Frequently asked questions

I charge $145 per hour and $110 for a 45 minute session for individual psychotherapy and $145 for couples or family sessions. I am also able to bill commercial/private insurance for you even it is out of network. You can call the number on the back of your insurance card to find out what your out of pocket expenses will be for outpatient mental health or behavioral heath services as it will likely still pay a portion of it even if it is out of network. I would also be happy to assist you with this obtaining this information. I am an in network participating provider for the following insurance companies/plans: Aetna Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO & Blue Choice Cigna/Evernorth Behavioral Health HealthLink Medicare SIHO SIHO PLUS FI SIHO PLUS TPA TruConnect MyTruAdvantage SRM/Hope Trust Health Care Plan United Healthcare Care (United Behavioral Health/UMR/Optum) I am unable to accept or bill Medicaid.

I primarily work with adults 18 and older.

To get started with counseling, you may call me at 618-417-7012 or send me a message by going to the contact section on this website to schedule an appointment.

If you have access to the internet and e-mail, I will send you a link to sign into your client portal where you will find the necessary paperwork to review, sign and submit back to me electronically. before your first visit. The first session is different in that I will be asking questions to gather more details to better understand more about what brought you to counseling and what you want to gain from our work together.

The number of sessions it takes to feel better varies with each person. Some feel better as quickly as one session and others take longer depending on the severity of their issues. Therapy is not a linear process and therefore it is normal to fluctuate between feeling better and even feeling worse temporarily especially if you are processing traumatic experiences or very difficult situations and emotional pain.

The frequency of counseling sessions depends on your needs and the severity of your issues and concerns, how much support you need, and your finances. I can provide guidance, but ultimately you have the choice as to the frequency of your appointments. There may be times you need to adjust the frequency of your sessions throughout our work together.

The length of time it takes for the counseling process varies depending on the issues and concerns you bring to each session, the severity of those issues, how far you want to take the healing process, and your goals regarding what you want to gain from counseling.

To get the most out of our work together, I recommend taking time to reflect after each session as some people gain additional insight from it that is helpful to the therapeutic process. I would also write down those insights and any other thoughts and feelings about our session along with anything else that occurred or came to your mind between sessions that you think would be beneficial for us to discuss further; this is because it is common for people not to be able to recall those things during session especially if it involves difficult topics or feelings.