Online or in person: which kind of therapy session is right for you?
An honest look at video sessions versus meeting in the office, who tends to prefer each, and how to make an online session go well.
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Understanding therapy
These are plain-language guides to the questions people ask about therapy. Start wherever your question is.
Starting Therapy
These guides cover what sessions are like, how long they take, and how to choose a format.
What to expect at your first therapy appointment
A plain walkthrough of the first session, from the paperwork to the moment you walk out, so nothing about it feels like a surprise.
How long does therapy take?
The honest answer is that it depends. Here is what shapes the length of therapy, how often people meet, and how you know when you are done.
What the letters after a therapist's name mean
A plain-language key to the credentials you see on therapist profiles, including what my own letters mean and how to look up any Arizona license.
Insurance & Fees
These explain how to pay for therapy without surprises.
How to use your health insurance for therapy in Arizona
A plain-language walkthrough of deductibles, copays, and the exact questions to ask your insurance company before your first therapy session in Arizona.
What is an EAP, and how do free EAP therapy sessions work?
Many employers quietly offer free therapy sessions through an employee assistance program. Here is how to find yours and how to use it.
Anxiety & Stress
Read these to tell ordinary worry from anxiety and to learn what helps.
Mood & Life
These cover depression, ADHD, chronic illness, boundaries, and supporting the people you love.
Adult ADHD in women: why it gets missed for decades
Many women learn they have ADHD in their thirties or forties. Here is why it hides so well, what it looks like in adult life, and how therapy helps.
Grieving the body you had: therapy for chronic illness in Arizona
Chronic illness changes your days, your plans, and your sense of who you are. Here is why that loss deserves grieving and how therapy can help you carry it.
High-functioning depression: when you are 'fine' but not okay
You keep showing up, and nobody would guess anything is wrong. Here is what quiet, long-running depression looks like and how therapy helps.
Setting boundaries without guilt: a guide for people-pleasers
If saying no leaves you feeling guilty for days, this guide explains why, and walks through a simple DBT skill and a few scripts you can use this week.
Trauma & EMDR
Here you can learn how trauma work happens and whether EMDR fits you.
Is EMDR right for me? Questions to help you decide
Who EMDR tends to help, who might start somewhere else first, the fears people bring to it, and a few questions to ask yourself.
Therapy after being the victim of a crime
What is normal after a crime, when it is time to get support, and how therapy fits alongside a police report or a court case.
What actually happens in an EMDR session
EMDR has eight phases. Here is what each one looks like, so you know what to expect before you start.
Treatment Approaches
I explain the methods I use in plain language and share skills you can try.
CBT, DBT, or EMDR: how to know which therapy fits your problem
The three approaches I use, explained in plain language, with a simple map for which one matches what you're dealing with.
Five DBT distress tolerance skills you can try tonight
Simple, concrete skills from dialectical behavior therapy for getting through an overwhelming moment without making things worse.