Working Together
It starts with a conversation.
Here’s what that looks like:
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This is where we get to know each other.
We'll talk about what is motivating you to start therapy, what you're hoping for, and whether we feel like a good fit to work together. No pressure, no sales pitch. Just an honest conversation about where you are and what kind of support might be helpful.
If we decide we're not the right match, I'm happy to point you toward other resources.
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What to expect:
53-minute sessions where we explore who you are beneath the roles, expectations, and survival strategies you've developed.
We can meet weekly or biweekly, whatever feels sustainable for your life.
Insurance & Payment:
I accept Aetna, Cigna, and Optum insurance through Alma.
Private pay is $150/session.
Sliding scale starting at $110/session
The Sana Sana Way
The Sana Sana Way
We learn to notice.
Have you been thinking your way through everything? You keep trying your best to figure it out, manage it, stay ahead of it. Each day putting on this mask of who you think you have to be.
I’ve been there. And honestly? It’s exhausting.
When you slow down, you begin to notice the signals. You’re bone-tired. You feel bad for not being able to keep up. There’s a quiet ache underneath the “I’m fine” you tell your friends.
You’re tempted to take on that burden. To automatically assign self-blame and attribute those signs as some personal failing.
Except those signals are not proof that something is wrong with you. Actually, I believe it’s proof there’s something right with you.
Normal reactions to a chaotic, messy, high pressured world that demands way too much out of individuals.
So, we learn to notice. Except, at Sana Sana, we learn to notice with patience, self-compassion, and love.
We learn to understand.
Maybe you feel it in your relationships. The way you hide certain parts of yourself from those you love.
Maybe you’ve analyzed your own patterns enough to see them repeating. Somewhere along the way, you started believing that this must be who you are now. So you expend all this energy keeping up appearances.
What if you didn’t want to do it anymore? What if you didn’t have to?
There’s always a story happening underneath the surface. It lives in your beliefs and in your body. What were you taught about love? What about success? What have you learned about who you’re allowed to be?
Once you notice, you can start making connections. Once you make connections, you begin to understand how change is possible.
One of the greatest tools at our disposal is your mind and its ability to change.
We learn to move.
You already have everything you need. It may not come in a neat box with a perfect bow at the top. But you have curiosity, willingness, and love on your side.
A mind that has the ability to think, interrupt old patterns, and correct limiting beliefs.
A body that communicates, protects, and gives you the ability to feel.
A spirit that keeps nudging you toward something you can’t quite name yet.
We’re not going to work on “fixing whatever’s wrong with you” because you were never broken to begin with.
You’re not lazy. You’re not ungrateful. You’re not helpless.
This work is about transforming your relationship with yourself and watching how it unfolds into the rest of your life.
Whenever you’re ready, you can start where you are.
Where there’s a will, there’s a way.
“The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.”
-Carl Jung
What It’s Like
We start by settling into the space.
“How are you?”
“Good, and you?”
“Well, thank you for asking.”
“Now, how are you, really?”
“Would you like to slow down and take a moment?”
“This is your space. Take your time. Where would you like to begin?”
Some sessions are a masterclass in flow state where the conversation is electric and the connections are unraveling something you didn’t even know was running the show.
Your show, your story.
You’ll say, “this is making sense” and “I don’t know how I didn’t see it before”
To which I’ll respond, “How could you? You didn’t have the language or tools yet. You are right on time.”
Other sessions can feel surface level or even scattered. You may not know what to talk about. Questions may not lead to any life-altering revelations. You’ll probably leave some sessions more confused than when you came in.
That means it’s working. Counter-intuitive, I know. But sometimes the work is in remaining present and mindful with the uncertainty and mess. Even if it doesn’t resolve immediately. Especially then.
In my years working as a therapist, I have learned a few things:
1) Sessions can be full of joy, laughter, tears, grief, and unpacking trauma (sometimes all in the same one!).
2) To sit across from someone and speak your biggest vulnerabilities requires a certain courage that is inspiring, admirable, and human.
3) While I enjoy working with every single client, getting to say hi to your pets is my favorite part.
So are you ready? Let’s find your way. Together.