Frequently asked questions

Era Psychotherapy is the group practice I founded so that even when my own caseload is full, you can still be matched with a therapist who offers the same specialized, compassionate care — particularly for women navigating the perinatal period, anxiety, and life transitions. I serve as Era’s Clinical Director, helping build and guide the team, so every therapist you’re matched with is highly qualified and aligned with the values and approach that guide my own practice.

When you reach out, Era’s intake team learns a bit about you and what you’re looking for, then matches you with a therapist on the team whose training, style, and availability are the right fit — whether that’s me or one of my Era colleagues. Finding the right fit is one of the biggest predictors of progress in therapy, so that’s the goal of the matching process from your very first conversation.

Yes — when you reach out, you can let Era’s team know you’d like to work with me specifically, and they’ll do their best to accommodate that based on my availability. If I’m not taking new clients, you’re still in good hands: Era’s therapists are highly qualified and deeply values-aligned with me, each bringing their own style and lived experience.

I treat a variety of issues that might be bothering you, specifically postpartum mood and anxiety disorders, such as postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety, postpartum OCD, as well as generalized anxiety, OCD, chronic insomnia, mild to moderate depression, life transitions, and relationship challenges.

I have a Master’s degree in Social Work from Simmons University and am a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW), meaning I’ve completed 3,500 supervised clinical hours and passed the highest licensing exam for social workers. I’m a Certified Perinatal Mental Health Clinician (PMH-C) through Postpartum Support International, and I’m trained in Interpersonal Psychotherapy for perinatal mental health, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and EMDR, among other trainings. I’m licensed in Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, Maryland, and Connecticut. You can find my full training and credentials on my About page.

I practice from an orientation of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Interpersonal Psychotherapy. I am also trained in CBT-I to treat chronic insomnia and EMDR to treat trauma.

I consider myself an active therapist. I listen intently while also offering observations, reflections, feedback, and sometimes suggestions. I don’t sit quietly while you talk for the whole session, unless that’s what you want!

Believe me, if I could fix everyone’s issues I would in a heartbeat! But unfortunately, as with most things, there are no guarantees with therapy. I can’t promise that therapy will help you resolve your struggles or make your pain and suffering go away. There are some things we can both do though to improve chances of progress. Therapy is a collaborative process, which means that we both have to show up consistently and engage in the work. I take my work seriously and expect that my clients will as well. This means considering ideas or new ways of thinking between sessions or completing homework that was assigned. Sometimes even then things may feel worse before they feel better, but if we are both able to commit to the work the odds will be in our favor.

The length of treatment varies from client to client. How long we work together depends on what your presenting concerns are, what goals we set together, what it is that you want out of therapy, and what the most appropriate clinical approach is for your situation. For example, I work with some clients for 3 months and for others it can be years. We will discuss projected length of treatment during treatment planning.

The content of sessions also varies by client and also sometimes from week to week. In general, my sessions tend to feel pretty conversational. I do usually ask a lot of questions (it’s my job!) but always strive to make my clients feel comfortable and contained. Depending on your presenting concerns, we may also incorporate worksheets, role plays, or practice skills that I introduce in session.

Sometimes! Sometimes I might recommend a book for you to read to help put our work in context or provide further information on your concerns. If we complete a worksheet in session or practice a new skill, I will usually ask you to continue to practice that skill in between sessions. Other times I might have you track your mood or certain behaviors throughout the week. Homework is something that we talk about collaboratively and looks different for every client.

This is why we set treatment goals together. Our goals will be a benchmark for us to consider when we want to pause and evaluate how we are doing. I also like to check in with my clients to see how you feel things have been going recently, and I’m always open to feedback. Sometimes we find ourselves in a place where we aren’t making progress and haven’t in a while. If this is the case, we will talk about changes we can make, different approaches we can try, or potentially matching you with another Era therapist who might be a better fit.

Insurance participation and payment are handled through Era Psychotherapy rather than listed here. You can find the current list of accepted insurances on Era’s website, or reach out to get matched and Era’s intake team will go over insurance options and costs with you directly.