Frequently Asked Questions

Many studies have been published on this, showing the EXACT SAME benefit of telehealth as in-person visits. In my experience, it really comes down to what everyone prefers.

I am comfortable with telehealth. I’ve been doing this for many years and can work to make you more comfortable with this type of treatment.

No. I can provide a superbill for you to submit to your insurance company for reimbursement if you have out-of-network benefits. This is typically reimbursed at a rate similar to a typical copay.

NOTE: If you have Medicaid or Medicare, you cannot submit for reimbursement.

Here are some helpful questions to ask your insurance provider:

• Does my health insurance plan include mental health benefits?
• Do I have a deductible? If so, what is it, and have I met it yet?
• Does my plan limit how many sessions per calendar year I can have? If so, what is the limit?
• Do I need written approval from my primary care physician for services to be covered?
• Do you provide reimbursement for services provided by an out-of-network clinical psychologist?
• If so, what percentage of the fee will be reimbursed?

You can schedule a free consultation phone call here: https://anchored-health-psych.clientsecure.me/

Because my approach is very goal focused, I do not tend to see people for months or years on end. Depending on their goals and progress, I typically see people for 8-16 visits.

My goal is to get you to the point where you don’t need to come and see me.

I use Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people find connections between how we think, how we feel, physical sensations in our body, and our actions. We often find unhelpful patterns in life, and CBT helps us learn new strategies to get out of the same old patterns. This treatment emphasizes learning new skills and approaches to manage life’s challenges better.

This is not traditional “talk therapy,” where you discuss new problems that have come up each week. Instead, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy focuses on developing skills to help manage any situation, looking at improving functioning for long-term improvement.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people find effective solutions to life’s challenges. Using ACT, we identify our values (the things that make life meaningful and the type of person we want to be) and find ways to deal with the thoughts, emotions, and body sensations that get in the way of living the type of life we want and working towards actions that improve our life.

ACT can be described with a metaphor:
Clench your fists. Now, what can you use your hands for? Punching, pounding… that’s about it. But, if you unclench your fists, you can use your hands for just about anything. Suddenly, you have a lot more options available. When our mind “grabs on” to things – situations, physical sensations, memories, thoughts, emotions, etc. – it is also limited. We stay stuck in the same patterns, even if they don’t make our life better. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps our mind “unclench” from these things, find other solutions to our problems, and live a more meaningful life.

I earned my Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Indiana University–Purdue University, Indianapolis. Throughout my work experience and training, I have worked in multiple chronic pain clinics, inpatient and outpatient neurology rehabilitation clinics, primary care settings, inpatient and outpatient addiction clinics, with collegiate teams and competitive marathon runners, and a college counseling center.

I love to be active, so skiing, hiking, tennis, golf, etc., are all great. When it’s terrible weather and I’m forced to stay inside, I’ll try to hack it on the piano or find something new to learn. House projects on a century-old home have kept me busy!

My reading is a bit all over the place. My two favorite books I’ve read were Midnight in Chernobyl, which gives a second-by-second breakdown of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster and details some of the political fallout in the following years. And Dune. A friend had recommended it many years ago, and I finally read it before watching the movie.