01 / The Work We DoTherapy Sessions
Fifty three minutes that belong to you and your therapeutic work. The most common session frequency starts at once a week to establish a strong foundation. Between the two of us we work out what keeps happening in your life and why it keeps happening in a way that is not suiting you anymore. Therapy sessions are all about healing the roots of your emotional dysregulation in the fastest and safest way we can.
02 / What you can expectSix things worth knowing before you reach out
Time
Fifty three minutes. This gives us plenty of time to work through the day’s work and cleanly begin to transition back to whatever you have going on later in the day after session.
Location
You can select from in person here in Iowa City, or by telehealth anywhere in Iowa and North Carolina. All clients are welcome to either option, and can switch between the two as the please. The quality of the therapy stays the same regardless of the environment it is conducted in.
Content
We set the agenda on your work each and every session. I want to make sure you are always working on the exact thing you deem most important. If there is not anything in particular, I have no problem organically taking the first step.
Frequency
I always recommend weekly to start. The reason being is that building a strong foundation and sense of momentum is extremely important and helpful for morale. Once you feel like sessions are starting to become long, or if you feel like not many things are popping up in between sessions, we can step down from there.
Price
$185 per session, paid on the day. I do not accept insurance directly, but I can provide you with an itemized receipt, called a superbill, which you can send to your insurance company yourself. You will need to research your plan benefits to understand what your out of network mental health benefits are.
Length of Treatment
The hard answer is that this varies strongly depending what we are working through. Work targeting one clear memory can run a handful of session. Patterns you have carried with you since childhood can take much longer due to how ingrained they are. I always try my best to keep you as informed as possible to where we are at along the journey.
03 / How i Do The workEMDR, NARM, Ego-State Therapy and DBT, tailored to your needs
I hold specialized training in four approaches, and I seamlessly move between them depending on what your individual needs require therapeutically. NARM works on the old survival styles and habits you formed when you making it through childhood. EMDR works on specific memories that still seemingly hold the same negative emotional charge as the day they happened. Ego-State therapy helps work with dissociative issues: parts of you that want opposing things, disagree with one another, the world feels off, or your body doesn’t quite feel like yours. DBT gives you skills to hold tightly when the difficult emotional weeks come your way.
If you ever find yourself curious about any of these approaches, always feel free to ask away, as I am always happy to answer questions about how I work.
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