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• Aetna
• Cigna
• Optum
• United Healthcare

I am also a covered provider with Lyra EAP (Employee Assistance Program), which many large corporations offer. If you or your spouse work for  Meta, Pinterest, Starbucks, Amazon, Google, Morgan Stanley, Lululemon, eBay, SalesForce, Amgen, and Genentech you may have Lyra benefits.

→ Check if your company offers Lyra coverage (This links to Lyra’s site where users can search by employer)

Out-of-Network Benefits: If I’m not in-network with your insurance, you may still be able to use your out-of-network benefits. I can provide a superbill (detailed receipt) that you submit to your insurance company for partial reimbursement. Many clients find this option allows them to see the therapist they want while still receiving some insurance coverage.

OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder) is not just about handwashing, organizing, or being “Type A.”

It’s a distressing, time-consuming disorder that’s often completely invisible from the outside. It is characterized by intrusive thoughts—disturbing, unwanted thoughts, urges, or sensations that pop into your mind and seem to get stuck. This leads to distress and  compulsive reactions that can be external or internal. External actions might be asking for reassurance, double checking you locked the door 5x, avoiding certain restaurants because they seem contaminated, or showering more than most people. Internal reactions are things like going over and over a thought, having “tricks” to make a thought go away, replaying a past event, or getting stuck in what we call rumination (a thought spiral of arguing with yourself to just stop worrying about it).

Sometimes OCD shows up as visible rituals—counting, checking, cleaning, needing things in a specific order. But often, it’s completely internal. You look fine on the outside, but inside, you’re trapped.

Common OCD subtypes include:

• Harm OCD: Intrusive thoughts about hurting yourself or others
• Relationship OCD: Obsessive doubts about your relationship or partner
• Contamination OCD: Fear of germs, illness, or being “dirty”
• Just Right OCD: Needing things to feel, look, or be “just right”
• Existential OCD: Obsessive questioning about meaning, reality, or existence
• Moral/Scrupulosity OCD: Fear of being a bad person or doing something morally wrong
• Sexuality OCD: Intrusive doubts about your sexual orientation
• Perinatal OCD: Intrusive thoughts about harm coming to your baby
• Emotional Contamination OCD: Fear of being “contaminated” by certain people or emotions
• Hyperresponsibility OCD: Excessive sense of responsibility for preventing harm
• Health Anxiety OCD: Obsessive fear of having or developing a serious illness
• Sensorimotor/Hyperawareness OCD: Obsessive focus on bodily sensations (breathing, blinking, swallowing)

One of our first steps together can be completing an OCD assessment to determine with certainty if what you’ve been experiencing qualifies as OCD

Virtual therapy is therapy that takes place via a HIPPA compliant video chat platform that can be used on a computer, phone, or tablet. Virtual therapy allows you to seek treatment in the comfort of your home without having to travel to see a therapist in person. For many of my clients they find this format to be incredibly convenient, comfortable, and effective. Virtual therapy allows you to create a safe and comfortable therapy space that’s on your own terms. Maybe you are wrapped in your cozy blanket or make yourself a cup of tea to sip during your session. Having virtual therapy means you get to decide where you are and how you customize your environment. Virtual therapy can even create a deepened sense of intimacy between you and your therapist. It gives you the opportunity to share your home with your therapist. You might show them meaningful things in your room, photographs, or artwork on your wall. If your therapist is also working from their home, you have the opportunity to see a window into their life. Another benefit of teletherapy is that it allows for continuity. If you can meet over video, there is a level of flexibility built-in that may allow you to meet with your therapist more regularly. Some of the common reasons you might typically need to cancel may no longer be present since you can “bring your therapist with you” if you need to travel or are sick.

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is an evidence-based therapy modality that helps you process memories and change the fundamental beliefs you hold about yourself.

Here’s how it works: Your brain has learned certain things about you and the world—often when you were very young. Maybe you learned “I’m not good enough,” “I have to be perfect to be loved,” or “The world isn’t safe unless I control everything.” These beliefs live in your nervous system and body, not just your thoughts.

EMDR uses bilateral stimulation (eye movements, buzzers, or tapping) to help your brain reprocess those old beliefs. It’s not about challenging them with logic or trying to convince yourself of something different. It’s about actually changing what your brain believes at a core level.

What happens in an EMDR session? We pick a memory or belief that’s causing you distress. Then, using bilateral stimulation (following a dot on the screen with your eyes or tapping), we notice where your mind gets stuck. Your brain does the work—I’m just guiding the process. It feels surprisingly soothing, not intense or overwhelming.

The science behind EMDR: Research shows that EMDR is highly effective for trauma, anxiety, perfectionism, chronic pain, and negative self-beliefs. It helps your brain move memories from “stuck” storage (where they keep triggering you) to adaptive storage (where they’re just memories, not active threats).

Want to learn more?
→ Watch: What is EMDR? (Video) 
→ Read: EMDR International Association

No! This is one of the biggest misconceptions about EMDR.

Yes, EMDR is amazing for what we call “Big T” trauma—experiences like exposure to actual or threatened death, serious injury, or sexual violence NCBI. This includes things like abuse, assault, crime, serious accidents, or combat.

But EMDR is also incredibly effective for:

• Perfectionism and the belief that you have to earn love through achievement
• Anxiety and chronic worry
• Chronic pain, migraines, IBS, and other physical symptoms connected to stress
• Negative beliefs about yourself (“I’m not enough,” “I’m too much,” “I’m fundamentally flawed”)

Here’s the thing: Trauma isn’t always what you think it is.

You don’t need to have experienced abuse or a life-threatening event to benefit from EMDR. “Trauma” can also mean life experiences that created beliefs you still carry—what we call “small t” trauma.

Small t trauma might include:

• Feeling misunderstood or dismissed as a child
• Learning that your emotions were “too much” or unwelcome
• A breakup you never fully worked through
• Being the responsible, parentified child who had to take care of everyone else
• Learning that love was conditional on being perfect or achieving
• Having ADHD as a kid and not knowing why you were different

These experiences shape how you see yourself and the world. EMDR helps you release those old stories and beliefs so you can finally feel at peace.