What are your rates?

• I charge $175 for the first longer 90 minute session. During this time, we ask and answer questions, determining the “presenting problem” and assessing how the hope creates opportunities for growth. Additional sessions are 53 minutes, and the charge is $150.

• If your budget is limited, I can offer a sliding scale. Please ask me about that in your message to me.

• Group rates are an affordable option for many. Let me know if you would like to be considered for joining a group.

What forms of payment do you accept?

I accept payment from some insurance companies: BCBS (as an in-network provider) and United Health (as an out-of-network provider). I also am a core provider for Emory students who use their Aetna Student plan. You are responsible for negotiating with me your payments, taking into consideration your co-pay, deductible, and co-insurance.

Many people prefer not to use insurance and decide to pay out of pocket because insurance panels are more and more intrusive and look for ways to exclude you, based on pre-existing conditions. I will attempt to file on your insurance, if you wish for me to do so. Please consider your privacy by reading this article about managed care insurance risks: https://psychcentral.com/lib/why-managed-care-hurts-you/

I accept cash, Venmo and Zelle payments. I also will take payments from Health Savings Fund Accounts.

There is a 3% transaction fee when using credit or debit cards for payment.

How do I make an appointment with you?

You can send me an email or call my phone. If you leave your email address in a message (or text), I will reply with introductory information about my practice, including a link to my calendar so that you can schedule a time that works for you. Attached to the email, you will find forms that you will need to print out and sign, bringing with you to your first session. You also can book by clicking this site for my therapyappointment scheduler.

What should I expect on my first visit?

People have differing reactions. Some sit down on the couch and immediately feel emotional. Some people begin to talk, only after I ask questions. It feels both vulnerable and relieving to sit and take time to talk through with someone who keeps your confidence about what all might be on your mind. As people are walking out the door after the first session, many report that they feel like they are leaving behind a burden or are walking away with new hope that they can tackle whatever before they thought was impossible to address.

Hopefully, you will feel in your gut that you are with the right person in me and that I am someone you can trust and talk with, easily. From time to time, however, I'm not the right fit. In that case, I will help you think through your options and suggest some referrals that you may want to explore. Therapy is about YOU. It's okay for you to take this time for yourself and it's okay to seek out with a therapist the right kind of safe and trustworthy connection.

What if I want to book you for a retreat, a workshop, or a wedding?

I can design a personalized program for your group. I have worked in retreat settings and created specific workshops, meeting the goals of church staff, faith-based initiatives, corporate group building and diversity training events, as well as family / networking storytelling times. I have skills in motivational and inspirational storytelling and facilitation. I also am available to perform wedding ceremonies. Ask me about my rates, should you want to book me for such an event.

What if my partner is reluctant to do therapy with me?

I created a workbook for you to purchase so that you see how I approach working with clients. I also have courses. One course is about “Difficult Dialogues” and another course is a guided chance to see how I coach couples into becoming collaborative partners, rather than contentious, by looking to our family histories. That course is specifically designed with the reluctant partner in mind.

Are you trained to lead workshops in corporate settings? How do we schedule you?

Two Post-doctoral experiences undergird my work: 1) Emory University, Post-doctoral Fellow with the Ford Foundation’s Difficult Dialogue Initiative, Transforming Community Project (Prof. Leslie Harris, PI); 2) Morehouse School of Medicine’s Satcher Health Leadership Institute, Health Policy Leadership Fellow (Dr. Dave Satcher). Additionally, training as a systems’ therapist in cybernetics and homeostasis helps solidify my thinking about groups and organizations, looking to the past historical realities, with an intentional group-consensus building technique to launch mission-minded organizational transformation with community stakeholders held in high esteem.

Write to StoriesMakeChange@gmail.com for more information, rates, packages, and deliverables.