Frequently asked questions

Sex therapy is a specialized form of talk therapy that focuses on issues related to sex, intimacy, identity, desire, and relationships. If you’d like to learn more about it, check out our article What Happens in Sex Therapy, a Realistic Guide to What to Expect. 

Never. Sex therapy is entirely talk-based. While I may suggest specific techniques, products, media, or other educational materials, these will be available for you to explore in the privacy of your own home.

Our first session is called an “intake” we’ll go over your registration paperwork and make sure you’re comfortable with my business practices, and then we’ll talk about what brings you to therapy and how I can be helpful.

It depends on your schedule, your finances, and the individualized plan we create together. I have some patients that see me weekly, others twice a month, once a month, or even occasionally as needed. 

It really depends on the project that brings you to therapy, your goals, and your preferences. Some people work with me short-term (3-6 sessions), while other folks appreciate the benefit of more long-term support.

I don’t work directly with insurance companies, but many patients are able to get reimbursed using their out-of-network benefits. I’m happy to provide a superbill for you to submit to your insurance provider. You can also use HSA/FSA funds for therapy sessions. If you want to learn more about out of network benefits, you can check out our article How to Use Out-of-Network Insurance Benefits in Massachusetts. 

As a solo practitioner, I want to focus on providing personalized and thoughtful care, without jumping through hoops imposed unnecessarily by your insurance company. If you want to learn more about why therapists are leaving insurance panels, check out our article: Why So Many Therapists Don’t Take Insurance Anymore. 

Yes! I save 25% of my calendar for sliding scale. I work exclusively with Open Path Collective, a non-profit dedicated to increasing access for folks who are uninsured or underinsured. To learn more about sliding scale therapy, check out our article what is sliding scale therapy? To apply for Open Path Collective, click here!  

Yes! I am in the office Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays and I have a limited number of mid-morning, afternoon and evening openings available.

Yes! When I’m full I manage a waitlist of patients who are more comfortable waiting for me to have availability than seeking treatment with another provider.

If you click this link, you can see my calendar and book a complimentary 30-minute consultation where we can meet each other and determine if we’re a good fit.

Yes—I offer evening appointments as late as 5 PM, 6 PM, and 7 PM.

I ask for at least 24 hours’ notice to cancel or reschedule a session. Late cancellations or no-shows are charged the full session fee.

Our first formal appointment will be 90 minutes, so you have plenty of time to tell me the things you think I need to know about you in order to be a good therapist to you. All of our regular sessions will be 50-minutes long. 

Yes, I offer therapy exclusively through a secure, HIPAA-compliant electronic health record. I love how virtual appointments can make therapy more accessible, and more discreet, in addition to offering a window into my patient’s lives. 

At this time, I am only offering virtual therapy.

Yes and no! I offer both individual and relationship therapy, but I don’t mix and match. If I’m seeing you for relationship therapy, I won’t switch gears to seeing you for individual therapy and vice versa.  

Here, I made you a script! Hi my name is YOUR NAME and I use THESE PRONOUNS. I am interested in finding a therapist and I read through your website and thought we might be a good fit. I am hoping to work on THIS THING, THIS OTHER THING, and MAYBE EVEN THIS THING in therapy. I have THESE TIMES FREE in my schedule for appointments. I would like to set up a consultation call to talk more. You can reach me by EMAIL/PHONE.

I’m very honest about serving communities that I am also a part of, so that’s a totally valid concern! If we have too much social overlap it might not be a good idea for us to work together, I want you to feel like you have the privacy and discretion you need to thrive, and if you’re seeing me outside of the office, we might not be a good fit. We can talk about specifics in a consultation before we begin therapy. My licenses are for the states of Massachusetts and Illinois, but I live in Portland, Maine. I find the geographic distance helps ensure that we’re both thriving in our personal lives without too much overlap. 

Yes! I have a legal and ethical obligation to protect your privacy. With very few exceptions (like if you’re at risk of ending your life or someone else’s), everything you say during your sessions will be kept between us. I won’t even acknowledge that I know you unless I have your explicit written permission to do so. 

Totally! Erotically marginalized means that someone is at risk of being pathologized or discriminated against in therapy because of some aspect of their sexual orientation or practices. This could be folks with kinks and fetishes, people who are non-monogamous, queer folks, or folks who are or have been involved in sex work. 

Yes, I am queer, and my practice celebrates the full spectrum of sexual orientations and gender identities.

Absolutely! I’m ambiamourous and have lived experience with non-monogamy and am explicitly affirming of polyamory as a valid relationship structure. 

Yes! Lots of my patients have been or are involved in sex work.

Yes! I have advanced training and lived experience and consider myself “kink-knowledgeable” according to the Kink Aware Professionals guidelines. 

Absolutely! We can talk more about this during a consultation. 

While I specialize in providing sex therapy to folks who might otherwise have a hard time finding a therapist who is knowledgeable and affirming of these parts of their identity, that’s not all I do. I even wrote an article about it, called Why You Should See a Kink-Aware Therapist Even if You’re Vanilla. Don’t be afraid to reach out!