Services & Specialties

How I Support Adolescents & Families

You don't need to fit into a box to be a good fit for therapy. I meet each individual exactly where they are. Here are the primary ways I help:

Tweens & Middle Schoolers (Building organization and study skills, navigating friendships, self-esteem, managing school anxiety)

Teens & High Schoolers (Twice-exceptional support, perfectionism, school stress, emotions, confidence, college prep stress)

Young Adults & College Transitions (Executive functioning, life transitions, identity, navigating the shift to independence, emotions, relationships)

Areas of Special Focus:

Neurodiversity & ADHD: Support for ADHD, 2e unique profiles, and neurodivergent teens focused on real-world strategies—not “fixing” who they are. We build tools that work with their brain, not against it.

Perfectionism & Burnout: Helping high-achieving teens untangle self-worth from grades, performance, and external validation, and reduce chronic stress and burnout.

Masking: Providing a safe haven for teens (including LGBTQ+ and neurodivergent youth) who feel the exhausting pressure to "fake it" or camouflage their true selves to survive socially.

Identity: Supporting teens as they discover who they are, build self-acceptance, clarify their values, and develop confidence in becoming their authentic selves.

Self-Esteem & Confidence: Many young people appear confident on the outside while quietly struggling with self-doubt, self-criticism, insecurity, and fear of not measuring up. Together, we work on building self-trust, resilience, and a healthier relationship with themselves.

Anxiety & Overwhelm: Helping teens who feel constantly “on,” overthinking, or stuck in cycles of worry, fear, and emotional overload learn practical tools to calm their nervous system and regain a sense of control.

Peer Relationships: Navigating friendships, social challenges, conflict, and belonging while building healthy communication, boundaries, and meaningful connections.

Emotional Regulation: Recognizing emotional buildup before it becomes overwhelming, reducing reactivity or shutdown, and developing practical skills to respond with greater confidence and balance.

Mild to Moderate Depression: Helping teens move through periods of sadness, low motivation, and emotional highs and lows by building coping skills, increasing self-understanding, and reconnecting with confidence and purpose.

Executive Functioning: Understanding that difficulty with planning, organization, or getting started is often about skills—not effort. Supporting teens and young adults in developing tools that promote confidence, independence, and success.

Life Transitions: Helping teens and young adults navigate family changes, school or college transitions, changing relationships, increasing independence, and other major life changes with greater self-understanding.

Family Communication: Helping teens and their parents hear each other again by improving communication, strengthening understanding, and reducing conflict.

Technology & Social Media Boundaries: Helping teens, young adults, and families establish healthy digital habits, and create a balanced relationship with screens that supports emotional well-being and meaningful real-life connection.

Heartbreak & Relationship Transitions: Recognizing that first loves and significant relationships matter. Supporting teens and young adults through heartbreak, grief, and the emotional impact of relationship loss.

Social Isolation & Social Anxiety: Helping teens and young adults understand and validate their experiences, move beyond fears of judgment, and build meaningful connections and a genuine sense of belonging while honoring their unique personality, comfort level, and social needs.

What is Included in Your Care:

Expert School Navigation: With over 13 years experience in the school system, I’m able to provide high-level guidance to ensure your child’s emotional needs are met in the classroom.

Dedicated Collaboration: I offer an optional 30 minutes of coordination to consult with your child’s teachers, school counselors, or pediatricians to ensure a wrap-around approach to their care, if desired.

Note: I generally do not attend school meetings.

Parental Partnership: I offer brief monthly parent check-ins of 15 mins to support collaboration, share general progress updates within confidentiality guidelines, and help parents better understand how to support their teen outside of sessions.

Responsive Access: I prioritize timely email communication and accommodate the busy lives of teens by offering weekday appointments between 2pm-6pm. I also offer weekend appointments.

Individual Therapy -

Investment: $175 per 53 min session

Private Pay | Telehealth | Washington

Upon request, I provide clients with a monthly superbill for possible out-of-network insurance coverage.

The 6-Session Growth Package

Focused support. Practical tools. Meaningful progress.

What's Included:

Six 53-minute individual telehealth therapy sessions

-An initial intake to identify priorities and establish meaningful goals

-Individualized strategies and therapeutic tools based on individual needs

-One brief parent consultation/check-in, when clinically appropriate

-A final progress review and discussion of recommended next steps

What We May Work On:

Depending on your goals, sessions may focus on:

Managing anxiety, worry, and overwhelm

Building emotional regulation skills

Navigating perfectionism and fear of failure

Strengthening confidence and self-esteem

Understanding and supporting neurodivergent needs

Developing executive functioning strategies

Managing school stress and academic pressure

Navigating friendships and relationships

Building self-advocacy and communication skills

Adjusting to transitions and other life challenges

Is This Package a Good Fit?

The 6-Session Growth Package may be a good place to begin if you have a specific area you’d like support with and you're looking for a focused, collaborative approach to therapy.

At the end of the six sessions, we'll review progress together and determine what makes the most sense moving forward. This may include continuing therapy, transitioning to less frequent sessions, or developing a plan for continued growth outside of therapy.

Investment

$975 for six 53-minute sessions

Payment is consistent with Altair Private Counseling's private-pay policies. One itemized superbill will be provided for six individual therapy sessions, upon request. This package is designed as a structured therapy option and does not require a commitment to ongoing treatment beyond the six sessions.

Ready to Get Started?

If you're wondering whether this approach might be a good fit for yourself or for your teen, schedule a consultation to talk about your concerns, goals, and what you're looking for in therapy.

Reach out today for a free 15 minute consultation.