FAQ
Where is your office located?
My office is in the heart of West Los Angeles.
1849 Sawtelle Boulevard, Suite 610Los Angeles, California 90025
What's the parking situation?
There’s street, metered, and garage parking available.
Do you take insurance?
I’m an Out-of-Network provider with insurance. This means you would pay my full fee, and upon request, I’ll send you a complimentary statement of services with all the necessary details that may be submitted to insurance companies for possible reimbursement of sessions.
Cash, Check, Visa, Mastercard, and Discover are accepted for payment.
How often do you meet with patients?
Usually once per week for 1 hour. In special circumstances, I’ve met with patients for longer sessions, and more frequently during the week.
Do you do home or hospital visits?
Depending on my schedule, and per request, I will consider meeting patients outside the office for sessions. Please note these are subject to a higher rate.
What exactly is therapy, and how may I benefit from it?
Therapy, or psychotherapy, is a process that involves exploring one’s mind or “central processor,” usually because there’s been some psychological, emotional, social, and/or cultural stress that’s been causing problems.
In therapy, I actively listen to my patients and help them understand why they’re going through what they’re going through by asking questions, making comments, teaching, and guiding them to resolve the issues successfully.
I know that once people truly understand the “why,” they’ll be in a much better place to decide what they need to do to move forward.
I’ve heard therapy is about just going into my past. How’s that going to help me now?
My approach to therapy is unique in that once I identify the root causes of my patients’ complaints (coming from their past), I sensitively show them how their unresolved issues manifest today.
At the same time, I understand mere insight into the struggle isn’t enough. I help my patients use the insight generated in therapy to motivate changes in behaviors in the present time, to successfully resolve what has sometimes been unresolved for years!
Life improvement is not made by just talking about it, but by actually doing something about it. I aim to empower my patients to make better decisions so they will be happier in their lives.
I know people who have been in therapy for years, and it seems it never ends. What do you think about that?
People go to therapy for various reasons. In my experience, the biggest determining factors of how long patients are in therapy are: the nature of the struggle, how long it’s lasted, and patients’ openness, willingness, and motivation for change.
My job is to empower my patients in such a way where they won’t need me forever!
Do you do CBT?
Yes.