Fees & Services

The following fees are for services related to mental health counseling services. For fees & services related to coaching & consulting, please click here.

Children

The initial session is $400, and ongoing sessions are $200 per 50-minute session.

For children, the initial sessions include extensive preparation designed to set your child and family up for long-term success. This includes a comprehensive diagnostic report that will be shared (with your permission) with medical providers, school staff, or other professionals, as well as a HIPAA-compliant Google Drive with tailored resources, worksheets, and tools I have developed to support your treatment.

I frequently work with children and families who have complex medical and mental health needs and multiple providers involved in their care. The rate for the first session reflects the anticipated collaboration time in the early weeks—such as phone calls with school counselors and other professionals.

Therapy is most effective when it’s supported by the people and systems surrounding your child. My approach emphasizes close collaboration with parents, schools, and healthcare providers to ensure consistent, wraparound support for your child’s growth.

As an additional part of my services, I can also host Zoom meetings to bring together school staff, teachers, administrators, parents, and other medical providers when helpful. In these meetings, I provide education on OCD and anxiety, and personalized clinical recommendations to support your child’s success in the school setting.

The parents I work with are often overwhelmed and stretched thin, juggling many responsibilities. My goal is to shoulder some of that load and help you navigate the complex systems surrounding your child—systems I’ve worked within throughout my 16 years in the helping profession.

Many families also need support with advocating for school accommodations. I can review your current 504 plan and assist you in initiating or refining the 504 process.

Adults and Couples

The initial session is $250, and ongoing sessions are $200 per 50-minute session.

For both children and adults, I provide psychoeducational materials and collaborative resources to guide treatment and promote long-term change. These include information on understanding OCD and anxiety, how the OCD/anxiety cycle works, how to distinguish reassurance seeking from information gathering, and ways family members can best support the process. We’ll also use exposure tracking tools and progress documents so you can see measurable growth over time.

Therapy is a meaningful investment—of time, energy, and finances. I’ve set my fees thoughtfully to reflect the level of training, specialization, and individualized care each client receives.

My work integrates a range of specialty training including:

Intensive training through the world-renowned International OCD Foundation Behavioral Therapy Training Institute (BTTI) in the assessment and treatment of OCD and anxiety disorders

Direct instruction from one of the original developers of the CY-BOCS (Children’s Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale)

Advanced training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (60+ hours) through Columbia University and the Linehan Behavioral Tech Institute, incorporating skills in mindfulness, emotion regulation, and distress tolerance to strengthen ERP treatment

In current training for SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions), a parent-focused treatment model developed by Dr. Eli Lebowitz at Yale University for children and teens with anxiety and OCD

Each of these elements—advanced training, individualized materials, routine family sessions, and collaborative care—is reflected in the structure of my fees.

Insurance

My practice is an Out-of-Network Provider, which means payment is due at the time of session. After each session, I provide a superbill (a detailed receipt) that you can submit to your insurance company for potential reimbursement.

Coverage for Out-of-Network services varies, so I encourage you to contact your insurance company ahead of time to confirm your benefits. To make this process easier, I offer an Insurance Cheat Sheet that walks you step-by-step through verifying coverage and submitting claims efficiently.

Is This Therapy Right for
You or Your Family?

I work with children, adults, and families who are ready to make meaningful changes and want to hit the ground running.

My specialty is OCD and anxiety, and my main approach is Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)—the gold-standard, evidence-based treatment for OCD. ERP is an active, hands-on form of therapy. We don’t just talk about what you’d like to do differently; we practice it. Between sessions, you’ll apply new skills in real-life situations while I guide, encourage, and support you every step of the way.

How Treatment Looks for Children and Teens

For young children, parents attend every session and play an active role in treatment. Because anxiety and OCD often involve family participation—such as reassurance seeking or avoidance rituals—part of our work focuses on helping parents make small but powerful changes to support recovery.

There are times when a young child is not ready to participate in therapy, or it may be more beneficial for parents to meet with me individually for a parent-coaching model. Therapy is often a combination of both for younger children.

For teenagers, I usually meet with your teen individually for most of the session, and then invite parents to join for updates or joint planning as needed. Together, we’ll decide what structure best supports your family.

I also offer entirely separate parent coaching sessions and therapy for parents who are seeking their own support in navigating their child’s needs.

Getting Started

The First Call

Our first conversation is a brief, 15-minute phone consultation designed to see whether my practice is a good fit for your needs. It’s also a chance for you to ask questions and get a sense of what working together might feel like. My hope is that this call helps you feel informed, comfortable, and confident about taking the next step.

Paperwork

Once we decide to move forward, I’ll send you a link to a secure client portal where you can complete all intake paperwork before our first session.

The First Sessions

We’ll begin with a comprehensive assessment to understand your goals, challenges, and strengths.

If we are evaluating OCD or anxiety, I may use a structured diagnostic tool called the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS). This usually takes about two sessions and helps us understand the nature and severity of your symptoms.

From there, we’ll collaborate on a treatment plan that reflects what’s most important to you. If a diagnosis is clear, it will be included in that plan.

Frequency and Location

Therapy is available in-person or virtually, depending on your preference. My in-person office is located in a newly remodeled suite at the Lyndon Office Park Building, near the Wegmans in Fayetteville.

Many clients choose a hybrid approach, combining in-person and virtual sessions for flexibility. Each client receives a HIPAA-compliant Zoom link unique to their sessions. This allows easy transitions to virtual appointments when needed—such as for weather, illness, or scheduling convenience.

To build momentum early on, we usually begin with weekly sessions. After about a month, we’ll revisit whether weekly or biweekly sessions make the most sense.

My hours are primarily daytime. I keep one evening of sessions per week. I can provide a school note for students attending therapy during the day.

Confidentiality

Everything you share in therapy is strictly confidential, which means you can speak freely and honestly.

There are a few exceptions required by law: if there is a risk of harm to yourself or someone else, suspected abuse or neglect of a child or vulnerable adult, or if you provide written consent for me to share information with another person or professional.

Waitlist

I don’t maintain a formal waitlist because I want people to connect with help as quickly as possible—especially when dealing with OCD and anxiety, which can be debilitating conditions when left untreated.

If I don’t have current openings, I’ll gladly provide referrals to trusted local colleagues.

My goal is to be as helpful and responsive as possible, even if I can’t offer an immediate appointment.