Great question, and one we think deserves a straightforward answer, not a vague one.

Individual therapy sessions are $225. Couples therapy sessions are $250. Coaching and consultation are priced separately — you can find those details on their individual pages.

We also offer a limited number of sliding scale spots, because we don't think cost should be the reason someone doesn't get support. If money is a concern, please still reach out. We'll figure it out together.

We're currently a private pay practice. Many clients use out-of-network benefits to get partially reimbursed, and we're happy to provide a superbill you can submit to your insurance provider for possible reimbursement.

Because we're a telehealth practice, we're also required to provide a Good Faith Estimate — a written estimate of expected costs — before your first session if you're not using insurance to pay. This isn't unique to us; it's required under federal law (the No Surprises Act) for all healthcare providers. We'll walk you through this before you begin, so there are no surprises later — which, if you think about it, is really the whole point.

Life happens, and we understand that. We ask for at least 24 hours' notice if you need to cancel or reschedule a session. Sessions cancelled with less notice than that, or missed altogether, are subject to the full session fee.

That said, we all forget things sometimes, or life throws something unexpected our way. Your first late cancellation is on us, no charge, no questions asked. After that, the 24-hour policy applies.

We're not trying to be rigid about this. We're trying to protect the time we've set aside for you, and for the clients on our waitlist who are hoping for that same time.

Well... that makes sense. Most of the people we work with have told themselves the same thing, usually for years, before they ever reached out.

Here's the thing: needing support isn't the same as failing to manage on your own. You've probably already tried managing on your own — the planners, the willpower, the promises to yourself that next week would be different. If those things worked, you likely wouldn't be reading this page.

Asking for help isn't a last resort for people who couldn't handle it alone. It's simply one of the more effective ways humans have always figured things out — together, with someone who can offer a different vantage point. That's not a character flaw. That's just how understanding tends to work.

You don't need to be sure. Truthfully, a lot of people arrive at our door still questioning, wondering if what they're experiencing has a name, or if they're just "making excuses" by even considering it.

That questioning itself is a completely valid reason to reach out. You don't need a diagnosis, an official label, or even a clear hypothesis about what's going on. You just need to be curious enough to start exploring it. We'll help you make sense of what you're noticing, no label required, and no pressure to land on one if it doesn't fit.

Yes. Genuinely — yes.

Some clients come to us with a diagnosis already in hand. Others come with nothing more than a feeling that something isn't quite fitting, and they're not sure why. Both are equally welcome here.

We don't require a diagnosis to begin individual therapy, and we won't push you toward one if it doesn't feel useful to you. Understanding yourself doesn't have to start with a label. Sometimes the label comes later — sometimes it never comes at all, and that's fine too.

This comes up more than you'd think, and it doesn't mean your relationship — or your interest in understanding it better — is stuck.

A few options, depending on where things stand: you're welcome to begin individual therapy on your own to work through what's coming up for you in the relationship. If your partner is hesitant but not opposed, sometimes a single joint consultation — low-pressure, no commitment — is enough to help them see what couples therapy actually looks like (hint: it's rarely what people picture).

And if your partner isn't ready at all, that's still worth talking through with us. You don't have to wait for both of you to be ready before you start making sense of the pattern you're in.

Honestly, a lot of people aren't sure, and that's a completely reasonable place to start from.

A rough way to think about it: therapy tends to focus on understanding — why certain patterns developed, what's happening emotionally or relationally beneath the surface, and processing things that feel heavier or more complicated. Coaching tends to focus on how — building practical systems, troubleshooting executive functioning, and creating strategies for a specific goal or transition you're navigating right now.

Many people find they want both, at different points. If you're not sure which is the better starting place, reach out — we're happy to help you figure that out together rather than asking you to guess.

All of our sessions are provided virtually. We currently offer individual and couples therapy to residents of Illinois, California, and Michigan, since therapy licensure is state-specific. Coaching, clinician consultation, and clinical supervision are available virtually to clients and clinicians in many more locations — reach out if you're unsure whether we can work together.

Telehealth means you can meet with us from wherever feels most comfortable — your living room, your car during a lunch break, wherever makes this easiest to actually show up for.