Frequently Asked Questions

Many of our clients are successful, capable, and highly self-aware. From the outside, their lives may appear together. But internally, they feel exhausted, disconnected, anxious, emotionally overwhelmed, or stuck repeating the same painful patterns in relationships, work, or family dynamics.

Therapy may be a good fit for you if:

• You struggle with anxiety, perfectionism, burnout, people-pleasing, or emotional disconnection
• You feel emotionally exhausted despite functioning highly in your career or relationships
• You intellectually understand your patterns but still feel stuck in them
• You want deeper, long-lasting change rather than short-term coping strategies
• You are ready to better understand yourself, your relationships, and your emotional world

We provide individual and couples therapy in Seattle and online throughout Washington State.

Our therapists specialize in:

• ADHD therapy
• Therapy for perfectionism and burnout 
• Therapy for high-achievers and professionals 
• Couples and marriage counseling 
• Attachment and relationship issues 
• Anxiety therapy
• Depression counseling
• Trauma therapy and PTSD
• Eating disorder recovery 
• Multicultural counseling 
• EMDR therapy 
• Psychodynamic psychotherapy 
• Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS) 
• Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT) 

Our approach goes beyond symptom reduction. We help clients understand and transform the deeper emotional and relational patterns that keep them stuck.

Many couples come to therapy feeling disconnected, reactive, lonely, resentful, or trapped in repetitive conflict.

Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT) helps couples identify the negative cycle underneath the conflict and understand the deeper emotions and attachment needs driving it.

Rather than teaching communication skills or changing surface-level behaviors, EFT couples therapy helps partners:

• Understand the emotional patterns that keep them stuck
• Repair trust and attachment injuries
• Create emotional safety and vulnerability
• Meet each other with more emotional openness, engagement, and availability 
• Learn how to turn toward each other rather than against each other
• Rebuild intimacy, connection, and security
• Create positive cycles to replace the negative ones

Research shows that EFT is one of the most effective and evidence-based approaches for couples therapy.

Many of our clients have been in therapy previously.

Often, they gained insight and self-awareness, but still found themselves repeating the same patterns.

Insight alone is not always enough to create lasting change.

Our work focuses not only on understanding your history, but also on transforming the way you relate to yourself, your emotions, boundaries, needs, and relationships in real time. 

Our therapists offer direct, honest, and kind feedback to help you get to the root of your issues. You will experience a different kind of relationship where you are held emotionally, seen accurately, challenged to take accountability, and guided to act differently. 

The length of therapy depends on your goals, history, and the depth of change you want.

Some clients attend therapy for a shorter period to work through a specific challenge or life transition. Others choose longer-term therapy to address deeper relational patterns, trauma, attachment wounds, or longstanding struggles.

Many clients begin noticing shifts within the first several months of consistent therapy. More transformational and lasting change typically requires longer-term work.

We generally recommend weekly therapy initially to build momentum and create meaningful progress.

Most clients begin with weekly therapy sessions.

Weekly therapy allows for:

• Faster momentum
• Deeper emotional work
• Greater accountability and consistency
• Working on the underlying issues rather than life updates
• More lasting change

As therapy progresses, some clients transition to biweekly or maintenance sessions.

One of the strongest predictors of successful therapy is the quality of the relationship between you and your therapist.

A good therapist fit often means:

• You feel emotionally safe but also challenged
• You feel understood without feeling judged
• Your therapist can see past the surface and into the root of the issues
• Your therapist can hold you accountable with compassion
• Your therapist has expertise in the areas you want to work on
• You feel comfortable being honest and vulnerable

Our clients often appreciate that we are relational, insightful, emotionally attuned, and direct.

We carefully match clients with therapists based on personality, goals, therapeutic style, identity considerations, and scheduling needs.

We specialize in working with thoughtful, driven, and motivated individuals and couples who are ready for deeper work.

Our therapy approach is:

• Depth-oriented
• Relational and attachment-focused
• Emotionally engaged
• Insight-driven and action-oriented 
• Direct and accountable
• Trauma-informed
• Evidence-based 
• Grounded in long-term transformation rather than quick fixes

We believe therapy should help you transform how you relate to yourself, how you connect with others, and how you see the world. Our goal is to help you create a more authentic, connected, sustainable, and fulfilling life.

We are an out-of-network therapy practice and are not directly contracted with insurance companies.

However, many clients receive reimbursement for therapy through their out-of-network benefits.

At the end of each month, we provide a superbill that clients can submit to their insurance company for reimbursement.

We recommend contacting your insurance provider directly to ask:

• Do I have out-of-network mental health benefits?
• What is my deductible?
• What percentage of therapy costs are reimbursed?

Insurance companies require a Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code in order to process your claims. The CPT code defines the procedures or services provided during your visit. Below are the codes that we use for individual and couples counseling.

Individual Counseling

Couples Counseling

Being out of network allows us to provide higher-quality, more individualized care without limitations imposed by insurance companies.

This allows us to:

• Offer longer and more personalized sessions
• Protect your privacy and confidentiality
• Avoid restrictive treatment limitations
• Focus on depth-oriented work rather than brief symptom management  
• Sustain a healthier practice environment for therapists and clients alike

Many of our clients view therapy as an investment in their relationships, emotional health, career, and long-term quality of life.

Couples counseling falls under the category of family therapy for insurance companies. Some insurance companies reimburse for family therapy but some do not. Please contact your insurance company and ask what the out-of-network reimbursement would be for family therapy. 

Our current fees range from:

• $300–$400 for intake sessions
• $280–$370 for ongoing therapy sessions

Fees vary depending on the therapist and credentials.

We are happy to discuss current availability and therapist options during your consultation.

Many clients come to therapy after years of functioning in survival mode, struggling in relationships, battling burnout, or feeling emotionally disconnected from themselves.

The cost of remaining stuck is often much greater than the cost of therapy.

Therapy can positively impact:

• Relationships and communication
• Attachment and intimacy
• Emotional regulation
• Confidence and self-worth
• Burnout and stress levels
• Career performance and leadership
• Boundaries and people-pleasing
• Overall quality of life

For many clients, therapy becomes one of the most meaningful investments they make in themselves.

It is completely normal to feel nervous about therapy.

Therapy does not require you to immediately share everything or move faster than you are ready for.

A strong therapeutic relationship develops over time. Our therapists work collaboratively and thoughtfully to create emotional safety while also helping clients move toward meaningful growth.

Our therapy sessions are conversational, emotionally engaged, reflective, and relational.

Rather than simply giving advice, we help clients:

• Slow down and understand their emotional experiences
• Identify unconscious patterns, protective strategies, and limiting beliefs 
• Explore relationship dynamics
• Build emotional awareness and self-trust
• Practice new ways of relating to themselves and others

Some sessions may feel supportive and grounding. Others may feel challenging and emotionally activating.

Growth often requires both.

Yes. Many of our clients are professionals in demanding careers, including tech, healthcare, leadership, education, law, and helping professions.

High achievers often struggle privately with:

• Burnout
• Anxiety
• Perfectionism
• Over-functioning
• Imposter syndrome
• Difficulty slowing down
• Emotional disconnection
• Lack of meaning and purpose 
• Relationship struggles
• Fear of failure or inadequacy

We help clients move beyond performance and survival mode toward a more connected, sustainable, and meaningful way of living.

It depends. Here in the United States, each state has different laws and regulations regarding whether a therapist outside of that state can provide online therapy to a client who is traveling to or living in that state. In other countries, the laws and regulations also vary regarding whether a licensed therapist in the U.S. can provide online therapy to a client traveling to or living in that country. If you are interested in working with one of our Washington State licensed therapists while you are traveling or if you live outside of Washington part-time or full-time, please let us know. We will do the research into whether online therapy across state lines or internationally will be allowed depending on your location.

We have a 48-business hour cancelation and reschedule policy. If you need to reschedule or cancel an appointment, please do so before the 48-hour window. Otherwise, we charge our full fee for late cancelations and no-shows.