Questions people ask

Yes! If you live in Georgia, Pennsylvania or Florida, we can work together by video. You don't have to be in crisis, and you don't have to show up with the "right" words just because you use them all day. Fees are on my fees and superbills page: I'm not paneled with any insurance companies, but I'm happy to offer you a superbill. Reach out and we'll take it from there.

Yes! I'm one of them. Religious, spiritual and cultic trauma is one of my specialties, and I bring both sides of my training to it: counseling, and theology (a Master’s in Theological Studies and a Doctorate in Theology). I see adults online, by video, in Georgia, Pennsylvania and Florida. If you live somewhere else, look for a therapist who names religious trauma as a specialty and is licensed in your state.

That's a really fair question, and it's yours to answer, not mine. What I can tell you is what EMDR is: the EMDR International Association describes it as a therapy designed to help people recover from trauma and PTSD. In my sessions, it never asks you to take on or give up a belief. If you'd like your faith to be part of our work, we can bring it in, and we can talk through any worries before we start.

I can't promise how EMDR will go for anyone, online or in a room, and I won't. What I can tell you is that video is the only way I do EMDR. The EMDR International Association has published guidelines for virtual EMDR therapy, meaning EMDR led live by an EMDR-trained clinician online, not self-guided EMDR. If you're wondering whether it fits you, let's talk about it.

Yes, and that's how I work with every EMDR client. Bilateral stimulation translates to video in a bunch of ways: eye movements following dots on the screen, tapping, marching steps or bilateral sounds, sometimes more than one kind. The rest of the process (history, resourcing, a treatment plan, then processing) happens by video, too. I walk through it step by step in Starting EMDR Therapy.

It's an extended session of EMDR, longer than the usual 50 minutes. With me, an intensive runs anywhere from 90 minutes to 4 hours, and it can be EMDR or Brainspotting. It happens by video, like all my sessions, for clients in Georgia, Pennsylvania and Florida. We decide together whether a longer session is appropriate for you and how long it should be.

I can't promise that an intensive, or any kind of session, will work a certain way for you. What I can do is talk it through with you honestly. An intensive is more time for the same EMDR or Brainspotting work, and we only choose one if we decide together that an extended session is appropriate for you. If it isn't, we stick with regular sessions.

My intensives are $300–$800. My regular rate is multiplied by the time we choose, so 90 minutes is $300, 2 hours is $400, and 4 hours is $800. I'm not paneled with any insurance companies, but I'm happy to offer you a superbill you can submit to your insurance company. More on that on Services and Fees.

With me, consultation is where we look at your EMDR work together, through the 3-prong, 8-phase EMDR model, with parts work generally, and IFS specifically, woven in. As an EMDRIA Certified EMDR therapist and Consultant-in-Training, I can provide up to 15 of the 20 hours required for you to become certified in EMDR. EMDRIA's own certification page explains how those hours count toward certification. We meet by video, so it works wherever you practice.

Please ask me! I'm happy to share my current consultation fees when you reach out, by email or through my contact page. That first note is also a good time to tell me where you are in your EMDR training and how many consultation hours you still need, so we can talk about what would fit for you.

With me, a 50-minute session is $200. If we decide longer EMDR or Brainspotting intensives are right for you, they run $300–800: my regular rate multiplied by the time we choose (e.g., 2 hours=$400). I'm not paneled with any insurance companies, but I'm happy to offer you a superbill for your out-of-pocket payment, which you may submit to your insurance company for reimbursement or application to your deductible. From time to time I may have sliding scale spots, so please ask!