Five minute read
How to choose a therapist in New York
The licenses, what the letters mean, what to ask on a first call, and why fit matters more than a method's name.
Journal
The journal
Six articles, each answering a question people ask before they book, or right after: choosing a therapist; questions for a first call; out-of-network benefits; when couples therapy helps; what parents hear; video or in person.
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Six articles, written to be useful
They use the same fees, lengths and rules printed on the rest of the site, so an answer here and a fee elsewhere cannot disagree. None of it is written about a real client: this practice is a demonstration, and has none.
Four minute read
Questions to ask on a free first call
Fifteen minutes goes fast. The questions that tell you whether a clinician, a fee and a schedule will work for you.
Six minute read
How out-of-network benefits and superbills work
What a superbill is, what your plan's allowed amount and deductible do to it, and the questions to ask your insurer before you start.
Five minute read
When couples therapy helps — and when it isn't the right thing
Distance, conflict, an affair, a decision to make. And the one situation where couples therapy is the wrong first step.
Five minute read
What parents hear from a teenager's therapist
A teenager's hour is private, a parent consents to it, and a few things are never kept secret. How that balance works.
Four minute read
Video or in person: how to choose
What changes on a screen and what doesn't, why the law cares where you are sitting, and how to make a video session private.
Answered elsewhere on this site
- Frequently asked questions — shorter answers, more of them.
- Fees and insurance — every fee, in full.
- Your first session — from the free call to the end of the hour.
- What we will not claim — and the page that says why, for each.
General information, not advice for you. Nothing on this website can tell you what is going on for you. A diagnosis, where one is needed, comes from a clinician who has met you — never from a page, a quiz or a booking form.
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