Services

Clinical and Other Professional Services

Individual Psychotherapy (i.e., intensive and short-term work with adults). I am trained in contemporary psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral approaches and work with a variety of problems including:

Personality disorders
- narcissistic personality disorder / narcissistic issues
- borderline personality disorder
- schizoid and schizotypal personality disorders
- avoidant personality disorder
Sleep disorders
- insomnia
- parasomnias (e.g., isolated sleep paralysis, sexsomnia, exploding head syndrome, nightmare disorder)
Psychotherapy for psychologists and other mental health professionals
Unusual and rare psychological disorders
Treatment-resistant conditions (i.e., previous therapies have not been effective)
Anxiety disorders (e.g., generalized anxiety disorder; social anxiety disorder; panic disorder
Depression
Impaired professionals
Trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder
Problems of meaning and purpose (philosophically-informed psychotherapy; existential therapy)
Chronic and persistent mental illness (e.g., schizophrenia)

Assessment and Differential Diagnosis. I use several standardized and reliable diagnostic interviews (e.g., ADIS-5; SCID-5-CV; SCID-5-PD) to assess for major mental health disorders and personality disorders. I also have experience training and supervising other clinicians in the use of these instruments for several NIMH-funded clinical trials and psychopathology studies. Services include:

Diagnostic evaluations (e.g., major mental health conditions; personality disorders; parasomnias)
Differential diagnosis
Assessment of unusual and rare psychological disorders
Treatment planning for complex and/or treatment resistant problems
PLEASE NOTE: I do not conduct evaluations for ADHD, learning disabilities, or autistic spectrum disorder

Clinical Supervision

Psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral therapy training and ongoing supervision for mental health professionals
Consultation on difficult or unusual cases; clinical impasses
Diagnostic training / workshops on accurate use of clinical interviews (e.g., SCID, ADIS, IPDE) and differential diagnosis

Expert Witness Testimony

Unusual and rare psychological disorders (e.g., sleep paralysis; sleep-related hallucinations; sexsomnia)
Issues related to psychotherapy
Differential diagnosis
Professional issues in clinical psychology

Writing Consultation / Help with the Process of Academic Publishing

Consultation on various aspects of technical and professional writing
Consultation on the process of academic publishing (e.g., how to get a book published)

Fees

Psychotherapy fee = $225 per 50 minute session
Standard diagnostic evaluation fee (i.e., assessing major mental health conditions) = $500 (i.e., a two-hour evaluation including oral diagnostic feedback and treatment recommendations)
Personality disorder diagnostic evaluation fee = $750 (i.e., a three-hour evaluation including oral diagnostic feedback and treatment recommendations)
General assessment fee = $250 per hour not including report writing
Report writing fee = $250 per hour, prorated
Psychotherapy supervision fee = $225 per 50 minute session
Workshop fee = contact for rates
Consultation / Expert Witness Testimony = contact for rates
I do not accept insurance, but many people are able to be partially reimbursed through insurance companies by listing me as an out-of-network provider (check with your particular insurance company and/or your enrollment documents)
Please note that, under certain circumstances, I will accept a lower rate if there is a clear need and schedule availability
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Clinical and Other Professional Services

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