The office is located at 251 Us Route 1, Suite W-13, in Falmouth, Maine (if you’re in the Shaw’s Plaza, you’re in the right spot!). The office is located inside the suite of my good friend and colleague, Joslin Chidester, LMFT. It is her name you will see on the door.

Cash, credit card or electronic payment via IvyPay are the options available. I do ask to keep a credit card on file, but can certainly use another payment option of you prefer.

While I do not accept insurance, I do have the capacity to provide you invoiced or a “super bill” to you, so you can provide those to your insurance company for reimbursement or credit towards your out-of-pocket deductible.

I ask for at least a 24-hour notice of cancellation if you are unable to make it to a session. If you cancel after that 24-hour window or don’t show up at all, you will be charged for a missed session.

The first session, or intake session, is 90 minutes and is $150. Normal sessions are between 50 and 60 minutes and cost $100.

In general, a support person is always welcome to join you in session. However, if they are joining you to address conflict, this changes the rate to $125/hour, the same as a normal “family therapy” rate. While I have the capacity and knowledge to address family conflict, for ongoing family work, I would be happy to connect you with an individual who focuses on this particular treatment issue.

You can expect to drive the bus in regard to your treatment. This is your journey, and we will tailor your experience to what you want to achieve. You can expect that the first session will focus on getting to know you, your background, what you wish to achieve and what you do not want to focus on in treatment. The second session will focus on developing your treatment plan and developing concrete steps in getting you there. Sessions after that will focus on that treatment plan, development of skills, psychoeducation, and connecting the past with the current and future.

I’m sorry to hear that your past experience wasn’t as helpful maybe as you had hoped. Unfortunately, there is no magic wand that can take away all the pain you may be in. That being said, I can promise that I will work as hard as I can in helping you find peace and progress.

Unfortunately, there is no hard and fast rule on how long treatment takes. Emotional pain and maladaptive patterns of thought and behavior have been developed over time. As such, it takes time to undo. Have faith, progress will come.

Absolutely! You drive the bus, and we will talk (or not talk) about what you want to address. We will talk in the first session about your comfortability in discussion of certain topics, but if there is something that is an absolutely “no-go”, let me know and we will do our best to avoid this topic. That being said, you may find yourself with homework to address the elephant in the room, even if you don’t want to discuss it in session. Especially if said topic is getting in the way of treatment progress.

I do have the capacity for telehealth. If this would work better, we can switch to telehealth for a situation where weather impacts your ability to get to the office. Just please let me know at least 3 hours in advance.

Personally, I think the best treatment relationship is one where individuals can be themselves. I enjoy humor and I enjoy combining it in my treatment sessions. I do tend to be sassy and sarcastic at times, but always with the best intentions. That being said, there is a place for seriousness in treatment and walk that line always.