Frequently Asked Questions About Sacred Surrender Healing

Who is therapy for? Is it all about trauma?

It is for many people: those seeking a more reconnected sense of themselves, those that struggle to feel ease in being who they know themselves to truly be, who have difficulty feeling grounded and long to live a slower paced lifestyle that is also still fulfilling to them. I help you work on slowing down, restoring connection to relationship with yourself and to help heal and be with the parts of your life that feel pain or intolerable. We work together to expand consciousness and connection to the parts of you that feel fragmented, exiled or wounded. Identifying the impact of trauma is a part of the process in healing. However, anyone who has a particular fear, pattern or cycle they want to address, or who seeks a deeper connection with themselves and understanding of the world within (and around them) can benefit from this style of therapy.

How long does therapy usually take? How much time before I noticed a difference?


Healing is unique to each individual & it unfolds differently for everyone. Some people notice meaningful shifts after a few sessions, while others continue their journey for several months as deeper layers emerge. We move at your pace. The length of time it takes is different for each person and is often times tied into what the purpose of attending therapy is about.

What are Your Fees?

Individual Sessions:

The First Session is $300 and is 2 hours in length.

Ongoing sessions are $240 USD for 1 hour and 30 minutes each.

Group Sessions are $80 per person for 90 minutes, with topics, dates & times TBD.

Do You Offer Online Therapy?

I offer sessions online at this time which are convenient and very effective. In mid to late 2026, I plan to offer in-person sessions.

Can I Use My Insurance:

At this time, I do not accept insurance and am currently private pay, as an “out-of-network” provider. There are many clients that choose to pay privately for counseling to maintain greater freedom and privacy in their care. Using insurance often requires a mental health diagnosis and may limit the type, length, or frequency of therapy based on insurance company guidelines. Submitting claims to an insurance company also means sharing personal information with your insurance provider, which they can review at their discretion. Once a diagnosis is submitted, it becomes part of your permanent health record and could potentially affect future access to certain types of insurance, such as life or health coverage. If you have questions about what information your insurance company may request or how it could impact your records, it’s best to contact them directly. You and your healing work, the depths to which you may go, are sacred.

Frequency of Sessions?

Our relationship truly is a large part of the medicine of this process and spending time to build it contributes to healing. We will plan to meet weekly and can evaluate how the work is feeling for you at any time, but I often do by session 6.

What to expect when in session?

Expect to go within and then beyond the mind to dive into your physical, energetic and emotional body’s understanding of your life and soul experiences with your. Expect to have new insights unveiled to you, which you may have not anticipated. Expect to learn how to support yourself in your daily life, and learn how to be led by your Self (Adult or Core). Expect to be guided into enhancing your understanding of your own healing abilities. Expect your experience of each session to be different, as you are a unique expression of your own essence each day, although we will identify your themes and patterns. Expect to be honored with honesty and led into truth, to be guided towards responsibility and accountability with love. Expect to meet parts of yourself in your soul’s journey that long to meet you.

Also, my dog Kwinse may pop into the scene during our time together. She is chill and brings extra support and sweetness with her.

Why Therapy Costs What It Does?

It’s a good question—and one that comes up often. Therapy can feel like a big investment, and it’s understandable to wonder why.

The cost of therapy reflects more than just the time spent together in session. Therapists spend years in education, training, and ongoing supervision to do this work well. Each session is one-on-one, focused entirely on you, not rushed or divided among other clients.

There’s also a lot that happens behind the scenes—preparing for sessions, writing notes, continuing education, maintaining secure systems, and covering the costs of running a private practice (like office space, technology, and professional insurance).

Insurance doesn’t always cover the full range of concerns that bring people to therapy. Many plans only reimburse for specific mental health diagnoses and may limit the number or type of sessions covered. People come to therapy for more than diagnosable anxiety or depression; they can be seeking to resolve feelings of loneliness, going through life transitions and relationship issues, which are not considered covered diagnosable costs by an insurance plan. That means topics like personal growth, relationship challenges, stress, or life transitions—things most people come to therapy for—might not be included.

For those reasons, many therapists set fees that reflect the true cost of offering quality, confidential, and personalized care. While therapy is an investment, it’s one that often creates lasting change—helping you feel more grounded, connected, and aligned with yourself long after the sessions end.

How Insurance Affects Access to Therapy

Many community agencies and hospital systems work directly with insurance companies, which can make therapy more affordable for some people. The tradeoff is that these settings often have long wait times before you’re able to see a counselor.

The truth is that insurance companies rarely reimburse therapists at rates that reflect the time, care, and training that go into good therapy. Mental health services are often valued much lower than other areas of health care, which makes it hard for many therapists to work within those systems while still offering the kind of presence and quality that clients deserve.

This is one reason why many therapists, many of whom have more than likely come from and have experienced these systems, including myself, choose to stay out-of-network, become private pay: it allows for more privacy, flexibility, and a therapeutic relationship that isn’t dictated by an insurance company’s rules or limitations.