the GOOD TALKS
STANDARDS of PRACTICE
DRIVING PHILOSOPHY
You have the right to accessible, bespoke, & comfortable mental health support. . .
without limits.
Accessible
You are welcome here & I will work with you to make sure you can experience my offerings.
There are endless barriers to receiving mental health services : finances, insurance, location, scheduling, time limits, etc.
I do my best to adjust & offer services that meet your needs without barriers. My services will be limited to clients with phone / internet access. Otherwise, if there is a barrier for you — email me & let’s work on it together.
Bespoke
My services are not & will never be scaled for the masses.
Having mental health information readily available is important & moving cultural conversations toward healing. I am definitely in favor of removing the veil to therapy language & information.
However - my spaces, including social media, will be limited to clients only. This is to keep all parts of your experience feeling safe for honest, vulnerable conversations. This also keeps the topics I cover relevant & individualized.
Comfortable
My hope is for this experience to be as fun, comfortable, & easy for you as possible.
If during sessions you need a break, need to turn off your camera, need to feed your baby, need to sit & cry, need to have 4 sessions per week & then 1 per year, need a 5-minute session on your way to work, a 2 hour session to process your week — all of that works here. Please wear what makes you feel comfy, sit wherever you want, & make your experience full of ease.
POTENTIAL WONDERINGS
Here are some answers to things you may be wondering as you reflect on
whether I am a good fit to meet your support needs.
my credentials -
I have a masters degree in Social Work,
Certifications in Play Therapy & Child, Family Traumatic Stress Intervention,
and was licensed in Kansas for over 5 years.
I have completed trainings in meditation, yoga, & somatic healing.
Because my license was for the state of Kansas, I recently allowed it to lapse & am not currently licensed through the National Association of Social Work. As of now, I have no plans to renew it or to apply for one in Maine. I would love to discuss that choice with you if you want to know more.
my ethical practices -
CONFIDENTIALITY
Everything we talk about stays between us. When you join any group experience, you will also promise to keep other members’ sharing private. This also means that if we ever see each other in public, I will let you be the first to say hello. You are always welcome to share how you know me & I will not announce you as my client.
SUPERVISION
Though I no longer have an assigned supervisor, I engage in supervisory practices with a Clinical Social Worker who is currently practicing. This is a professional practice I learned from my training that I found useful & meaningful & so I will continue that work. Your confidentiality remains in tact during supervision. This practice is to ensure I’m not missing any activities or theories that would be relevant to you & to be certain I am not doing harm.
CONTINUAL GROWTH
I am committed to always learning & growing from experts in mental health. I am on several mental health mailing lists to stay up-to-date in different methods, theories, & more. I am also committed to continually sharing my new skills with you.
cancellation & logistical policies -
CHOOSE YOUR RATE
I’m committing myself to anti-capitalist practices as much as possible while living with the system of capitalism. Because of the cost barrier to a lot of vital services & products, if none of these rates fit your financial resources when you’re scheduling, please let me know.
CANCELLATION / RESCHEDULING
My sessions are all pre-paid at the time of scheduling. This helps our actual time together completely focus on our conversations & it means that you’re paying for however long our Talk ends up taking. You choose your rate per session, not per hour.
If you need to reschedule for a different time, let me know via email instead of signing up for another time & having to pay again. My commitment to your comfort means that I’m flexible for a reschedule any time up to the start time of your original session. This also includes sessions that you forget about - we’re all human with complex experiences & responsibilities. I will simply email to reschedule.
I’ll work with you to avoid a full cancellation & I know that sometimes it’s unavoidable. I will send you a full refund when we completely cancel a session.
SESSION GUESTS
In a lot of our work together, it may make the most sense to have someone join you for a session. This could be your partner in parenting, one of your children, your nanny, or anyone you’re hoping to share a session with. Let me know when this feels important to you & we’ll make it happen.
YOU ARE so WORTHY OF THIS WORK.
And I’m honored to be offering my expertise to you.