My physical office is located in Orange County, CA.

However, because online teletherapy allows me access to a wider breadth of clients, I offer my services to all residents of California.

My hope is that your experience working with me will feel like a safe, supportive space for you to talk about and express yourself in ways you may not have had the opportunity to do so. I will ask you to examine your life in ways that may make you uncomfortable, but I will do so with kindness and compassion. Equally important is that I also want your experience to feel expansive and liberating. While we will discuss and process heavy topics, I hope we can also make space to nurture more acceptance, calm, and joy in your life—I believe we all deserve living a life that we deeply value.

I take your right to confidentiality seriously to protect your anonymity and integrity. However, I am legally obligated to break confidentiality in certain situations, which include:

• Imminent harm to self

• Imminent harm to others

• Knowledge of child abuse

• Knowledge of elder abuse

• Knowledge of dependent abuse

• Court orders or subpoenas from a court

This is our opportunity to get to know each other better. During the free 15-minute call, I will ask about your reasons for seeking psychotherapy, address any concerns that you may have, and see if we would be a good fit. Relational rapport is important and it is your right to a high standard of care, which sometimes means I may not be the right therapist for you. In that event, I would be happy to provide you with referrals to other clinicians.

After our initial phone consultation, you will be asked to fill out intake paperwork and forms regarding information about yourself, your consent to treatment, and your rights to confidentiality.

During our first session, I will ask you more questions about your life to better understand you. Some of these topics might include your family and medical history, your social relationships, your reasons for seeking psychotherapy, and anything else you might feel is important for me to know about you to better assess your needs and collaborate with you to determine mutual short-term and long-term goals for therapy.

To be completely honest, insurance companies require that I provide them with a medical diagnosis to substantiate why you should have the right to coverage for psychotherapy services under their policies. This means that I would have to provide them with a diagnosis (i.e., posttraumatic stress disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, etc.), which can have a couple implications:

• Session limit and type of psychotherapy: Depending on your diagnosis and severity, insurance providers can limit the type of psychotherapy you will be provided, as well as the number of sessions they will cover, even if you would still like to continue therapy (i.e., cognitive behavioral therapy for 8-16 sessions weekly).

• Pathology Model: A diagnosis can imply that there is something dysfunctional about you, which can be reductive when your stress is a function of your lived experience (i.e., childhood and intergenerational trauma, acculturative stress, ongoing oppression related to homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, racism, etc.). I want to normalize your experience and help contextualize why you are the way that you are, without the pathology and shame associated with a diagnosis.

• For these reasons, I do not accept insurance. However, I can provide a superbill if you would like to seek reimbursement from your insurance company for an out-of-network provider.

As of January 1, 2022, under U.S. federal law related to the No Surprises Act, healthcare providers are required to provide clients and patients who do not have insurance or who are not using insurance to pay for their care with a “Good Faith Estimate” explaining the cost of items and services that are reasonably expected for their healthcare needs, inclusive of psychotherapy services.

You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of any non-emergency healthcare services.

You can ask your healthcare provider, and any other provider you choose, for a Good Faith Estimate before you schedule a service.

If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your Good Faith Estimate, you can dispute the bill. Make sure to save a copy or picture of your Good Faith Estimate.

For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises.

I recognize that financial hardship can influence and limit the accessibility of psychotherapy. To accommodate a wider breadth of needs, I offer a limited amount of sliding scale slots for low-income clients. Please inquire regarding fees and availability.

Please note this is not considered a permanent fee reduction and I reserve the right to increase fees at a future date with adequate notice so that you can make informed decisions about your continued care.

24-Hour Notice: I kindly request that you provide me with at least 24 hours’ notice if you need to cancel or reschedule your appointment. This allows me to offer your appointment slot to another client in need of my services.

Late Cancellations or No-Shows: If you cancel your appointment with less than 24 hours’ notice or do not show up for your scheduled session, you will be charged the full session fee.

Emergencies: I understand that emergencies and unforeseen circumstances can arise that may conflict with your scheduled sessions. In such cases, please get in touch with me directly so that I can accommodate your needs.