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I work with adults ages 18 and up. Areas of focus include anxiety, trauma-related distress, distressing memories, phobias, grief, emotional triggers, and reactions that continue to feel unresolved.
No. I work with adults ages 18 and older.
No. I offer individual therapy only.
I am licensed to provide telehealth therapy to clients physically located in Florida, California, Massachusetts, or Illinois at the time of session.
Yes. All services are delivered by secure telehealth. Sessions are held over a video platform. You must be physically located in one of the four licensed states during your session.
Private-pay individual therapy is $175 for a 53-minute session. Private-pay ART is $225 for a 90-minute session. If you would like to use insurance, book through Grow Therapy — cost depends on your plan.
Insurance-based therapy is available through Grow Therapy. Grow handles insurance eligibility, billing, and payment. Private-pay ART sessions are not billed through insurance and are paid directly to Safe and Empowered Counseling.
Grow Therapy is a platform that connects clients with therapists and manages the insurance side of care. You book your appointment through the Grow website, use your insurance, and pay any copay through Grow.
Standard individual therapy sessions are approximately 53 minutes. Private-pay ART sessions are 90 minutes because the format needs additional time for preparation, processing, and grounding.
No. Session frequency is decided collaboratively based on your needs, goals, and what is realistic. Some clients meet weekly. Others meet every other week or as needed. Weekly therapy is not required to make progress.
The first session focuses on understanding what brings you to therapy, your history, your goals, and what you are hoping will improve. There is no pressure to share every detail. We discuss what a realistic next step would look like.
Sessions cancelled with less than 24 hours' notice will be charged a $50 late cancellation fee. This includes no-shows.
This practice is not an emergency service. If you are in immediate danger or at risk of harming yourself or someone else, please call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. For crisis support, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
Records requests should be made in writing. Reach out by email at susan@safeandempoweredcounseling.com to begin the process.
There are three ways to get started, depending on what you are looking for. For private-pay ART, complete the brief inquiry on the See if ART Is a Fit page. For private-pay individual therapy directly through Safe & Empowered Counseling, use the Contact page and select Inquire About Private-Pay Therapy. For insurance-based therapy, book through Grow Therapy. You can also call or text 727-308-3650 with general questions.