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OFFICE HOURS
WINTER HOURS FOR IN-OFFICE OR TELEHEALTH SESSIONS: (subject to change week-to-week. Please check your client session confirmations and reminders for up-to-date modifications.):
Mondays: NOT IN THE OFFICE
Tuesdays: 10am-230, 6-9pm
Wednesdays: 9am-230pm
Thursdays: 6-9pm
Fridays: NOT IN THE OFFICE
Saturdays: 9am-5pm
Sundays and Major Holidays: NOT IN THE OFFICE
I offer complimentary 50 minute consultations in office or via video on Saturday afternoons. Please contact me to see if I am accepting new clients. Currently I am accepting new couples only.
Note that if you are a current client and cannot find a time that works for you in my availability calendar, you can contact me directly.
GUIDELINES FOR IN-PERSON SESSIONS:
I will continue to offer both in-person and telehealth sessions for individuals and couples. Please keep in mind that reimbursement for telehealth services is subject to change depending on applicable laws and insurance regulations. By attending in-person services, you assume sole risk of exposure to the coronavirus and any other public health risks. I also ask that you please adhere to the following
precautions to help keep everyone safe.
- Per Governor Newsom's 6/18 mandate, masks are required in the building, waiting room, and in the office. Please NO masks with ventilation outlets. I
will also be wearing a mask for the duration of the mandate. If you prefer to not wear a mask, you have the option of doing a video or phone session.
- Avoid touching your face or eyes with your hands.
- Minimize your exposure between appointments.
- Keep a 6-ft distance from others, except your partner/spouse, and do not engage in physical contact.
- I will not be making any physical contact with you in the office, and I will open and close the office door.
- Wash your hands or use alcohol-based hand sanitizer before entering the office. I have hands-free alcohol-based sanitizer available for your use inside my office. I wipe down the chair arms, water dispenser nozzle, and sanitizer pump with Clorox wipes between clients. I have a TruSens air purifier in the office.
- Do not attend your in-person appointment if you’re experiencing symptoms of any illness. If you have been ill, out of the country, or on an airplane in the last two weeks, please do not come in and wait at least 14 days before scheduling your next session.
My practice will continue to follow best practices to reduce the risk of spreading the coronavirus. If anyone in my office tests positive for the virus, I will notify you.
Please understand that I may be required to notify local health authorities if you’ve tested positive for COVID-19. If so, I will only provide information that’s only absolutely necessary for their purposes.
I remain committed to following state and federal guidelines and to adhering to prevailing professional healthcare standards to limit the transmission of COVID-19 in my office. Despite careful attention to sanitizing, social distancing, and other protocols, there is still a chance that you will be exposed to COVID-19 in the office. If, at any point, you prefer to stop in-person services or to consider
transitioning to remote services, please let me know.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. We will get through this together by staying safe and on top of new developments and guidelines.
ONLINE THERAPY RESOURCES FOR CLIENTS
I am offering both in-office as well as video and phone sessions. I will continue to care about your well-being and emotional health during this difficult time, and I know that it can be very important to have support and compassion right now. I remain committed to providing care to all my individual and couples clients.
Video or phone sessions are available if one of the following apply:
- physical disability that keeps you homebound or makes it difficult to travel
- current illness or injury
- concern for privacy
- self-quarantine or self-isolation due to an ongoing public health crisis
- scheduling issues with my in-office availability
If you are not familiar or comfortable with video sessions, no worries! Here are some resources for you to check out so you have the best experience, and of course I am available for any questions or concerns! Click on any of the links below:
Now let's take a look at the feature article!
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Feature Article:
The "Best Resources" Issue
December is a busy month, even during a pandemic, and I often find myself struggling to write a new article for the January newsletter during the holiday chaos. For this reason, I have decided to debut a new January annual feature where we all benefit: my "Best Of" Resources Issue!
Below, you will find links to several articles and resources that I hope offer advice, solace, encouragement, and education at a time when we could use all of those things. I regularly tell my clients that they get to decide how they will "write the story" of 2020--will it be the worst year ever, or the year that challenged them to review their values, set new goals, take on negative beliefs, and deal with their relationship issues? (Maybe a
little of both!) "It's up to you" I tell them, recognizing how difficult it can be to accept accountability for our own lives, especially when so much is out of our hands.
When it seems that there is little one has control over, it is helpful to remember that we retain the ability to choose our response to what is happening around us. Our responses can make the difference between suffering and pain, regret and growth. But responding rather than reacting can be hard
work--it requires that we take action rather than blame others (or ourselves). Let's face it--blame is easier! Unfortunately, it is also a dead end. Nothing much changes. As a therapist, I am interested in helping client achieve the change they hope for.
So with that, I offer you my "best of" resource guide for the start of the year. I hope that you find something of value in the list!
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