Schedule a free 15-minute consultation

A consultation is a free and brief (10 to 15-minute) telephone meeting to determine if I would be a good fit for you. If you haven’t done so already, please check out my bio to read about my professional experiences and approaches to treatment. Once you’ve got a sense my professional background, I would be happy to set up a time to to chat so I can answer your questions and learn more about you. Consults are generally informal and will give me a chance to get to know each other before investing your time, energy, and money into your first appointment. It’s also an opportunity for the therapist to get a sense of your presenting problem areas or background to make sure they can competently treat you.

The objective of the consult is to gauge fit by exchanging information; you should not expect any real therapy to take place during the brief call and it does not constitute the beginning of a therapeutic relationship. Therapeutic work will start during the first full session after the consult (i.e., the diagnostic intake). One of the most important parts of a consultation is that it gives the you a chance to ask the therapist some questions to help you determine if you’d like to move forward with us. The following will help me better gauge our fit together.

I might ask about:

• What’s bringing you in to therapy? Why now?

• What are you hoping to work on?

• Tell me about your mental health background.

• What kind of support are you looking for? If you’re interested in a particular style or treatment approach, I’d love to hear what draws you to that.

• What questions can I answer for you?

On the contact form (next page), please make sure to mention that you would like to set up your free 15-minute consultation.