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Cypress Road is built especially for people who are used to being the ones others depend on.

You may be successful, capable, and functioning well on the outside while struggling with anxiety, relationships, shame, burnout, compulsive behaviors, questions of identity, or experiences from your past that continue to show up in the present.

You don't need to have everything figured out before reaching out. Part of our first conversations will be deciding whether I’m the right person to help and what kind of work makes the most sense for you.

You can schedule an intake appointment here.

The first session is primarily about getting to know one another. I'll want to understand what brought you in, what life looks like right now, some of the experiences that have shaped you, and what you hope might be different.

You don't need to arrive with a perfectly organized story. We'll start where you are and figure out where we need to go together.

Yes. I offer a brief consultation so we can talk about what you're looking for, answer initial questions, and determine whether Cypress Road seems like a good fit.

A consultation isn't therapy and doesn't obligate you to schedule. It's simply an opportunity for both of us to decide whether working together makes sense.

You can schedule an intake appointment here.

Most clients begin by meeting weekly, although frequency can vary depending on your needs and circumstances.

There isn't a predetermined length of therapy. Some people come with a specific issue they want to address over a relatively short period of time. Others are interested in deeper work involving longstanding patterns, trauma, relationships, or identity.

We'll talk openly about what you need and periodically evaluate whether the work is helping.

I work with adults, adolescents, and couples dealing with concerns including trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship and attachment difficulties, shame, codependency, addiction and compulsive behaviors, burnout, major life transitions, identity, and complicated experiences with religion or spirituality.

I'm particularly interested in working with people who have become very good at functioning while realizing that functioning and being well aren't necessarily the same thing.

My approach is integrative, relational, experiential, and trauma-informed.

That means we're interested in more than reducing symptoms. We'll explore the experiences and relationships that shaped you, patterns that continue to repeat themselves, how you've learned to protect yourself, and what happens in your nervous system when you feel threatened, overwhelmed, disconnected, or unsafe.

My work draws from psychodynamic, attachment-based, experiential, somatic, and polyvagal-informed approaches, along with interventions from DBT, and other evidence-informed models.

The approach should fit the person—not the other way around.

I'm active and engaged in the room.

I'll listen carefully, but I'm probably not the therapist who will sit silently for 50 minutes and occasionally ask how something makes you feel.

I'll ask questions, notice patterns, offer observations, and sometimes challenge you. At other times, I may slow us down and help you stay with an emotion, sensation, or experience rather than immediately trying to solve it.

We'll also pay attention to what happens between us. Therapy is a relationship, and sometimes what happens in that relationship tells us something important about how you experience relationships everywhere else.

And yes, there will probably be some humor along the way.

No. Trauma is an important part of my training and the way I understand people, but you don't need a trauma history or a PTSD diagnosis to benefit from this kind of therapy.

Sometimes we're working with a specific traumatic experience. Other times we're exploring relationships, anxiety, perfectionism, anger, shame, burnout, identity, or patterns that are simply no longer working.

We start with your experience rather than trying to make your experience fit a label.

Yes. For some people, spirituality is an important source of meaning and connection. For others, religion has been associated with shame, fear, control, rejection, or experiences that were deeply painful. Sometimes it's both.

Therapy can provide space to explore those experiences without requiring you to defend religion, reject it, return to it, or arrive at any particular conclusion.

Your beliefs—and what you choose to do with them—belong to you.

Yes. I work with adolescents as well as adults, and relationship dynamics are an important part of my work. The adolescents I take on are case by case, and will refer to someone more suited if I feel there are better options after our initial intake or beginning sessions. 

When working with adolescents, I want therapy to become a place where the young person can develop a meaningful therapeutic relationship while appropriately involving parents or caregivers.

Relationship and couples work is informed by attachment theory and approaches including Imago and Gottman-informed work.

Counseling and coaching can sometimes look similar, but they are different services.

Counseling is healthcare. It can involve assessment, diagnosis, treatment of mental health concerns, trauma work, and exploration of emotional or relational difficulties within a clinical relationship.

Coaching is generally more focused on development, decision-making, leadership, resilience, goals, transitions, and creating change in the present and future. Coaching does not diagnose or treat mental health disorders and isn't a substitute for psychotherapy.

Because I provide both services, we'll be clear from the beginning about which relationship we're entering and what that means.

You don't necessarily need to know before contacting me. If we're primarily treating anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, significant emotional distress, or another mental health concern, counseling is likely the appropriate service.

If you're functioning relatively well and want help navigating leadership, relationships, decisions, transitions, personal development, or building greater resilience, coaching may be a better fit.

We'll talk about the distinction before beginning so that you understand what service you're receiving.

Potentially, yes. Coaching is different from licensed mental health treatment and may allow me to work with people outside the geographic area where I provide counseling. Whether coaching is appropriate depends on your needs and circumstances.

If you're seeking treatment for a mental health condition, we'll discuss whether I can legally and appropriately provide counseling where you're located or help you identify another option.

Yes. Cypress Road offers in-person sessions in Memphis as well as secure telehealth appointments.

Some people strongly prefer being in the room together, while others appreciate the flexibility of meeting virtually. We can discuss which format makes the most sense for you.

Counseling is regulated based on professional licensure and where the client is physically located at the time services are provided.

I currently provide counseling to clients who are physically located in Tennessee, subject to the requirements and limitations of my license.

Coaching is a separate service and may be available more broadly.

Cypress Road is a private-pay practice. Fees will be clearly discussed before we begin so there aren't surprises about the financial side of our work.

I do not bill insurance directly. Depending on your insurance plan and the services you receive, you may be eligible for out-of-network reimbursement. You should contact your insurance provider directly to understand your specific benefits.

Coaching is not psychotherapy or healthcare and is not eligible for health insurance reimbursement.

Your appointment time is reserved specifically for you. Because of that, appointments canceled or rescheduled without sufficient notice may be charged the full session fee except in circumstances outlined in the practice policies.

You'll receive the complete cancellation policy before beginning services.

Privacy is an important part of counseling. What you share is generally confidential, with certain exceptions required by law and professional ethics. We'll discuss those limits before beginning therapy so you understand them.

Cypress Road is not an emergency or crisis service, and messages may not be monitored immediately.

If you are experiencing an immediate mental health emergency, are in danger, or believe you may harm yourself or someone else, call 911, go to the nearest emergency department, or call or text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.