The things you might be wondering before the first call.

No. Many people begin therapy not because something is falling apart, but because something no longer fits. You do not need a crisis to deserve support.

You do not need to know. Most people do not. We will start with whatever is sitting on top, whatever made you finally open this page, and the rest will come into view in its own time.

That is information, not a problem. Most of the people I work with have very good reasons for being careful with what they share. We will not try to push past that. We will get curious about it together.

No. We will not approach difficult material until your nervous system has reasons to trust the room. There is no rush, and there is no right speed. Going too fast is one of the most common ways therapy gets stuck.

That is exactly the kind of thing this framework is built for. Ambivalence is not a sign that therapy is wrong for you. It is often where the work begins.

Yes. Numbness is not the absence of feeling. It is a protective response that was, at some point, completely necessary. We do not try to force it away. We become curious about what it has been protecting and allow it to soften in its own time.

Less than you might expect. The first session is mostly a chance to meet each other, hear what brought you in, and begin settling into the room. We do not begin with the hard work. We begin with safety.

It depends on what you are working on and what you are looking for. Some people come in for a season of life. Some people stay for years and treat therapy as ongoing care. Neither is the right answer. We will talk about it as we go.

Weekly to begin, in most cases. A weekly rhythm gives the work enough continuity to settle. Over time, some clients move to every other week. We will find what fits.

No. This practice is out-of-network. Limited sliding-scale appointments may be available. When those spaces are full, you may request to be placed on the waitlist.

Yes, with the limits I am required to disclose at the start of our work together — including imminent risk of harm to yourself or others, suspected abuse or neglect of a vulnerable person, and certain court orders. We will go over these clearly before we begin.

It might. Every therapist works differently, and every therapeutic relationship is different. The work here is slower, more relational, and less focused on fixing symptoms than many people have experienced before. Rather than asking you to push past your protective strategies, we spend time understanding why they developed in the first place. If that approach feels different from what you have experienced before, it may be worth another conversation.

It is a conversation with no pressure to decide anything. A chance to ask whatever you would like, hear a little about how I work, and notice how it feels to be in conversation together. Most importantly, it is an opportunity to notice whether this feels like a place where you could let your shoulders down.