| psychotherapy & HEALING |Telephone | Zoom 30, 45 & 55 Minute Sessions |
| clinical supervision |Mental Health Professionals SW Clinical Hours for NY State |
| TRAINING & CONSULTATION |Courses, Workshops, Training Case Consultation |
| audre lourde |When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent we are still afraid. So it is better to speak. |
| TRAINING & CERTIFICATIONS |About
Introduction to Hakomi Mindful Somatic Psychotherapy
Hakomi Institute Foundations in Somatic Abolitionism Education for Racial Equity Therapy That Liberates Intensive / Decolonizing Therapy for Black Folk Kindred Community Wellness Respectful Confrontation / Fierce Civility The Weston Network Internal Family Systems (IFS) Internal Family Systems Institute Modern Psychoanalysis Center for Modern Psychoanalytic Studies Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR) Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy Integrated Trauma Studies Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) State of New York Seminar in Field Instruction (SIFI) Columbia University Master of Science in Social Work (MSSW) Advanced Clinical Practice; Columbia University Bachelor of Arts (BA) Communications, Africology & African American Studies, Sociology; Temple University |
| CONSULTATION & PSYCHOTHERAPY |Beginning
For people interested in working with me in my practice, I offer an initial 20 minute phone or zoom call that is free of charge. This gives us the opportunity to get a sense of one another to see if working together is a good fit. The initial full consultation session is the same rate as regular sessions.
There are some areas and topics I hold additional training, speciality and focus, including: anti-violence (intimate partner, gender-based, family violence, sexual assault); cultural & racialized identity (racism & injected/internalized racial oppression, anti-blackness, colonization, white supremacy culture); decolonization & liberatory praxis; gender identity & sexual orientation (lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, trans, gender non-conforming, non-binary, asexuality); nuerodivergence (autism, adhd, audhd), disability & accessibility; consensual non-monogamy & polyamory; Respectful Confrontation method & martial arts (tai chi, judo). For interest in booking a workshop or training please reach out and we can set up a 20 minute consultation to discuss what you are wishing and if I can deliver on those wishes. Topics I often facilitate include racial, gender, disability & economic justice, liberation and decolonization, anti-violence, domestic violence & IPV, trauma, nervous system regulation, somatic & embodied practices towards community & personal healing. |
| INSURANCE & CANCELLATIONS |Navigating
Cancellation & Missed Session Agreement
If we decide to schedule regular sessions, the fee we agree upon holds that time. If for any reason you are unable to make your session please let me know by emailing, calling, or texting. There will be no charge for any cancellations or changes made 48 hours (2 days) in advance of your session. When prior notification is not given there will be a charge of the regular fee. Insurance & Payment I take certain insurance and am an out-of-network provider mostly. If you will be using your insurance company I suggest you contact them before meeting with me to get information about your benefits. Questions to ask your insurance: Do I have mental health benefits? Do I have a deductible? How many mental health sessions per year does my plan cover? How much does my plan cover? How do I receive reimbursement? My session rates aspire to be grounded in an equitable, anti-capitalism framework. I encourage negotiation towards a fee agreement which makes our work together sustainable. That exchange rate may increase yearly with standard federal cost of living adjustment rates (COLA). Venmo, Paypal, Zelle, checks and cash are all acceptable forms of payment. |
