Services

Therapy

Individual therapy offers a personalized approach to understanding and working through mental health concerns. We use evidence-based approaches designed to help you gain insights, develop coping strategies, and build skills to navigate life’s challenges. Therapy provides a safe, nonjudgmental space to explore thoughts, emotions, and behaviors while fostering personal growth and resilience. Therapy can help to reduce or improve coping with a wide range of concerns such as depression, anxiety, anger, and trauma.

The first therapy appointment is focused on assessment or information gathering, in order to understand what brings a person to therapy and to determine a good treatment plan. We typically have clients start therapy with appointments once per week for 55 minutes per session. As clients feel better, they might reduce the frequency of sessions to every other week, and then later to as-needed. The duration and schedule of a course of therapy varies widely depending on a person's presenting concerns, preferences, and goals. 

Psychological Assessments

Psychological assessments provide diagnostic clarification and documentation.   They involve both discussion and standardized testing.  People starting therapy might be recommended for a formal psychological assessment if diagnostic clarification is needed after the initial appointment, but it is usually not necessary in order to engage in therapy.

Examples of reasons for doing a psychological assessment include:

• ADHD evaluation to determine diagnosis and recommendations regarding university/testing accommodations

• Disability applications

• Appropriateness for an Emotional Support Animal (ESA) 

• Diagnostic clarification for treatment planning

• Psychological preparation or clearance for bariatric surgery

Depending on the referral question, this type of evaluation may take 2 to 6 hours for the client, as it includes both an interview and psychological testing (at a separate time).  A feedback appointment is also made to go over the results and recommendations, and you will be provided a written report with the results. 

Please note, I do not offer assessments that are needed for legal/court cases. It is recommended individuals be evaluated by a forensic psychologist if seeking assessments for those purposes. 

FAQ

What ages do you work with?

We are currently offering services for adults (age 18+).

Do you take insurance?

We are IN-NETWORK with:

-Aetna

-Denali Care/ Alaska Medicaid

-Carelon Behavioral Health

-Moda

-Quest Behavioral Health

-Tricare

- TriWest/ CCN network

What is the cost if paying out of pocket?

Costs vary based on services provided and a detailed Good Faith Estimate will be provided before an initial appointment if you are not using health insurance benefits.

Are there location limitations?

We primarily work with clients in Alaska and Washington state.

We are limited to working with clients in states we have a professional license or credential to practice in. This currently includes over 40 states: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, DC, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina,  South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

We can not provide services to those residing in: California, Hawaii, Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Montana, New Mexico, New York, or Oregon.