Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. I'm a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas.
What's different is how it works and how it feels. Most therapy focuses on processing feelings or building coping skills. This work focuses on something more fundamental — updating how your mind processes information. The way it's been processing things has probably felt completely normal. You'll quickly see that it hasn't been working in your favor.
Whatever it is that you've identified that's causing discomfort, pain, frustration, or a feeling of stuckness isn't really a condition you have. It's a symptom of how your mind has been processing information. The discomfort you feel — the thoughts, the emotions, the reactions — isn't caused by the situation itself. It's caused by the read. When the read is accurate, the discomfort doesn't form. There's nothing to manage, because there's nothing there
When we update that, the symptom doesn't need to be managed — it disappears.
Sessions are often surprising, sometimes funny, and consistently described as unlike anything people have experienced before. The results tend to be faster and more lasting. Not because we work harder — but because we're working at the right level.
Some people arrive here after years of other therapy. Others arrive without having tried therapy at all. What matters isn't the path that brought you here — it's whether the work produces real relief.
It does.
Yes — and even more broadly than those.
Most of what brings people to therapy — anxiety, depression, shame, guilt, anger, resentment, fear, low confidence, social anxiety, burnout, stress, jealousy, grief, heartbreak — shares the same underlying cause. The label describes the symptom. It doesn't describe what's generating it.
What's generating it is a misread. The mind has been processing certain situations, relationships, or memories in a way that produces discomfort — and it's been doing it so consistently that the discomfort has started to feel like a fixed part of who you are. It isn't. It's a symptom of inaccurate information that's been running quietly in the background, probably for a long time.
This isn't about eliminating emotions. It's about eliminating the ones that aren't serving you — the ones that form automatically, cause pain, and don't produce anything useful. When those clear, what's left is everything you actually want — joy, connection, appreciation, love, satisfaction. Those don't disappear. They finally have room.
When that information gets corrected, the symptom doesn't need to be managed. It stops forming. So you can see where "symptom management" misses the point entirely — you're not managing a symptom, you're correcting the source.
managing a symptom, you're correcting the source.So instead of attempting to figure out what's "wrong" through a succession of labels — if you want relief, this work is worth exploring.
Maybe a little different than you’re used to.
Most people arrive having rehearsed what they want to say — the full history, the context, the cast of characters. You won't need the usual exhaustive and painful retelling. I'll ask you to tell me what's been most troublesome or painful, and I'll listen closely — not to collect your story, but to understand exactly what we're working with. You've told that story enough times already.
From there, I do most of the talking. That surprises people. But this isn't a process where you perform your pain and I witness it. I'm here to change how your mind is processing the information that's been generating the problem — and that requires me to actually do something, not just listen.
Sessions move faster than people expect. There's always humor. One of the people you’ll most likely be laughing at is me. I'll probably draw something on the whiteboard that makes the whole thing suddenly click. And if you're lucky, we might even do some guided imagery.
At the end of every session I check my work — I want to know what's already shifted for you before you walk out. Sometimes it's subtle. Sometimes it's mind-blowing. Either way, something is different.
Most people leave surprised. That's usually a good sign.
It varies more than you'd expect — and that's actually a good thing.
Some people begin with a significant shift in a single session. Then they want to keep progressing. Others come regularly over a period of time. Some enjoy throwing things at me over and over — one client said "You can untwist anything!" Some people only come as needed, when something flares up. It depends on what you're bringing in, how long it's been there, and how quickly you want to move. Think of it like working with a personal trainer — you have a big hand in determining the intensity and the timeline.
What I won't do is give you a number in the consultation call, because neither of us know yet. What I will do is this: at the end of the first session, I'll ask you what's already shifted. Your answer will tell us both what we're working with and where we go from there.
Most people find they know when the work is done. Not because I tell them — but because the thing that brought them in is no longer there.
That's probably the most common thing I hear — and it makes complete sense.
Most therapy is designed to help you process and understand what happened to you. That's not nothing — but for a lot of people it quietly makes things worse, not better. When someone spends session after session being told "you didn't deserve that" or "your feelings are completely valid," they leave feeling heard — but still in pain. The story gets reinforced, not released.
The difference here isn't just conceptual — it's foundational. Often, therapy starts by identifying what's wrong with you. This work starts somewhere else entirely — locating the distortions and blocks that are preventing what's already there: clarity, calm, peace, happiness. The suffering isn't who you are. It's what's been in the way. Remove that, and what's underneath has been there all along.
Previous therapy didn't fail because something is wrong with you. It addressed the wrong level. That's a structural problem with how most therapy is designed — not a reflection of how fixable you are.
You’ve always been ok.
Your awareness of that has drifted away.
We bring it back.
This is explained in more detail on the Why Insight Isn't Enough page.
People who are done talking about it and want it to actually stop.
That sounds simple — but it's a meaningful distinction. Some people come to therapy to feel heard, to process, to have someone in their corner. That's completely valid. I can do that. But I can also do a lot more.
This work is for everyone, but is especially appreciated by people who have tried to figure it out — maybe for years — and are ready to stop managing it and start being free of it. They don't need to be convinced the problem is real. They already know. What they want is for it to be gone.
If that's where you are, you'll fit here.
Both — and the work extends further than that.
Individuals come in for everything from anxiety and stress and burnout to low confidence, fear, shame, guilt and the sense that something keeps getting in the way no matter how hard they try.
Couples come in when they can't stop fighting, when everything turns into an argument, when one wrong word sets the whole thing off — or when the fighting has stopped entirely and they've just become roommates who are politely miserable.
Everybody comes in when previous therapy or approaches haven’t solved the problem.
Professionals and executives come in when clarity, decision-making, or how they show up under pressure isn't where they want it to be. And occasionally entire teams — from small offices to larger organizations — have found that the same work that helps individuals navigate friction applies just as powerfully to how people work together.
In all cases the work is the same — locating what's generating the problem and correcting it. The context is different. The approach isn't.
If you're coming individually, you can read more about what that looks like [here]. If you're coming as a couple, you can read more about what that looks like [here].
Sessions take place in person at my private San Antonio office, or by video for clients outside the area.
The work translates well to both formats. I’m tracking how reactions form in real time, which is fully observable and addressable over video.
Standard sessions are 60 minutes at $300 per session.
Session length beyond that is entirely up to you. Some people prefer to keep it to an hour. Others find that 90 minutes, two hours, or more gives them the space to go deeper. There's no preset format — we go as far as you want to go.
Yes — people often find the first session extremely informative.
I always check my work at the end of every session. Before you leave, I'll ask what's already shifted for you. It will be surprising to see what you notice. That moment alone tends to answer the question of whether this is worth continuing — better than anything I could tell you in advance.
No, I am not in-network with any insurance providers, but there is an alternate path: if your insurance plan has out-of-network benefits for mental health, I can provide a detailed receipt for you to submit for reimbursement. Ask your insurer about your out-of-network coverage and reimbursement rates.
Yes. Everything discussed in sessions is completely confidential. I'm bound by the ethical and legal standards of my license as a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas.
The only exceptions are the ones required by law — situations involving imminent risk of harm to yourself or others, abuse of a child, elderly, or disabled person, and certain reports involving minors. Outside of those narrow legal requirements, nothing leaves the room.
The honest answer is that therapy doesn’t work the same for everyone — and I'd rather tell you that upfront than after you've invested time and money.
What I've found is that fit has less to do with the severity of what someone is carrying and more to do with what they want to do with it. If someone is ready for things to change — genuinely ready, not just tired of the pain — relief tends to follow, and often faster than people expect.
The consultation exists partly for this reason. It's a no-pressure conversation where we can both get a sense of whether moving forward makes sense.
Yes. The 20 minute, no-cost consultation (via phone, video, or in-person) is a good opportunity to tell me some details of what you’ve been experiencing so I can learn how I can be of benefit for you. It’s also a good place to get any questions answered that you might have. We can then mutually determine if the next step is to move forward with an appointment.
As a Licensed Professional Counselor, I maintain the ethical standard of never soliciting reviews or testimonials from clients. The messages below are were shared after sessions via text or email.
"I'm feeling so well. I feel so happy and at peace more than ever before. It feels effortless."
"The pattern just stopped. I didn't have to manage it anymore.”