YOUR QUESTIONS, ANSWERED

The American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT) is a certifying body for sexual health professionals. Their rigorous standards for certification ensure that your therapist holds a Master or Doctorate degree, and has taken part in an additional year of schooling specific to sex therapy. They also mandate two years of supervised practice, and annual ongoing education to maintain the credential. A sex therapist who has gone through this process is someone you can trust to have in-depth training from OBGYNs, urologists, physical therapists, and senior sex therapists in the proper assessment and treatment of complex sexual health concerns.

This is different for every client. My goal is to help you make change in your life quickly so you see early small wins that you can build on. This requires you to be invested in this process from the beginning; your engagement is essential to treatment.

Therapy sessions are 55 minutes long. This is true for self-pay clients, as well as those using their insurance. If you are seeking treatment for 3 or more people, these sessions are 90 minutes.

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I do not. Without a medical degree, I cannot prescribe medication. I do have training in medication’s impacts on sexual functioning, and can help you understand this, and how to speak to your doctor about concerns you might have. Should you need a referral to a prescriber, I am happy to provide it!

Your mental and sexual health are integral to your holistic health care, and in most cases, insurance will cover this crucial care. I am in-network with Anthem BCBS (commercial only) and Caresource Marketplace. If I am not in-network with your insurance company, I can provide you a receipt for you to claim out-of-network benefits, should those be available to you. If you are seeking relationship therapy, please read the next FAQ.

Insurance models were built around individual healthcare — one patient, addressing their diagnosis, with one treatment plan. When any health care provider bills your insurance for a medical service provided, a code is attached to tell the insurance company what you have been diagnosed with, and what evidence-based treatment was rendered to treat that diagnosis.

Relationship therapy treats the distress two or more people experience in a relationship, which is not a medical condition. The ecosystem of the couple is the "client," versus an individual. This means that the service is not billable to insurance, and is a private pay service.

All sessions are 55 minutes in length and are charged at $150.

At this time, I am offering both in-person and telehealth sessions. If using insurance, ensure your plan covers telehealth visits.

Yes. I earned a Master of Social Work, as well as two graduate certificates; one in sex therapy and one in sex education. I am licensed by the state of Indiana to practice as a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW), and am a certified sex therapist (CST).

I have been in private practice since 2019. Prior to that, I worked in various sexual health and reproductive health capacities, starting in 2005.

I serve individuals, as well as those in relationships. In addition to my graduate school and sex therapy program training, I have completed additional training in relationship therapy via The Gottman Institute.

Often, yes! Research shows that up to 90% of what we get out of therapy happens when we practice our new skills in our everyday lives.

A great deal of my training, past and ongoing, is rooted in cultural competency and how to integrate each client's unique beliefs and identities into their therapeutic work. All are welcome in my practice. I am here to help you live your best life possible, in alignment with your values; not mine.

Our intake session will go over some of your history, your goals, an assessment and rendering of any diagnoses when applicable, and an overview of how sex therapy works. I always ask clients to take a few days after our intake session to discern if they want to move forward with therapy. It's important that you feel we can develop a good rapport, that I can earn your trust, and that you feel good about the care you'll receive working with me.

In individual therapy, the therapist’s role is to support one person’s needs and goals. In relationship therapy, the therapist’s responsibility shifts to being neutral and supporting both partners and the relationship equally. Trying to do both can create conflicts of interest, concerns about confidentiality, and a risk that one partner may feel the therapist is biased. This is one example of what therapists call a "dual relationship," where the therapist takes different roles with the same client, which can impair objectivity and ultimately create harm. For these reasons, it is best practice for relationship therapy to be with a therapist who has not already been working individually with one partner.