You've held it
this long.
Now allow yourself
to be held.

Yes — and this is one of the most important questions to address. Research is consistent and substantial: virtual therapy produces equivalent outcomes to in-person therapy for complex trauma, PTSD, and chronic anxiety. EMDR and somatic approaches are well-validated in virtual formats. What I can also tell you anecdotally: many clients find that working from their own home actually deepens the work. There's no waiting room, no performance. Just you, in your space, with full permission to be exactly as you are.

Yes. Soul Deserving Wellness is pleased to accept the following insurance plans for Connecticut residents: Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Carelon, Cigna, and Optum. If you carry one of these plans, we will verify your benefits prior to your first session so you have a clear understanding of your coverage and any out-of-pocket costs before we begin.

Private-pay options are also available for those who prefer not to use insurance, or whose plan is not listed above. All fee information — for both insurance and private-pay clients — is discussed during your free consultation, openly and without pressure. HSA and FSA cards are accepted. Please reach out if you have any questions about coverage before scheduling.

A fair question that deserves an honest answer. First: not all therapy is the same, and not all therapeutic relationships are the right fit. If previous therapy felt surface-level or like you were doing all the emotional labor — those aren't failures. They're information. Second: if you've spent years talking about the same things without them shifting, there's a meaningful clinical reason. Talk therapy works at the level of narrative. Trauma lives in the nervous system. EMDR and somatic work reach what talking alone often can't. Third: the quality of the therapeutic relationship is the most significant predictor of outcome. The consultation exists so you can assess whether this relationship has what yours requires.

Honestly — I don't know, and I want to be careful about anyone who says they do. It depends on what you're carrying and how long you've been carrying it. Many clients experience significant, felt shifts within the first 8–12 sessions, particularly with EMDR on specific patterns. The 12-Week Container creates a complete arc within a defined timeframe. Some clients choose to continue longer as the work evolves. I will always be transparent about where I think you are in your process — I don't believe in creating dependency, and if I think you've gotten what you came for, I'll say so.

After the free consultation, our first session is 90 minutes — a thorough, unhurried conversation about what's brought you to this moment, your history, your body, your relationships, your patterns. I'll ask things other therapists probably haven't. I'll pay attention to how you tell your story as much as what you're telling me. By the end, you'll have a treatment plan outline and — most importantly — you'll have had the experience of being truly, unhurriedly heard. For many women, this session alone is already something.

Yes. I use HIPAA-compliant video and electronic health records. Your information is never shared without your explicit written consent, with two legally mandated exceptions: imminent risk of harm to yourself or another person, and suspected child or elder abuse. Many of my clients are professionals in high-visibility fields who are particularly thoughtful about privacy. This practice was designed with that awareness — no waiting room where someone might recognize you, no record of you having entered a building. Your privacy is structural here, not an afterthought.

The belief that you need to feel "ready" before you begin is often itself a symptom of what you'd be coming to address — the hypervigilance, the over-preparation, the impossibly high bar you set before you're allowed to do the thing you actually want to do. You don't need to feel ready. You need to be willing. Those are different things. The consultation is free precisely because it exists to remove the cost of being uncertain. Come and see what this feels like. You can decide from there.

I ask for 24 hours' notice to cancel or reschedule without charge. Sessions cancelled with less than 24 hours' notice are billed at the full session rate, except in cases of genuine emergency or acute illness. I hold this boundary not to be punitive, but because the consistency of our sessions is part of the clinical frame — and because your time, like mine, deserves to be protected. I'll gently tell you: the sessions you most want to cancel are often the ones most worth attending.