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Most women who find this page have already done the hardest part, which was admitting 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 couple of years, that stopped working, and nobody handed you an explanation. If anything, you thought you just needed a better system, a better planner, more supplements, more vacation days.​

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Deep down, you knew it was something that needed more attention, but you kept pushing it off. Who has time for deep inner work, when you're running a household, a job, a family, a life. 

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But at some point, we all get confronted with the need to re-evaluate.

 

Whether it be a parent passing, a relationship ending, a job cut, a child leaving the nest, you are confronted with the awareness that whatever you've been avoiding will not be ignored anymore. 

 

This can feel disorienting and scary. From the inside, it can feel like you're being asked to rebuild your whole life from scratch.

 

But this isn't about rebuilding. It's about being in the space to recognize that you're in a transition.

 

And a transition is a road on the journey to a new destination.

 

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 exactly what we're doing and why.

 

Here's what to expect.​​​

Step One: a free 15-minute call
 

You pick a time. We talk on the phone.

This is not a therapy session and it isn't a commitment. It's fifteen minutes to hear what's bringing you in, answer whatever you want to ask, and decide together whether I'm the right person for this.

Two things you should know about that call. First, 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.

 

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

 

I'd rather spend fifteen minutes getting you to the right place than take on work I'm not the person for.

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Step Two - Complete the intake paperwork, (if we're a fit)

If we decide to go ahead, I'll send you two types of forms: the standard consent and practice policies, and an intake questionnaire.

The questionnaire is longer than most. That's deliberate. It asks about your history, what you've already tried, what a normal day actually looks like.

 

The questionnaire asks in detail about perimenopause and your hormonal picture, because what's happening in your body is not separate from what's happening in your mind, and most intake forms in this field never ask. This may not apply to you, and that's ok

Filling it out at home, in your own time, means our two hours together don't get spent on logistics. You arrive and we can begin.

Step Three: Your two-hour intake and assessment

 

Most therapy starts with a fifty-minute hour, which is enough time to skim your history and not much else.

 

You leave having told a stranger the outline of your life and scheduled another appointment.

 

Three or four sessions in, you're still laying groundwork.

I do it differently. We start with two hours.

In that time we cover your history properly: not just the summary and history of your life, but the patterns and the actual shape of it.

 

We look at what's been tried and what hasn't.

 

We identify what you want to be different, in language specific enough to know whether it's happening.

 

And we can better make the decision about "how" we work, which is a decision I can better make well once I understand what I'm looking at.

Two hours is what it takes to do that without rushing, and doing it once means we don't spend the next month circling it.

*Note: For weekly and extended sessions, the intake is a standalone assessment at $450. For EMDR Intensives, the $450 is included in the $2,000 cost.

Step Four: We choose your path together
 

This is usually what I see.

 

You arrive at a website, you research the services available, and you're asked to figure out what you want before you've spoken to anyone.
 

While I do think that a client may have a full understanding of what they want, I also want you to make an informed decision.

 

Not everyone is meant to have an EMDR Intensive. 

 

Sometimes the nature of a person's life may warrant more than 50 minutes.

 

I think it's important to talk through the different options and make the most informed decision.

Within the intake, we explore all of your options. By the end of the intake I'll have a recommendation and the reasoning behind it, and we can make the call together.

 

There are three possible paths at Planting Seeds.

Weekly therapy - $200 per 50 minutes.

 

Ongoing sessions at a steady pace. This is best if you want consistent support over time, or you need stabilization before deeper work. You feel like you benefit from having a standing weekly appointment 

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Midlife sessions - $495 for 2 hours

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Sessions designed to go longer than 50 minutes. Sometimes you have a lot going on in your life, and you need more than 50 minutes to process life's events, past and present. This is ideal if you're in the middle of a transition and need depth without a commitment. Sessions can be conducted weekly or bi-weekly, depending on your need. EMDR may be included within the session.

The Midlife Transition Series - $1,850 | Four two-hour sessions across eight weeks.

 

Sometimes you have a lot going on, but need time to integrate what you do in session into your real life. This is ideal if you're in the middle of a transition, need depth and breathing room for  a certain period of time. 

 

An EMDR Intensive - $2,000 | 6 hours. 

 

Concentrated EMDR across a half or full day, sometimes split over two days. This is ideal for when there is specific material to process and you don't have the bandwidth for months of weekly work. It is also a complement to therapy you may be doing with someone else who is not trained in EMDR, or recommends it beecasue you're "stuck".

 

*If you've never been to therapy, or completed trauma work before but want to test the water with EMDR - the intake will help me assess whether an Intensive is appropriate

Prices above are for the service itself, and is separate from the intake cost.

 

Step Five: We Work On Your Goals

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Whatever path we choose, the goals we wrote in the intake are the goals we work. You'll know what we're doing and why at any point you care to ask.

If we're doing weekly work, we meet every week for 50 minutes.

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If we're doing extended sessions, we meet every week for 2 hours (or at an interval that works for your schedule).

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If we're in the Series, the four sessions move in a deliberate and paced order. We work for 2 hours, you take a week to integrate. And we repeat the pattern for 8 weeks. Four, two-hour sessions, spread out over 8 weeks

 

If we're doing an Intensive, 2 hours are set aside to complete the intake, and 4 hours are set aside for actual processing. *Please note that all 6 hours can be completed in one day.
 

Step Six: A check-in every 90 days

 

Every ninety days, we stop and take stock.

 

One hour. Three questions: what's actually changed, what hasn't, and what we should do differently.

Therapy has a habit of continuing by default.

 

You keep booking because you've been booking, and nobody ever says out loud whether it's working.

 

I'd rather build the review into the structure - so that continuing is a decision we both make on purpose, and so that finishing is something we can plan rather than something that happens when you quietly stop.

It also means you never have to wonder whether you're allowed to ask.

Things to Consider:
When this may not be the right time

If you're in crisis right now, this isn't the path — you need same-day support.

 

Call or text 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, or go to your nearest emergency department. I can be part of what comes after.

If you live outside New Jersey, I can't work with you as a therapist. If you're traveling, and will be outside of New Jersey, we can still meet via telehealth, but please note that these are the exceptions. 

If you want someone to tell you that you're doing everything right, I am not a good fit for you. I'll be your biggest cheerleader. I'll be warm, but I'll also be honest.

 

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.


 WHAT IT COSTS
 

• The 15-minute call - Free

• The two-hour intake - $450

• Weekly therapy - $200 per 50-minute session

• Midlife Transition Sessions (Extended sessions) - $495 for 2 hours

• The Midlife Transition Series - $1,850 for four two-hour sessions across eight weeks

• EMDR Intensives - $2,000 for a half day (up to 6 hours)

• 90-day check-ins** — included, for as long as we're working together

If you continue past the intake, your $450 is credited toward the Series or the Intensive.

*Out-of-network:* I'm a private-pay practice and don't bill insurance directly. I can provide a superbill you may submit for out-of-network reimbursement - check your plan's out-of-network mental health benefit before you start. Please note that extended sessions, Midlife sessions and EMDR Intensives are not often covered by insurance. 

 

FAQ

 

1. What happens in a two-hour therapy intake?

We cover your history in full, review what you've already tried, name specific goals in language concrete enough to measure, and decide together which kind of therapy fits — weekly sessions, a Midlife Transition Series, or an EMDR Intensive. It runs two hours, happens once, and costs $450.

Two hours sounds like a lot until you've watched the alternative: three or four fifty-minute sessions spent laying groundwork, which is both slower and more expensive.

2. Why do you charge for an intake instead of just starting therapy?

Because a proper assessment is the work, not a preliminary to it. Two uninterrupted hours is what it takes to understand your history well enough to recommend a path honestly. And if you continue with an Intensive, the $450 is credited towards the $2,000 cost. 

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

No. Many women arrive knowing something needs to change and not much more than that. Working out which format fits is my job, and it's what the intake exists to do.

4. How do I know whether I need an EMDR intensive or weekly therapy?

That's decided in the intake. Broadly: intensives suit specific material when you don't have months of weekly appointments in you; weekly therapy suits ongoing support and stabilization. But the honest answer depends on your history, your capacity right now, and whether you've done trauma work before.

5. 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. It means continuing is a deliberate decision rather than a default, and that finishing is something we plan instead of something that just happens.

6. How long will I be in therapy with you?

As long as it's working, and the 90-day check-in is how we keep asking. The Series runs twelve weeks by design. Intensives are a half or full day. Weekly therapy is open-ended — but "open-ended" shouldn't mean unexamined, which is the whole point of the quarterly review.

7. Do you work with women outside New Jersey?

No. I'm licensed in New Jersey, so I can only provide therapy to New Jersey residents, whether in person in Bordentown or online. It's a genuine restriction on who I can serve, and I'd rather say so plainly than take a call that can't go anywhere.

8. Do you take insurance?

 

I'm a private-pay practice and don't bill insurance directly. I can provide a superbill you may submit for out-of-network reimbursement - check your plan's out-of-network mental health benefit before you start. Please note that extended sessions, Midlife sessions and EMDR Intensives are not often covered by insurance. 


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