FAQs

Honestly? You might not know until we talk or even until we’ve met for a few sessions.

Most people who find their way here have spent a long time wondering if anyone could actually help them, or if what they’ve been through is even treatable.

If you’ve experienced organized extreme abuse, mind control, or DID, and you’re tired of explaining yourself to someone who’s never heard of these things…you’re in the right place.

The best way to know for sure is to schedule a consultation. No pressure. No commitment. Just a conversation.

The first session is slower than you might expect. We’re not diving into your trauma history on day one. Honestly, that would be overwhelming and not how good trauma work is done. Instead, we’ll talk about what brought you here, what you’re hoping for, and what has or hasn’t worked before.

I’ll share a bit about how I work.

We’ll start building the foundation that makes everything else possible. You set the pace. Always.

More than okay.

In fact, if you come in on day one ready to tell me everything, I’d probably slow us down anyway.

Effective trauma treatment isn’t about telling the story; it’s about building the capacity to be with the story without it overwhelming your system.

We spend significant time on safety, stabilization, and internal resources before we go anywhere near processing.

Readiness isn’t something you need to bring with you. It’s something we build together.

I work with the whole system, with parts when they are ready and the time is right.

In my experience, healing that only happens at the front isn’t really healing, it’s just managing.

Every part, every alter, every fragment exists for a reason and deserves to be respected.

We work at the pace of the most cautious part of your system.

This is one of the most common questions and one of the hardest to answer.

Complex trauma, organized abuse, and DID are not six-session issues.

Healing these kind of injuries take time and honestly sometimes that means years.

That’s not a reason to despair; it’s just reality, and I’d rather tell you the truth upfront than promise something that sets you up for disappointment.

I also offer intensive formats for those who want to move more quickly than weekly sessions.

For a lot of survivors, telehealth is actually preferable.

Being in your own space gives you more control over your environment, which matters when you’re working with a nervous system that’s spent years in survival mode.

A few basics:

• A private space where you won’t be overheard

• A stable internet connection

• A device with a camera and microphone —phone, tablet, computer all work

Yes. Intensives are extended sessions, typically 2-3 hours over one or more days, that allow us to go deeper and move a bit faster than one session, once a week.

My fee is $200 per 90 minute session.

Intensives are priced based on length and format (we can discuss specifics during a consultation).

Good question.

Insurance requires me to assign you a psychiatric diagnosis that goes into your permanent medical record.

It limits how many sessions you can have, what treatment approaches are covered, and how your care is defined (not based on what you actually need, but based on what a billing code allows).

For the population that I work with, that’s not acceptable. Survivors of organized abuse, mind control, and complex trauma deserve treatment that is driven entirely by their needs, their pace, and their healing…not by what an insurance company dictates.

I understand this could create a financial barrier, and I don’t take that lightly. If you’d like to discuss options, I’m happy to do that on a consultation call.