For once, you don’t have to be the manager of the room dynamic.
When you never say no, your yes loses value. We explore how to get it back.
Where do your time, money, and energy go, and what does that do to your relationships?
One no. One real day off. Just to see what happens.
Teens and adults, in person in Pasadena or online anywhere in California.
50-minute sessions, $225. 80-minute sessions, $360. Private pay, HSA/FSA, or out-of-network benefits with a superbill. Good Faith Estimate on request.
Cancel at least 24 hours ahead to avoid the full fee. Everyone gets one free “Life Happens Pass.”
Research keeps finding that the relationship between client and therapist is one of the strongest predictors of how therapy goes, often more than the method. So fit matters. Here’s an honest picture of when this tends to work best.
Want a warm, direct therapist, and deep insight work
Are curious about what you notice between sessions
Can commit to weekly sessions for a stretch of time
Are comfortable with private pay or out-of-network benefits
Manualized, step-by-step treatment every week
In-network insurance only
A guru to “fix it” for you
Occasional drop-in sessions
Quick fixes and IG-reel advice
A short call to see if we’re a fit, and why now.
Your story, the issue, the background, and your goals.
Weekly sessions: insight, practice, and what’s shifting.
Goals shift as your life does. EMDR joins when it helps.
They can overlap. We look at both, and if it’s depression, we adjust accordingly.
No. The goal is helping by choice instead of by default, without the disconnection.
Of course you don’t. You’re doing literally everything. Which might be the whole point.
Find answers to more frequently asked questions here.