FAQ

From I-5 S take exit 260A for 99E. Continue on 99E for 4 miles and then turn right onto Marion St NW, crossding over the bridge and take the first exit onto Wallace Rd. Continue up Wallace Road for .6 mi and turn left onto Orchard Heights Rd. Turn right into the first driveway and please loop around the parking lot to the lower level of the building, the upper lot is for the care facility.

From I-5N, take exit 253 for OR-22 toward OR-99E. Turn left onto OR-22 and follow it for 2.3 mi, then take the OR-99E bus exit toward OR-22W. Turn left onto OR-22W/Bellevue St NE. In 1.2 mi turn right onto the OR-22 ramp for the Marion St Bridge, come over bridge and take the first exit onto Wallace Road. Continue up Wallace Road for .6 mi and turn left onto Orchard Heights Rd. Turn right into the first driveway and please loop around the parking lot to the lower level of the building, the upper lot is for the care facility.

From OR-22W, heading East towards Salem take the Doaks Ferry Road NW exit. In 2 mi turn right to stay on Doaks Ferry Road NW. In .2 mile continue straight onto Glen Creek Road NW. In 1 mi turn left onto Parkway Dr NW. Another .5 mi and turn right onto Orchard Heights Rd NW. In .4 mi you will be turning left into the parking lot for Mindful Therapy Group. Please loop around the parking lot to the lower level of the building, the upper lot is for the care facility.

From Dayton and areas North on Wallace Road follow Wallace Rd S to Orchard Heights Rd. Turn right onto Orchard Heights Rd and turn right into the first driveway and please loop around the parking lot to the lower level of the building, the upper lot is for the care facility.

Once you have entered the parking lot for Mindful Therapy Group, please loop around the parking lot to the lower level of the building, the upper lot is for the care facility.

When parking in the lower lot, enter the lower level of the building. Take the elevator to the 2nd floor and we are in Suite 200.

Yes this office is Wheelchair and disability accessories accessible.

There is a check desk and receptionist to greet you upon entry. I share a suite with 4 offices in it. My hours are:

In-person Mon from 8am-2pm and from 5pm to 8pm

                 Tues from 8am-2pm and from 5pm to 8pm

Virtual      Thurs from 12pm-7pm

                 Fri from 10am to 6pm

A typical session is 55 minutes long. 

Please click on the “Send Message” button at the bottom of this page to begin the therapy process.

For insurance clients, Mindful Therapy Group will bill your insurance and collect co-pays, if any from you.

For cash-pay clients, my rate for individual therapy is $150, and my couple/family rate is $175. These rates are based on a 55-minute session.

Payments will be made to Mindful Therapy Group. Cash, Debit, Credit , and checks are all permissible.

I am now subcontracting with Headway and Mindful Therapy Group. Between these two companies I will be able to take many major insurances including, but not limited to: Aetna, Cigna, Kaiser, Medicare and Medicaid, Moda, Pacificsource, Providence, BCBS, and United Healthcare. At this moment I am able to take Aetna, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna, First Choice, Horizon BCBS of New Jersey, Independence Blue Cross of Pennsylvania, Kaiser Permanenta NW, Kaiser NW Medicare Advantage, Moda, Regence BCBS, United Healthcare, United Health EAP, and United Healthcare Medicare Advantage. As I am added to each panel the website will be updated.

If you do not see your insurance listed please reach out to me through the contact me button below to see if I am covered by your carrier. If I do not happened to be I can provide you with Superbills to submit to your insurance company for reimbursement; however, it is up to you to work with your insurance provider during the reimbursement process.

Please call (503) 343-4781 or complete the message form on the Contact page to begin the therapy process.

Once therapy has begun, the plan is to find a mutually agreeable time that works for you.

I require a 24-hour notice for cancellation unless an emergency such as weather, accident, or illness arises. If canceled before the 24-hour deadline, it’s no problem. If canceled after that deadline and not due to an emergency (note: forgetting an appointment is not an emergency), there is a missed appointment fee of the full session rate. I can be reached at (503) 343-4781.

While I work with the entire lifespan, I do have some parameters. If a child or adolescent under 18 is involved, I only work with them in conjunction with family therapy. Beyond adolescents I work with all ages as individuals, couples, or family groups.

My preferred clients are couples or families. For individuals, I work with both male and female clients.

I am a collaborative therapist. This means you are just as much an expert in your therapy journey as I am. I do not know what living in your skin and moving about in your world is like. For this reason, we work together to apply our thoughts, techniques, and suggestions in a workable way to your world.

Homework is also a big part of the journey. That said, what I mean by homework is the practical application of whatever the focus is on therapy. For example, if a client struggles socially, the homework might be to say hello to three people over the week. Again, we come up with this homework collaboratively.

That is entirely up to you. Each client’s journey is unique, with its challenges and goals. I can tell you that therapy usually lasts less time than whatever challenge brings you to see me.

Clients cry all the time, and at times, I might cry with them. Stories are full of emotions; if something makes you sad, it might also make me unhappy. If I do tear up, the difference is that I am feeling with you, not overwhelmed by the feelings.

I keep a box of tissues at hand and easily accessible to clients. I will never offer you one or insist you use them in session. I will point them out in the first session and leave them there.

Offering a client a tissue is like telling them to put their tears away. We feel what we feel, and I can more than hold the space for you to express your feelings.

I offer both telehealth options: video sessions and phone call sessions. For those specifically looking for telehealth, I ask that you schedule appointments on Mondays or Tuesdays.

For those who are looking for in-person, I understand that things come up. For example, you may be too sick to come to the office but can meet via Zoom. Those occasional shifts to telehealth provide a good way to accommodate these occasional needs.

I am a Christian Counselor. I will not preach or force my faith down a client’s throat. I have non-spiritual clients with whom faith is not discussed at all, as well as clients who have asked for scripture and/or prayer in session.

In that first session, part of getting to know you is learning about your sense of spirituality so that this need, as well as all others, can be incorporated into your unique therapy journey.

Is our work confidential? (couples and families specifically)

When working with couples and families, most of the time, all parties are in the same room, so everyone knows what is happening. On occasion, it may be appropriate to meet with one or more of the parties involved individually or in smaller subunits. In these cases, it is often because there is a component that one wants to share with me alone.

We will unpack the “thing” and why it is a struggle, then discuss why it cannot be shared with others and how it affects the relationship with that person. While I do not keep secrets from other members of the couple or family when that is the therapy focus, I am also not the one who will out whatever was shared with me. We will work together to create a space where the information can be brought out into a larger setting.

Never. When I work with couples, I have three clients: each partner individually and the relationship. When working with a family unit, there are even more pieces involved: every individual family member, each person in a relationship with each other family member, the family as a whole, and any other subunits there may be.

My focus is the couple or family relationship. Often, in conflict or miscommunication, each person’s focus usually becomes an either/or dichotomy (note: If you are right, I am wrong). The reality is that rather than an either/or answer, it is a both/and situation. My job is to help both parties see where the breakdown came in and how both answers might be accurate, even when they seem to conflict.

The risks are that your life may feel a little crazier for a time. Whatever the challenge, your body feels it somehow. That feeling might get bigger. Additionally, it might challenge/trigger you and cause frustration with the “slowness” of change.

The benefits are relief from the symptoms and growth/change occurs in areas where you feel challenged. Creating a new, fulfilling, hopeful way of life is the goal, regardless of your journey and subgoals for your situation.

I graduated with my Marriage and Family Therapy degree in 2019. After taking a year off to enjoy time with my newly retired spouse I returned to work in 2020. Between my internship and work, I have been actively woirking with clients since that time.

During my undergraduate degree in social work, I worked with Domestic Violence survivors. Additionally, before returning to college, although I worked in a customer service position, I focused on helping the clients I was helping. Reflecting on my life, I realized that the skill set I utilize in therapy is one I have been using consistently for decades.

The best way to reach me is through the office number. I can receive both voicemails and texts on this phone. Phone messages will be returned within 24 hours.

If the matter is less urgent, you can also email me, and I will respond within two business days.

Yes, I do. My initial notes are taken from your intake questionnaire. After our session, I scan this document into your chart and micro-share the paper document.

Other notes are taken on my tablet using the One Note hardware, allowing me to transcribe them to Word. This can be done directly into your chart so that after our session I merely have to fine tune the note a little and there is nothing to shred.

I believe it is. There is a wrap around sofa in the office. This enables all of the people in the room to look at each other rather than at me. Think of me as a facilitator, not the primary communication point in the room.

Only if you want to!

I am open about my story. I will ask why you might want to know certain information. It is not my therapy; it is yours. Does knowing a particular thing about me help you in your therapy journey?

I use Google Calendar to keep track of various commitments.

Additionally, I have all my shopping apps in one category, all my restaurants in their category, and vacation apps gathered in one place. This way, I do not have pages of apps.

Finally, I have a few games I like to play, and they have their page on my phone.

No app will work for everyone, as we have different values and focuses. Based on your values and goals, I can recommend things that I have found to be helpful.

CATS, all the way.

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