Treatment Approaches
CBT is an evidence-based treatment method that helps people identify, challenge, and change automatic thoughts that often contribute to unhelpful coping behaviors and emotional difficulties.
Psychodynamic psychotherapy is in-depth talk therapy that aims to alleviate emotional suffering and illuminate repeated relationship problems. The catalyst of change is a safe and trusting therapeutic alliance that supports the process of self-reflection and self-awareness. Together, we will explore your interactions with yourself, others, and between the therapist and client as various windows into your relationship patterns.
Somatic therapy is a body-centered approach that helps people release the effects of traumatic experience on the body. We cannot think out way out of trauma through talk therapy alone. The interventions emphasize kinesthetic and bodily awareness (postures, movement, etc.) and working within the window of tolerance. Somatic psychology promotes long-lasting changes by challenging limiting beliefs and discovering emotional and behavioral patterns that get in the way of your well-being.
Mindfulness originated from the Buddhist practice of being in the present moment without judgment. Several research studies have shown that mindfulness as a clinical intervention reduces emotional reactivity and improves behavioral regulation. Mindfulness is used in stress reduction, meditation, and mindfulness-based cognitive behavioral therapy.
I am an in-network provider with Aetna and Cigna/Evernorth Behavioral Health. As a courtesy, I will help verify your in-network insurance eligibility to receive outpatient mental healthcare before treatment begins. However, eligibility checks do not guaranteed insurance payment. Before beginning therapy, it is recommended that you contact your insurance company to verify that your specific health plan covers psychotherapy through telehealth with me. Remember that you are ultimately responsible for the fee of services received.
For all other healthcare insurance plans, I can provide a superbill for your payments. You may want to check your plan's benefits to see if you are eligible for reimbursement for service fees from an out-of-network provider.
I offer psychotherapy online only. All video sessions take place on a secure HIPAA-compliant telehealth platform. Since I am licensed in the State of California, you must be physically located in California for all appointments.
An acorn holds the potential for growth into strength and prosperity. By integrating various psychotherapy approaches according to your specific treatment needs, I strive to support your efforts to grow and flourish.