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Most moms who find this page have already done the hardest part. They've admitted that what used to work doesn't work anymore.

 

The coping skills that carried you through your twenties and thirties.

 

The capacity to absorb everyone else's needs and keep going.

 

The version of you who could push through on five hours of sleep and a coffee.

 

Somewhere in the last few years, that stopped working, and nobody handed you an explanation. Maybe you thought you needed a better planner, more supplements or a real vacation. Deep down you knew it needed more attention, but who has time for inner work when you're running a household, a job and a family?

 

Then something forces the question. A parent dies, a marriage strains, a job changes, perimenopause arrives, and what you've been putting off won't wait anymore.

 

From the inside, it can feel like you have to rebuild your whole life from scratch. You're not rebuilding today. You're in a transition, and the transition is the road, not the failure to have arrived.

 

My job is to be an anchor while the ground is still moving, and to make sure that by the end of our first real conversation, you know what we're doing and why.

 

Here's what to expect.

 

 

Step One: A free 15-minute consultation

 

You pick a time and we talk on the phone. It's fifteen minutes to hear what's bringing you in, answer your questions, and decide together whether I'm the right person for this. There's no commitment.

 

You don't need to have it figured out. "I don't know what's wrong, I just know something is" is a complete and common answer.

 

If I'm not the right fit, I'll tell you, and I'll point you toward someone who is.

 

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Step Two: Intake paperwork, if we're a fit

 

I'll send you my consent forms, practice policies and an intake questionnaire. The questionnaire is longer than most on purpose. It asks about your history, what you've already tried and what a normal day looks like.

 

It also asks about perimenopause and your hormonal picture, because what's happening in your body affects what's happening in your mind, and most intake forms never ask. If that part doesn't apply to you, skip it.

 

Filling it out at home means our two hours together go to you instead of logistics.

 

 

Step Three: Your two-hour first session

 

Most therapy starts with a 50-minute hour, which is enough to skim your history and not much more. Three or four sessions in, you're still laying groundwork.

 

I start with two hours. We go through your history properly, including the patterns underneath the summary. We look at what you've already tried. We name what you want to be different, in words specific enough to tell whether it's happening.

 

Your first session is $495. EMDR Intensives include their own intake, so there's no separate fee.

 

 

Step Four: We choose your path together

 

You shouldn't have to pick a service from a website before you've talked to anyone. By the end of our first session, I'll give you my recommendation and my reasons, and we decide together. Not everyone needs an EMDR Intensive, and some seasons of life need more than 50 minutes a week.

 

Weekly Therapy · 50 minutes · $225

 

Steady, ongoing support. Best if you want a standing weekly appointment or need stabilization before deeper work. EMDR when it fits.

 

Midlife Transition Sessions · 2 hours · $495

 

For the middle of a big life change, when you need more than 50 minutes to process what's happening now and what it's stirring up from before. Weekly or every other week. EMDR can be part of the session.

 

The Midlife Transition Series · Four 2-hour sessions over 8 weeks · $1,850

 

A week between sessions so the work can settle into real life. For when you want depth and breathing room for a set period.

 

EMDR Intensives · Half day, up to 6 hours · $2,000 · Full day, up to 8 hours · $3,300

 

Focused EMDR on one memory or pattern, in person in Bordentown. Includes intake, processing and a follow-up session. A good fit when there's specific material to work on and you don't have months of weekly appointments in you. It can also sit alongside therapy you're doing with someone who doesn't offer EMDR.

 

If you've never done trauma work before, the intake helps me assess whether an Intensive is a safe fit for you.

 

Full prices, payment options and insurance details are on my Rates page.

 

 

Step Five: We work on your goals

 

Whatever path we choose, the goals from your first session are the goals we work on. You can ask me what we're doing and why at any point.

 

Weekly therapy: we meet every week for 50 minutes.

 

Midlife Transition Sessions: we meet for two hours, weekly or at an interval that fits your schedule.

 

The Series: we meet every other week for two hours, with a week in between to let the work settle, four sessions over 8 weeks.

 

EMDR Intensive: a half day sets aside 2 hours for intake and 4 for processing, all in one day. A full day allows up to 8 hours. Both include a follow-up session.

 

 

Step Six: A check-in every 90 days

 

Every 90 days, we stop and take stock. One hour, three questions: what's changed, what hasn't, and what we should do differently. It's included for as long as we work together.

 

Therapy has a habit of continuing by default. Building in a review means continuing is a decision we both make on purpose, and finishing is something we plan together. It also means you never have to wonder whether you're allowed to ask.

 

 

When this may not be the right time

 

If you're in crisis right now, you need same-day support. Call or text 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, or go to your nearest emergency room. I can be part of what comes after.

 

If you live outside New Jersey or Florida, I can't be your therapist.

 

If you want someone to tell you you're doing everything right, I'm not a good fit. I'll be your biggest cheerleader, and I'll be honest with you. Most of the women I work with are relieved by that. Some aren't, and it's fair to want something else.

 

P.S. I also swear.

 

 

Questions

 

What happens in a two-hour first session?

 

We go through your history, review what you've already tried, name goals concrete enough to measure, and decide together which kind of therapy fits: weekly therapy, Midlife Transition Sessions, the Series or an EMDR Intensive. It's two hours and $495.

 

Why charge for a two-hour first session instead of just starting therapy?

 

A proper assessment is part of the work. Two uninterrupted hours is what it takes to understand your history well enough to give you an honest recommendation. Three or four 50-minute sessions spent laying the same groundwork take longer and cost more.

 

Do I need to know which service I want before I contact you?

 

No. Many moms reach out knowing something needs to change and not much more. Working out which format fits is my job, and it's what the first session is for.

 

How do I know whether I need an EMDR Intensive or weekly therapy?

 

We decide that together in your first session. Broadly, Intensives suit specific material when you don't have months of weekly appointments in you, and weekly therapy suits ongoing support and stabilization. The real answer depends on your history, your capacity right now and whether you've done trauma work before.

 

What is a 90-day check-in?

 

A one-hour review every three months. We look at what's changed, what hasn't and what should be different, so continuing is a decision and finishing is something we plan.

 

How long will I be in therapy with you?

 

As long as it's helping, and the 90-day check-in is how we keep asking. The Series runs 8 weeks. Intensives are a half or full day plus a follow-up session. Weekly therapy is open-ended, and it still gets reviewed every 90 days.

 

Do you work with women outside New Jersey?

 

Yes, in Florida. I'm a Licensed Professional Counselor in New Jersey and a registered Florida out-of-state telehealth provider, so I can see women in New Jersey (in person or online) and in Florida (online only). Outside those two states, I can't be your therapist. I'd rather say that plainly than take a call that can't go anywhere.

 

Do you take insurance?

 

I'm a private-pay practice and don't bill insurance. I can give you a superbill to submit for out-of-network reimbursement, so check your plan's out-of-network mental health benefit before you start. A two-hour session is usually reimbursed as one session, and EMDR Intensives are rarely covered.

 

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