FAQs
What is the difference between coaching and therapy?
While there are some similarities between coaching and psychotherapy, they are very different activities.
Psychotherapy is a healthcare service and is usually reimbursable through health insurance policies. This is not true for coaching. Although both coaching and psychotherapy utilize knowledge of human behavior, motivation and behavioral change, and interactive counseling techniques, the two activities have very different purposes, goals, areas of focus and emphasis, and levels of professional responsibility. Psychotherapy focuses on identifying, diagnosing, and treating mental health issues within a professional relationship designed to help clients alleviate symptoms, understand motivations, and change behaviors that may interfere with effective emotional, social, or intellectual functioning.
The main purpose in a coaching relationship is to enhance your performance, learning, and fulfillment based on your goals and aspirations. We may discuss specific goals, projects, life balance, job performance and satisfaction, or general conditions in your personal or professional life. Coaching utilizes personal strategic planning, value clarification, brainstorming, motivational counseling, and other counseling techniques. However, in contrast to psychotherapy, coaching does NOT involve diagnosis, testing, assessment, or treatment of mental health disorders.
I see individuals of all ages, from 8 years up and families seeking to heal and deepen relationships. I also provide counseling for couples working take their relationship to the next level of commitment. I am a licensed social worker who works under the supervision of a LCSW.
What ages do you counsel?
Do I have to talk about faith in sessions? Will you bring it Up if I don’t want to?
No. Each person has a different faith journey. I believe it is the client's right to decide what they talk about in therapy or coaching.
$125 per hour. I also offer a sliding scale for 25% of my caseload. Keeping therapy and coaching accessible is a high value of mine.
What are your fees?
What if I have a different faith than you?
I welcome all people into my office. Regardless of your faith beliefs, I respect your journey and how you want to incorporate or not incorporate in our sessions.
No, I don’t currently work with insurance but I can provide you with a superbill that you can submit to your insurance for out of network benefits.
Do you work with insurance?
I identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community. Will I be safe in your office?
I am fully affirming of the LGBTQ+ community. I joined Every- A Counseling Collective because of their commitment to creating a safe space for all people. We have single user bathrooms available for clients.
Do you see clients outside of Colorado?
I am licensed to provide therapy in the state of Colorado. This can be in person at my office in Erie or over Telehealth.
I do provide coaching across the US and the World.
I am neurodivergent or neuro-spicy person. How do you create space for people like me?
Each person has different needs and desires when engaging in counseling, coaching, or direction. In the intake paperwork and at the first session, I invite you to share with me any special needs or requests that you have. If I am able, I work towards providing for those needs. I have several types of space in my office – places to sit across from each other or places side by side at a table where we can do projects while we talk. I also have a box of different types of fidgets, an assortment of Squishmallows, and a weighted blanket. I also provide virtual sessions for those who are more comfortable in their own space.
Parking is available on the Briggs and Cheesman. Just be aware of any no parking signs.
For the elevator - there is a glass door on the north entrance side of the building. The elevator is just inside that door. The elevator is slow. Go to the 4th floor. The lobby is out the door and to your right.
Take the stairs to the top floor. The lobby is to your right.