New Patient Appointments

Psychotherapy, combined with medication management, if needed, is available for child,
adolescent, and adult patients. Please note that patients seeking medication management are
required to receive psychotherapy in my practice, either from myself or other experienced psychotherapists. 

Prior to scheduling an initial appointment, all new patients will be provided a brief, free phone consultation. To schedule an initial phone consultation, please call my office at 720 328 3183.

New Child and Adolescent Patients

For new patients 12 years and younger, initial assessment starts with meeting with the parents several times to obtain a complete developmental history and discuss past and current issues. This is an opportunity to get to know each other and explore the possibilities for working together. Then I meet with the child a few times to continue the evaluation. Following that I meet with the parents again to discuss my understanding of the issues and treatment recommendations. Each session is 45 minutes.

For teenagers, I begin the evaluation by meeting with the teenager a few times. I will meet the parents once a therapeutic relationship with the patient is established. In the end, we will have a joint session to discuss the results of the evaluation and my recommendations for treatment. Each session is 45 minutes.

As with all new patients, a brief free phone consultation will be provided prior to scheduling a first appointment. Please call my office at 720 328 3183  for more information.

New Adult Patients

Initial adult assessments typically require 4-6 sessions. Each session is 45 minutes. During the evaluation a comprehensive developmental, social, medical, psychiatric, and trauma history will be obtained. At the end of the session we will discuss formulation and outline treatment recommendations. A brief, free phone consultation will be provided prior to scheduling a first appointment. For phone consultation please call my office at 720 328 3183.

New Couple Patients

For new couple patient appointments, the initial assessment consists of 3-5 sessions. The first session is 90-120 minutes long, in which a comprehensive history will be obtained and the couple will have the opportunity to share their issues and ask questions about the treatment process. The first session will be followed by two separate sessions in which I will meet with each couple individually for 45 minutes to collect more history and understand individual concerns. The final session will last 90-120 minutes. The beginning of the final session is dedicated to observing the couple discussing a conflict, and afterwards I will discuss my assessment and present treatment recommendations. During the assessment, multiple questionnaires are completed by the couple that will provide valuable data which will be reviewed in the final session. A brief, free phone consultation will be provided prior to scheduling a first appointment. For phone consultation please call my office at 720 328 3183.

New Group Psychotherapy Patients

Process group psyschotherapy is available for adults. Process groups are highly structured with a focus on relationships. Therefore, comprehensive screening is required prior to joining the group to make sure the group will be helpful to the patient. New patient appointments typically consist of three to five 45 minute individual assessment sessions, in which a full history will be obtained and treatment goals for joining the group would be discussed. A brief, free phone consultation will be provided prior to scheduling a first appointment. For phone consultation please call my office at 720 328 3183. Please refer to the Services page for more information.