Getting Started

I offer a free, 15-minute consultation call so that we can see if we are a good fit (fit is everything! Read more about that here).  Your initial appointment will be a 90-minute intake session, where we collaborate on identifying problems and making goals for treatment. Thereafter, regular sessions for individuals will typically be 60 minutes (50 minutes of treatment, 10 minutes for my notes!). I ask that we meet weekly for the first 6-8 weeks so that I can quickly become familiar with your history and needs.

For intimate partners and families, we meet for 90 minutes for a minimum of 6 consecutive weeks. Couples are most motivated to do the work of relationship therapy at the time they contact a therapist. If there aren’t immediate gains, partners can easily sink back into the familiar comfort of the relationship that may not be fulfilling, but at least does not require too much of them. Also, many people wait to come to therapy until it’s a “last resort” effort, when significant indifference or even hostility between the partners has already set in. This “bootcamp” therapy structure is designed to give your relationship the best possible chance of becoming what you want it to be.