Steps to starting therapy

  1. (Optional) Consultation: Schedule a consultation and I will respond within 48 business hours if it seems we may be a good fit. Via email or phone, we can briefly discuss your needs and expectations, what my practice offers, scheduling, and payment options.

  2. Intake: Schedule an intake and you will receive a digital intake packet, which will take about 15 minutes to complete, and return it to me at least 3 days before our scheduled appointment to keep your scheduled slot.

    If we are not a good fit at this time, referrals will be provided for therapists better suited to your needs

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Recovery is not linear. Your healing and self-discovery will instead look more circular, vacillating in and out, three steps forward and two steps back. A Japanese proverb captures this (ame futte ji katamaru), the literal translation being something like “the rain falls and the ground hardens”, figuratively it means that what appears like adversity may actually be most helpful and needed. What feels like regression is meaningful, what feels like progress is fleeting, both come and go, come and go. Through that process we are graced with self-knowledge, compassion, and actualization.

- Elisha Geers

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“We heal in connection—with ourselves, others, and the world around us”
— Elisha Geers

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