Psychotherapy can benefit people in various stages of life facing a variety of concerns. Whether you are struggling with a severe mental illness, a major transition in your life, or dealing with ongoing stress, therapy can help you feel heard, develop greater insight, and combat unhealthy patterns. When you know that you are in need of greater support and guidance, seeking out psychotherapy is responsible and courageous.

First, we will start with a 10 minute complimentary video or phone discovery consultation to determine if I am the best fit for your needs.  Then, we will schedule an intake appointment, and I will send you paperwork outlining my policies which takes 25 minutes to complete online. We will meet either online or in person depending on your preference for each session. I will suggest the frequency of sessions to get started either weekly or biweekly depending on your personalized treatment plan.

I provide a safe, open-minded, and calming environment. As your therapist, I will attentively listen to you, validate your fears, and guide you in moving towards your goals. I offer a collaborative process and encourage each client to feel comfortable providing me with feedback throughout psychotherapy.

Hypnotherapy is a mind-body intervention that calms the nervous system to create a state of focused attention and concentration. You, the client, are in complete control throughout hypnotherapy. You may also experience heightened suggestibility and openness directed towards the treatment of your psychological concern.

Hypnotherapy is effective in treating addiction, trauma, anxiety, specific phobias, low self-esteem, negative habits, and insomnia. Some clients choose to integrate hypnotherapy into every session whether it is for a few minutes, or the entirety of the session. Other clients may choose to try hypnosis a few times, or not at all. While I may encourage hypnotherapy to treat specific concerns, it is always your choice as the client.

Like psychotherapy, we will start with a 10 minute complimentary video or phone discovery consultation to determine if I am the best fit for your needs. Then, we will schedule an intake appointment, and I will send you paperwork outlining my policies which takes 25 minutes to complete online. We will meet either online or in person depending on your preference for each session. I will suggest the frequency of sessions to get started either weekly or biweekly depending on your personalized treatment plan.

Many clients report an uplifted mood and sense of relief even after the first session. While there are many benefits to therapy, there are also risks. A normal risk for some is that psychotherapy and hypnotherapy can make things feel temporarily worse before they get better since you are bringing up difficult topics that you may have kept buried for a while. Ultimately, psychotherapy and hypnotherapy lead to long-term relief. I offer a collaborative treatment process for each of my clients so we will address your presenting concerns and then develop goals and objectives for each of them. Utilizing my clinical expertise and clinical intuition, I will decide on what interventions will work best to treat your concerns and/or diagnosis.

On average, a client will be in therapy over the course of 6-8 months attending therapy weekly for the first 2-3 months, then biweekly for the remainder of treatment. Every individual is unique so treatment is tailored to you and your needs meaning there can be several exceptions to the average. I have seen clients for 3 months feel better and leave therapy, but I have also worked with clients for several years to maintain their therapeutic progress. I want to help you work through what brings you to therapy in a timely manner. It all depends on your unique situation and individual needs, or needs as a family or couple. You are always welcome to return to therapy in the future as well after completing your first course of psychotherapy and/or hypnotherapy.

Yes. I am continuing to see clients in person during these challenging times. I stay up to date with all CDC requirements. My office allows for social distancing, I am fully vaccinated, and I wear a mask when the CDC recommends, or when a client requests that I do so. I'm here to support you and keep you feeling safe and comfortable throughout the process.

Yes, I am available for video sessions through an encrypted, confidential link: doxy.me/esiegellcsw. You will use the same link for every virtual session. Research indicates that online psychotherapy is as effective as in person psychotherapy. I have also been offering virtual hypnotherapy sessions throughout the pandemic which has been effective as well.

Each individual psychotherapy and hypnotherapy session is $215 for 50 minutes and each couples/family session is $250 for 50 minutes. 90 minute appointments are available and sometimes preferred for in-depth hypnotherapy sessions.

While I am not in network with any insurance providers, I will provide you with a superbill to submit to insurance as an out of network provider for potential partial reimbursement. You might want to call your individual insurance provider to determine the percentage of reimbursement they provide for out-of-network outpatient psychotherapy. The common insurance billing codes include: 90791, 90837, 90846, & 90847.