Currently both. For those who prefer in-person therapy, I have an office in Philadelphia in Rittenhouse Square. I am licensed to treat virtual clients located in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Maryland.

My fee is $175 per 50-minute session. At this time, I am unable to offer a sliding scale for payment. This fee covers the time we are meeting in session, as well as contact that we may have outside of session by email (e.g., check-ins); research, resources, and referrals that I may be providing you with between sessions; and consistent contact between myself and the rest of your treatment team to coordinate care (e.g., Dietitian, Psychiatrist/Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care Physician, etc).

Because of the constraints that Managed Care tends to put on the modality and frequency of therapy sessions, I am not in-network with any insurance companies. However, you can use HSA or FSA to pay for sessions if that is a part of your insurance plan. Additionally, if you have out-of-network benefits with your insurance provider, I can give you an itemized receipt at the end of each month to submit to your insurance provider for potential reimbursement.

The consultation is a 10-ish minute phone call between you and I so we can both get a feel for whether we may be a good fit to work together. I will ask you about what made you want to start therapy; whether you have other providers on your treatment team (e.g., psychiatrist, psychiatric nurse practitioner, dietitian, primary care physician, etc); and if you have any questions or concerns about my style or approach to therapy.

I typically use the first therapy session to get background information about your (e.g., interests, relationships, job/school, family), so we have a solid base before jumping into the heavier stuff that might be bringing you to therapy. I will also talk with you at the start of therapy about what your past therapy experiences were like, what worked and didn't work, and establish goals for our work together.

I recommend meeting at least once per week for the first 4 weeks of therapy as we are getting to know each other, and especially as you are forming trust, safety, and comfortability. After the fourth session, I check in with clients and collaborate with them to determine what frequency would be appropriate to meet at moving forward.

Only if you want to be, and as long as we are working toward goals! I’ve had some clients that have come to therapy to work on very specific goals and stopped after 10 sessions because their goals were met; other clients who have scaled back to less frequent sessions over time as they’ve developed more coping skills and supports; and others who continue to come weekly or biweekly for several years. You aren’t bound to having any certain number of sessions, and you can stop sessions at any time.

Since the No Surprises Act in 2022, healthcare providers are required to provide clients with a reasonable estimate of how much their services will cost. You have a right to a Good Faith Estimate and one will be provided to you before we have our first session together (it’s included in the intake paperwork).

All ADHD & Autism Assessments are done virtually.

I don’t. I am currently only doing assessments for individuals 18 and older.

The clinical interview is 4 hours total, split up into four 60-minute sessions. The feedback session is scheduled 2 weeks after the last clinical interview session.

Because of the significant overlap and similarities in the way that ADHD and Autism present, I find it important to assess for both at once. This helps me ensure that I’m getting the most accurate picture of you, and therefore able to give you the most appropriate diagnosis (if/when diagnosis is fitting).

Any previous diagnosis you share will be reflected in your comprehensive report, and a lot of our clinical interview then will be differentiating between what’s showing up for you right now that feels separate from a previous diagnosis.

Assessments are priced using a cost-sharing structure, ranging from $581- 2,450 and based on income. The price covers the 4 hours of clinical interviews, self-assessment scoring, report-writing, full comprehensive report, letter with referrals and accommodations, and feedback session.

Absolutely. We can talk on the consultation call about what works best for you.

Because of the constraints that Managed Care tends to put on the modality and frequency of services, I am not in-network with any insurance companies. However, you can use HSA or FSA to pay for your assessment if that is a part of your insurance plan. Additionally, if you have out-of-network benefits with your insurance provider, I can give you an itemized receipt at the end of the assessment process to submit to your insurance provider for potential reimbursement.

The consultation is a 10-ish minute phone call between you and I can get a better idea of what you’re looking for from an assessment, and to answer any questions that you have about the process.

Only if you want them to be. They can be involved to whatever extent you are comfortable with during the assessment and feedback process. Some clinicians use assessments that require input from caregivers - I do not use any of those assessments.

The assessments I use are the Camouflaging Autistic Traits Questionnaire (CAT-Q), Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ), Ritvo Autism Asperger Diagnosis Scale – Revised (RAADS-R), Monotropism Questionnaire (MQ), Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire (PAQ), Brown ADD Scales, International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ), and Adult/Adolescent Sensory Profile Self-Questionnaire.