I help you identify, address, and resolve issues that are negatively affecting your life. The primary means of doing this is through "talk therapy." I focus on helping you make changes in those behaviors that are causing you or significant others pain and distress.

Initial Evaluation is 65 minutes. Individual sessions thereafter are 50 minutes.

Couples and Family Therapy sessions are either 50, 90, or 120 minutes, depending on what you and I determine to be the most productive way to utilize your time.

Usually we will meet once a week. If a more intensive course of therapy is needed you and I may decide that two or three times a week is more appropriate.

Near the end of therapy, the sessions may be extended to every two, three, or four weeks. I sometimes suggest that you come back in a couple of months for a "tune-up" session.

If your problem is focused and is not affecting many areas of your life, brief therapy may be all that is required. For moderate to severe problems that are more deeply ingrained or affect many areas of your life, more time and more effort will be required.

To maximize protection, I suggest that you don't use your insurance company benefits. You might also consider paying in cash. If you have any concerns about privacy, please address them with me on your first meeting.

That depends on the benefits offered by your insurance and the specific problems that it covers. Please print and use the Insurance Coverage Questions Form when calling your insurance company. The insurance coverage form guides you through what questions to ask your insurance company to determine your outpatient mental health benefits.

By speaking directly with your insurer, you will be fully informed what your out-of-pocket expenses will be. Bring your insurance card and the completed form to your first visit.

Download- Insurance Coverage Questions Form

In most cases, medication is not necessary. If, however, you are experiencing significant distress that is impairing your capacity to function at your full potential at your job, or at home, or a degree of upset that may also impair your ability to work in therapy, I may recommend that you consider medication. I cannot prescribe medication, but I collaborate with psychiatrists and physicians who can.

Sometimes you may feel that a spouse, child, or friend is having serious emotional or behavioral problems but the other person is resistant to seeking help. If you are the concerned party, you may find it useful to meet with me and together we may determine a course of action. A family member can still work on issues even when his or her partner or loved one is not willing to attend. Often, Family Therapy is the treatment of choice when the child or the adult does not see the problem is having anything to do with him or her.

In cases of serious substance abuse, I will recommend an "Intervention" to help the person with the substance abuse understand the severity of the problem.

It is in the Westlake area, immediately off of Mopac and a block south of the Lady Bird Johnson Lake (Town Lake).

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Please telephone me at (512) 329.0989 ext. 106 and leave me the best days and times to reach you. Let me know if you have already contacted the insurance company, if applicable.

After I speak with you personally, we will decide on a day and time for your Initial Evaluation.

A good-fit is incredibly important. You will get to know me a little on the telephone, as I will know you.

The Initial Evaluation is like a "first date," you are checking out the "fit." I am also responsible for determining in that Initial Evaluation if I believe that I have the skills, experience, and personality that will fit well with you.

If not, I will tell you and help you find a better "fit" with another well-qualified therapist.

You have the right to expect total privacy and confidentiality in your therapy. The law requires that it is only with your explicit consent that I am permitted to discuss with anyone any details of your therapy, including the fact of your participation in therapy. However, under certain circumstances the law permits or requires that I disclose specific information including the following:

1. Third party payments: If you are using insurance, you are giving me permission to disclose diagnosis, dates of sessions, and type of therapy provided to your insurance company.

2. Danger to self or others: Texas law allows me to contact the police or the person being threatened if there is an immediate danger of suicide or homicide.

3. Abuse of children, elderly, or mentally or physically handicapped persons: Texas law requires me to report any suspected incidents of past or current abuse.

4. Defense of malpractice or professional complaint: If you were to make a formal complaint against me, I would have the right to reveal information from therapy in order to defend myself.

5. Uncollected debt: If you fail to meet your financial obligations to me, I may reveal your name and the amount owed to a collection agency.

6. Court subpoena: A court can subpoena my records. The most common reason is in child custody or children's welfare issues. In divorce cases, with or without children, the court may issue a subpoena to examine the records to determine if any issue pertains to the case. Please inform me immediately if you have any reason to believe that you may be involved in a legal proceeding.