Mental Health Therapy

You Know Something Needs to Change. You're Just Not Sure Where to Start.

It’s not always a crisis that brings someone to therapy. Sometimes it’s the slower realization that the weight isn’t lifting, the patterns keep repeating, and what used to work isn’t working anymore. If that’s where you are, therapy gives you a structured place to actually work through it, not just talk about it.

What You Might Be Carrying

  • Stress has become your default, and rest doesn’t fully reset it.
  • You keep reacting in ways you don’t fully understand, and it’s costing you.
  • Old experiences are showing up in your present, in your sleep, your relationships, or the way you move through the day.
  • You want to feel like yourself again, but you’re not sure where to start.
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What Starts to Change

The shifts that matter most in therapy aren’t usually dramatic. They’re quieter: reacting with a little more space, sleeping more reliably, feeling less at the mercy of your own thoughts.

Over the course of treatment, the issues that brought you in start to feel more workable. Not resolved in a tidy way, but genuinely more manageable.

That’s the realistic goal, and it’s a worthwhile one.

How Sessions Actually Work

The primary approach used here is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, one of the most research-supported frameworks available for anxiety, depression, stress, and trauma.

CBT works by helping you see the connection between your thoughts, your feelings, and your behavior, and then building practical skills to shift the patterns that aren’t serving you.

Sessions are structured and skills-focused. You leave each one with something concrete to work with, not just something to think about.

What to Expect

Your first session is 45 minutes. You’ll go through a full evaluation covering your history, what brought you in, and what you’re hoping changes.

By the end of that session, you’ll have a clear treatment plan and a sense of what you’re working toward.

Ongoing sessions are typically weekly. A standard course of CBT runs six to eight weeks, though the timeline adjusts based on how you’re progressing.

Between sessions, you may have small exercises or reflections to work with. That’s often where the real shift happens.

Who This Is For

Adults 18 and older dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, life transitions, trauma, grief, relationship patterns, or self-esteem concerns, and who are ready to engage actively in the process.

People who have had difficulty accessing care in the past due to cost, language, or cultural barriers are especially welcome. Services are available in English and Mongolian.

This is not the right fit for someone in active crisis. If you need immediate support, please contact the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988.

Fees and Insurance

  • Private pay: $85 per session
  • Sliding scale pricing available based on income
  • Free 15-minute phone consultation for new clients
  • Insurance accepted: Oscar (Optum), United Healthcare (Optum), Select Health Utah, Oxford (Optum), Carelon Behavioral Health, Independence Blue Cross Pennsylvania, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, Cigna, Aetna, Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Utah, Medicare, and Medicaid

FAQs

CBT is structured and skills-focused in a way that some other approaches aren’t. There’s a clear framework, measurable progress, and tools you take with you. If therapy felt vague or like it wasn’t going anywhere before, this approach tends to feel different.

No. A standard CBT course is six to eight weeks, which is shorter than most people expect. Progress is reviewed regularly, and the timeline is always based on how you’re doing, not a fixed schedule.

Yes, and research consistently shows that combined treatment produces stronger outcomes than either alone. If medication is something you want to explore alongside therapy, that’s available within the same practice without a separate referral.

Yes. For anxiety, depression, stress, and most concerns people bring to therapy, telehealth produces outcomes comparable to in-person care. The added convenience also makes it easier to stay consistent, which is one of the strongest predictors of good outcomes.

Ready When You Are

Reaching out is the hardest part for most people, and it’s okay if you’re not entirely sure yet. Schedule a free 15-minute consultation to find out if this is the right fit.