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Welcome
Thank you for reaching out for support, it’s an honor to receive you and work together to support your needs.
Before your first session
There are a few necessary personal and legal steps to get started.
In total this process may take between 30-60 minutes to complete. This is an investment of your time and energy to share information about your history, your well-being, and your desires for therapy. This process also ensures you are well-informed about your rights and my policies, your consent to treatment with me, and that you know where to find all the information you may need.
Forms - Please complete the following forms before your first session:
Intake Form - (@ 30 minutes) Includes attached policies and informed consent to be acknowledged. If you would like to read all policies and disclosures before completing the form, go to documents.
Patient Health and Anxiety assessments (@ 5-10 minutes)
Telehealth policies and informed consent (@ 5-10 minutes) This form is necessary if you choose to meet virtually due to occasional or fundamental need.
Your first session / What to expect
At your first session we’ll take care of any final logistical pieces, I’ll answer any further questions you have, and we’ll continue the process of getting to know one another.
We’ll walk through my practice space so you can find all basic supports - bathrooms, exits, tissues, water, etc.
I often offer a short somatic practice to help shift our attention to our work together.
If we did not agree to a payment amount at your initial consult, we will do this now. We’ll also set up how your payment will take place - most clients pay me through Square or Venmo.
We’ll begin your assessment process, a continuation of what you have shared through our consult and the forms above. In Social Work speak, we call this the Biopsychosocial/spiritual assessment. It’s a way of gathering a holistic view of all the influences on your well-being. This will help shape the work we do together.
With your permission, we’ll likely also pause along the way - this is a human process and my intent is to support your unique pacing.
If we haven’t already set a schedule for your sessions, we will do this before your session completes.
Documents and Forms
Rates and Payment
Rates: 60 minutes: $100 - $160 // $130 suggested / out of network insurance billing. Longer sessions available on request. Special rates and pro bono services are funded through my community supported sliding scale.
Buttons for venmo and CashApp are below. For credit card processing, contact me.
Important notes: I work under the supervision Meagan Powlas LCSW, and engage in regular peer and expert consultation on Somatic Experiencing and other modalities.