah, Armonk and Croton. I also offer telehealth sessions throughout New York State.

  • The first session is a chance to begin getting to know each other. We’ll talk about what brings you to therapy, what you’re hoping might change, and anything you’d like me to understand about your history. There is no pressure to tell everything at once. We’ll move at a pace that feels right for you.

  • Most people begin with weekly sessions, which helps build continuity and momentum. Over time, we can adjust the frequency together based on what feels most supportive.

  • It depends on what brings you in and what you’re hoping for. Some people come for a focused period of time around a specific concern, while others find value in longer-term work. We’ll talk openly about your goals and check in along the way about how the work is going.

  • I believe healing happens in relationship, so it matters that you feel comfortable with the person you’re working with. The complimentary consultation is a chance to ask questions, get a sense of how I work, and see whether it feels like a good fit.

Approaches

  • I offer individual therapy and couples therapy. I draw from Internal Family Systems (IFS), EMDR, somatic and body-based approaches, relational psychotherapy, mindfulness, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), depending upon what is most useful for each person. In my work with couples, I integrate attachment-based approaches, including Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and the Gottman Method.

  • For anxiety and depression, CBT can offer very practical ways of noticing the relationship among thoughts, feelings, behavior, and avoidance, and of experimenting with new responses. I weave these tools into the deeper relational and experiential work rather than treating them as a separate formula.

  • EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a well-researched therapy that helps the brain reprocess distressing experiences, often using eye movements or other back-and-forth stimulation. Using EMDR, IFS, and somatic approaches, I help people process what has happened so that the past can become part of their story without continuing to define how they experience themselves or live their lives.

  • Internal Family Systems offers a way of understanding the different parts of ourselves that developed in response to our experiences. Instead of treating a protective response as something to eliminate, we become interested in what that part has been trying to do for us, and what it fears might happen if it stopped.

  • IFS integrates naturally with my EMDR and somatic work, allowing us to respect the pace and protective wisdom of your whole system. IFS helps us understand and care for the parts of you that have been protecting you, while EMDR helps reprocess the experiences those parts have been carrying.

  • This is very common. Insight alone is rarely enough. Healing deepens when we can experience, not simply understand, the care our protective parts need. Sometimes healing happens through an experience that reaches somewhere words and insight alone cannot.

Specialties

  • Yes. I work with anxiety, depression, feeling stuck, self-critical thinking, avoidance, and patterns that narrow your life. CBT can be woven into deeper relational and experiential work when practical cognitive and behavioral tools are useful.

  • Yes. I work with adults experiencing trauma and PTSD; childhood, relational and complex trauma; and anxiety, shame or depression connected to past experiences. My approach integrates EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), somatic and relational psychotherapy.

  • Yes. I work with alcohol and substance use, gambling addiction, eating disorders and disordered eating, and other compulsive behaviors, including cravings, triggers, relapse patterns and long-term recovery. I have specialized postgraduate training in eating disorders, addictions and compulsive behaviors from the William Alanson White Institute.

  • Yes. I use EMDR in a focused way to help reprocess triggers and the experiences associated with them, so that old cues no longer carry the same emotional charge or automatically lead toward the same response. Especially early in recovery, this is combined with practical work on moving through cravings and identifying triggers.

  • Yes. I work with couples on communication, recurring conflict, pursuing and withdrawing patterns, intimacy, trust, and changing needs in long-term relationships. My couples work is informed by attachment theory, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and the Gottman Method. Couples sessions are $325.

  • Yes, within individual therapy. We can explore family-of-origin dynamics, boundaries with parents and family members, adult sibling and parent-child relationships, and the roles you may have come to play in your family. The work is not to prescribe distance or closeness, but to help you choose your relationships from greater clarity rather than fear, guilt, or obligation.