I am licensed to practice in the state of Texas, so anyone who resides in the state may become a client.
Both! I am currently seeing local clients in-person at my Central Austin office, and continue to offer secure virtual visits for those who prefer meeting online.
I am not in-network with any insurance plans and am considered an out-of-network provider. If your plan includes out-of-network benefits, I can provide a superbill that you may submit to your insurance company for reimbursement.
I understand that finances can be an important consideration when seeking therapy. If cost is a concern, I encourage you to reach out.
Depending on availability, there may be reduced-fee or lower-cost options within the practice, including services offered by a supervised clinician affiliated with Work.Life.Therapy.
Some insurance plans offer reimbursement for services provided by an out-of-network therapist. If you’d like to explore that possibility with your insurance company, I can provide the necessary documentation (sometimes called a “superbill”) for you to submit.
Absolutely. In therapy with me, we have the opportunity to talk about everything. We focus our attention on what you consider most important.
Whether what brings you in begins with work, a relationship, a life transition, or something else, my approach is the same: we work together to understand what’s happening, what you want or need, and what may be getting in the way.
It’s a good question. After all, therapy can look remarkably simple from the outside: two people sitting in a room talking. But therapy creates a particular kind of conversation—one where the focus is on you, with someone trained not only to listen, think, ask questions, notice patterns, and offer perspective, but to help you make sense of what’s happening and work through significant experiences with attention to how we approach them, at what pace, and what you may need along the way. Behind that seemingly simple conversation is my clinical training, a professional code of ethics, licensure, and accountability for the care I provide.
Talking helps organize experience. Putting thoughts, feelings, memories, and reactions into words can help make sense of things that may otherwise feel tangled together. As we talk, I can help you make connections, recognize patterns, and understand more fully what may be happening.
Another person matters. We are fundamentally social beings, and we don’t process difficult experiences through thought alone. Being with someone who is attentive, steady, interested, and able to remain present with difficult material can help regulate the nervous system and create conditions in which you can think, feel, and respond differently. I bring training and experience to that fundamentally human process—helping you stay with what deserves attention and offering perspective on things that can be difficult to see from inside your own experience.
Relationships can create new learning. Some things are difficult to change through insight alone. Therapy offers opportunities to recognize familiar patterns and experience something different—learning that can carry into relationships outside of therapy.
What we understand together can create more room for choice. I don’t see talking as the end in itself. As we understand more about what’s happening, there can be more room to see something differently, tolerate something that has felt overwhelming, communicate differently, try a new response, or decide what you want to do next.
A lot can be happening while, from the outside, therapy looks like two people talking in a room.
I am a therapist with training and expertise that enables me to integrate coaching practices into our work.
The way I see it, therapy and coaching work beautifully together. Coaching provides best practices that can help us establish the frame for our work – the problems we’ll address, the goals we’ll work towards, how we’ll measure progress. Therapy can help make sure we’re not bypassing the important information thoughts and feelings are trying to tell us. It can also lead us towards meaningful ways to move beyond what’s been holding you back.
No. I’m a therapist who pays particular attention to the role work plays in our lives.
People often come to therapy with questions about work and career: Why am I so miserable at work? How do I deal with burnout, imposter feelings, or a difficult workplace? Why does work keep spilling into the rest of my life? Should I look for a different job—or even change careers?
In therapy, we don’t have to assume we already know what problem those questions are pointing to. We can look at what’s happening at work, what’s happening in you, and what may be happening in the rest of your life. We can explore the pressures you’re facing, patterns that may be repeating, what matters to you, and what you need from your work and your life.
The focus isn’t simply on choosing the right job or developing a strategy for getting it. It’s on understanding the problem you’re trying to solve.
Career coaches and counselors may be a better fit when you’re primarily looking for help identifying career options, assessing strengths and interests, developing a job-search strategy, or taking concrete steps toward a particular career.
When that’s what a client needs, I’m happy to provide referrals to trusted colleagues in my network.
We are fortunate to have many skilled and talented therapists in our community. Clients often tell me that I “get” work problems in ways that others haven’t because I’ve been there, done that in my own career.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (License #53033) in Texas and practice in-person in the heart of Austin and virtually across Texas. I am also licensed to provide clinical supervision to Licensed Master Social Workers (LMSWs) in the state of Texas who are working towards their full LCSW licensure.
I earned my Masters in Social Work from The University of Texas at Austin, and my MBA from New York University. I remain active with my development as a therapist and a member of our community.
My license and training allows me to assign diagnoses according to the current DSM criteria. Some clients benefit from knowing they “meet criteria” for a specific condition – it can feel grounding to know there’s a name for it and that others experience it.
If you’d like a receipt (sometimes called a superbill) to submit for possible insurance reimbursement, your insurance company will require that I include a diagnosis on it. We will discuss the diagnosis before it is included on any documentation including receipts.
My license and training does not allow me to prescribe medication. When clients have an interest in medication, we collaborate to understand how it might help them and what doctor or other prescribing practitioner might best support them to explore possibilities. I often consult with other providers (for example, psychiatrists and psychiatric nurse practitioners) to coordinate care and ensure clients are receiving an integrated approach to their wellbeing.
With a few exceptions, everything you say in therapy stays in therapy. You can read more about the reporting requirements of Licensed Clinical Social Workers in the state of Texas and circumstances that may necessitate me breaking confidentiality here.
As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the state of Texas, I am required to keep notes related to therapy sessions. Read more about this requirement here.
Please let me know at your earliest convenience if you need to change a scheduled appointment time. You may cancel or reschedule up to 24 hours in advance.
Effective January 1, 2022 you have the right to a Good Faith Estimate (GFE). A GFE shows the cost of services that are reasonably expected for your mental health care needs over the course of a year. The estimate is based on information known at the time the estimate is created. The GFE is not a contract and services can be discontinued at any time. The GFE does not include any unknown or unexpected costs that may arise during treatment. You may require more sessions depending on your progress. Any changes to the treatment plan will be discussed with the therapist as needed. If you are a current client and would like to request a GFE, please email me at hello@worklifetherapy.com. Any changes to the cost of therapy sessions will be discussed in advance.
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