My Services
And Everything You Need To Know
Deep Structural Change, Not Just Symptom Management
Most of my clients have already done therapy. They've learned coping skills, breathing exercises, and cognitive reframes. They've managed symptoms. But the patterns keep coming back: the same fights, the same freeze response, the same sense that something deeper is driving the wheel.
That's because the issue isn't in your conscious mind—it's held in implicit memory, in the body, in the nervous system's predictions about what's safe. You can't think your way out of trauma. You have to experience your way through it.
Making Sure we’re the right fit
Finding a therapist who feels like the right fit matters, you deserve to feel understood, respected, and comfortable being yourself. My goal is to create a strong therapeutic relationship where we can explore difficult experiences, share honest feedback, and move toward meaningful change,
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"Deep thinkers" who are motivated for change
Individuals and couples who are open to exploring rather than explaining their issues.
Those curious about or already willing to do Inner Child experiential work and memory reconsolidation
Couples and individuals ready to find and resolve the origin of what hasn’t been resolved
The modalities I use—RLT, AEDP, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, PIT—require longer sessions, deeper presence, and a willingness to work with the body and emotion, not just the conversation.
If you're ready for that depth, we can work well together:
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Individuals in active crisis needing immediate stabilization
People seeking short-term, insurance-mandated treatment.
Severe mental health disorders or addictions that are causing significant distress and impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning.
(These conditions are covered by insurance, and I can provide referrals to appropriate clinicians.)
COUPLES THERAPY
relational Life Therapy for Couples Who've Tried "Working on It" and Are Ready for Something Different
Who This Is For:
Couples on the brink who are both willing to fight for the relationship
Couples who are unsure if they want to stay in their relationship
New couples who want to avoid old patterns
Partners stuck in cycles of criticism, withdrawal, or betrayal
Those who cognitively understand the problem, but can’t avoid it anyway
Couples ready to move from "walking on eggshells" to "walking side by side"
The Investment:
60-minute for couples: $170
90-minute for couples: $250
120-minute for couples: $330
4-6 hour intensives available for couples; contact me directly for scheduling.
At times, individual sessions may be incorporated into couples work when additional support would help one or both partners engage more safely and effectively in the relational process. When appropriate, we will discuss the rationale and treatment structure together.
INDIVIDUAL THERAPY
The Relationship With Self First
Identify and explore current areas of concern, link origins of present issues to past issues, resolve unresolved issues and create new meaning, increase self-esteem, create and maintain healthy boundaries. This is a complete dive into your life history, where we find and excavate the root of the problem.
Approach:
AEDP (Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy) for attachment repair and emotional processing
Sensorimotor Psychotherapy for restoring agency and decrease activation of survival threat
EMDR for Memory Reconsolidation when appropriate
PIT (Meadows Model) for codependency and love addiction patterns
Who This Is For:
Adults (18+) ready to explore family of origin dynamics and trauma history
"Deep thinkers" who want to understand the "why," not just manage symptoms
Individuals preparing for healthier relationships or repairing their relationship with self
The Investment:
60-minute individual: $150
90-minute individual: $230
4-hour intensives available; contact me directly for scheduling.
COUPLES INTENSIVES
Deep Work in Condensed Time
For couples who would benefit from more concentrated work without the 'stop-start' of weekly sessions. Ideal for those who would like to do deeper work that is difficult to find space for in the work week.
6-Hour Intensive: One or Two Days, $1150 per day. INCLUDES:
8–10-page assessment of each partners individual attachment history and most likely relationship dynamics, prepared from clients previously completed Family of Origin Assessment and Individual Questionnaire.
“Joining through the Truth:” Each partner will get a firm view of what they learned about relationships in their own family, and what their partner learned in theirs and how these differences are enforcing communication breakdowns, failed expectations, opposing values, parenting conflicts, disillusionment, etc.
8–10-page couples’ assessment describing how the two histories are colliding to perpetuate the disharmony, prepared from individual assessments, previously completed Couples Questionnaire and clinical data gained during the first hours.
Psychoeducation on Losing Strategies, Winning Strategies, “Power Over” vs “Power With,” Effective Communication, Boundaries, Self-Esteem, Accountability, dealing with disappointment, and more.
Real-time intervention, identifying and examining unnoticed elements of the unresolved issues.
Discovering and “working through” unprocessed experiences that contribute to current defenses, reactivity and shut down
8–10-page personalized treatment plan for ongoing work
EQUINE-ASSISTED PSYCHOTHERAPY
When the Body Needs to Learn What the Mind Already Knows
The horse becomes the feedback. Through Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy (E-AP) and the Masterson Method, we work outside the traditional office setting, using the horse's nervous system to mirror and regulate your own.
Unlike traditional therapy, E-AP offers:
Immediate, non-verbal feedback on emotional state and boundaries
Opportunities to practice attunement and repair in real-time
Access to procedural/implicit memory through embodied experience
Future offering: Equine-Assisted Couples Therapy (pioneering this approach)
The Setting: Gold Canyon, Arizona. Sessions available in-person only.
The Investment for 90-minute session: $300
Why I have moved away from insurance companies
I am no longer contracted with any insurance companies. I can provide a Superbill for out-of-network reimbursement if your plan allows it.
Insurance companies require a mental health diagnosis and lengthy documentation to justify every session. They push providers toward short-term, surface-level work. I prefer not to pathologize my clients based on criteria defined by insurance panels.
Instead, I offer tools that help you access core emotions, deepen nervous system regulation, and renegotiate traumatic memories—at the pace that feels right for you, not at a pace dictated by an insurance company.
What insurance companies don't tell you: they reserve the right to audit your records for up to 10 years. If they decide the work wasn't "justified," they can demand reimbursement from the therapist. For a solo practitioner, these audits are devastating—and they invade the client-clinician privacy that makes therapy safe.
I prefer to build treatment plans that are flexible, unique, and effective—using interventions that insurance companies simply cannot comprehend.
Frequently Asked Questions
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I am not contracted with insurance companies; however I can provide a Superbill for you to submit for out-of-network reimbursement. HSA (Health Savings Account) cards accepted.
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No. I am licensed to practice psychotherapy in 6 states. I also provide coaching and consulting services worldwide. Coaching differs from psychotherapy in that as a coach, I cannot diagnose or treat mental health conditions. As a consultant I am able to assist professional counselors and coaches in case conceptualization and effective implementation of relational and trauma-informed practices.
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I offer a free 20-minute virtual consultation. I'm looking for couples and individuals who are "sick of how things are and motivated to change"—deep thinkers ready for Stage 3-5 work, not crisis stabilization.
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When you cancel or reschedule less than 24 hrs prior to your appointment, or do not show up for your appointment, you prevent someone else from seeking treatment. You also place a financial burden on the practice. As a small practice, we can’t stay in business and provide care if patients repeatedly miss, reschedule at the last minute, or continuously cancel appointments. Multiple reminders, in different modalities, are sent to you to remind you of your upcoming appointment. If you must cancel or reschedule an appointment, we require at least 24-hour notice.
No Show/Late Cancel Appointment Fees:
60 minute individual: $100
60 minute couples: $140
90 minute couples: $200
Intensives and RLT Bootcamps require a minimum 7-day notice of cancellation in order to be given a refund.
We are aware that emergencies happen and sometimes it is not possible to make your appointment. For emergency cancellations we do not charge a fee. If you find that you need to cancel your appointment within 24-hours and it is not due to an emergency, to avoid the late cancel fee, you are welcome to 1). switch to a phone/video session instead or 2). reschedule your appointment in the same week as the one you miss.
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The first meeting is a free consultation to assess fit. If we proceed, we'll map your relational history, identify trauma patterns, and create a treatment plan. This is active, experiential work—not "talk therapy."
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Both. Individual work often focuses on preparing for healthier relationships, repairing attachment wounds, or processing complex trauma that impacts connection.
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While many therapists are being forced to allow AI to record and document client sessions, AZ Whole Heart Connection promises that AI will NEVER be allowed in the session with you. We believe that human connection matters.
Have Any Questions?
Please reach out and let’s get your journey started!