Stop letting anxiety run the show. Start enjoying your life.
You’ve binged all the books and podcasts, but still have no idea what to do with your feelings- well, besides trying to overthink your way out of them, or just dissociate for a few hours- or both! Even a few attempts at therapy have only helped a little. It seems like just talking isn’t cutting it.
From over 15 years in this work, I’ve come to believe that emotions usually aren’t the problem; they’re information. The real problem is that most of us were never taught how to recognize them, express them, or actually work with them. Instead we often feel confused or angry or embarrassed by them, hung up on how we think we “should” be feeling. We tend to just shove them aside and try to keep it moving.
My job is to help you figure out what feels wrong and what you want to be different in your life. We go beyond just “be less anxious” or “stop losing my shit and yelling”… what do you want to be doing differently? How would your life change if you understood your feelings and knew what to do with them?
I love helping clients dip a toe into the water of letting emotions exist and making room for them. It can be scary at first, and sometimes tiring. But they (this could be you, too) often find it’s so much better than spending all their energy stuffing emotions down, only to have them explode out sideways and trigger yet another shame spiral.
I’m a licensed counselor (LPE-I and LPC) with a Master’s in Counseling Psychology, and I work with a lot of high-achieving, neurodivergent women who’ve spent years being told they’re “too much” or “too sensitive,” and who’ve gotten really good at masking it. I’m also genuinely nerdy about how brains and nervous systems work. The more I learn, the more intrigued I get, which means I keep collecting tools to bring to my work with clients.
The therapy tools I use the most:
We’ll figure out together which of these make sense for you. Sometimes it’s just one, but you may benefit from aspects of others as well. No two therapy-journeys are the same! We’ll customize your therapy to meet your goals.
Whether this is your first experience with therapy or if you’ve already been around the therapy block a couple times, we can get it sorted at a pace you’re comfortable with.
You don’t have to know all the why’s and how’s or even all the what’s. You just show up, grab throw blanket if you want one, and let it out. We can untangle the knots together.
My fee is $250 for a 50-minute session. Extended sessions (90-110 minutes) are pro-rated: $375 for 90 minutes and $500 for 110 minutes.
I’m an out-of-network (OON) provider, which means I don’t bill insurance directly. If your plan includes OON mental health benefits, you may be able to submit paperwork for partial reimbursement. It’s worth a call to your insurance company to find out whether you have this coverage, how much you’re expected to pay before you begin receiving reimbursement, and what percentage you can expect to be reimbursed.
Why out of network? There are a few reasons. I don’t want an insurance company deciding how your therapy goes, how long (or short) your sessions are, or whether you even “qualify” for help. Beyond that, insurance companies have been increasingly requesting detailed session notes, and intermittently requiring a series of phone calls between your therapist and a social worker employed by your insurance company, to discuss why your goals aren’t met yet and for the social worker to pitch ideas for how your therapist can help you meet those goals (so you can have fewer sessions or stop attending therapy). While they’re technically allowed to do that, I find it an inappropriate intrusion- bordering too close to straight-up invasion of privacy- into something that should stay between us. You trust your therapist to protect details of your personal life. It’s important to me to maintain your privacy and honor and protect your trust.
Having a higher fee also matters to me in another way: it means we’re both showing up with real skin in the game. You’re making an investment into your wellbeing, your SELF, and I take that very seriously. I also invest back into myself as a therapist- and therefore into you as a client- by pursuing specific continuing education that deepens and strengthens my skills to bring to your sessions.
If cost is a concern, I’m happy to talk through it during your free consultation. Payment plans may be available for longer sessions or intensive services.
I love traveling to the Pacific Northwest in the summer, and knitting with my human-trapped-in-a-dog’s-body, Argo (also known as Arg Bargerson, likely a British weatherman in a past life) in the fall & winter. Spending $90 on crafting supplies to DIY something that would otherwise cost ~$10 is my jam, and if chips & queso contained all the nutrients a human needs to thrive, I’d be the healthiest person alive! (though I have also been known to demolish a bag of Brussels sprouts in a matter of days- yay vegetables)
I’ve lived in Arkansas for most of my life, and in the central area for over 20 years (btw, if you could tell me where the time went, that would be great). People and personalities have always fascinated me- from those I’ve known in real life, to sketch comedy characters- so psychology was a natural path for me in college. The more I learn about how brains & nervous systems work, the more intrigued I get!
