Call our office 650-461-9026, use our online form, or request an appointment online. One of our friendly administrative staff will talk with you about the main reasons you are seeking counseling and connect you with the best therapist given your needs. An initial appointment will usually be scheduled within a few days. We also are happy to offer a free 15 minute phone consultation.

In a nutshell, CBT is an effective, rapid, goal-oriented, and evidenced-based type of counseling. This type of therapy looks at the interaction of one’s thoughts and behavior and how these two areas affect one’s emotions, feelings, and/or state of mind. When you are able to think and behave differently you are able to make substantial improvements to the way you feel and in your life in general. Please visit our article Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Works if you want to learn more about Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

Since we have many therapists to serve you, we have quite a bit of flexibility when scheduling appointments. We offer appointments on Saturdays, evenings until 9pm, and throughout the day to make your appointments as convenient as possible. Please let us know your preference and we will do our best to match it.

This answer depends greatly on your goals for counseling, your particular situation, how much effort you put in, and the length of your appointments; 75 or 90 minute appointments are available and often speed up progress. The research is pretty clear that when clients fully engage in therapy by regularly doing homework, focusing in the sessions, and implementing the skills that are taught they get better quicker. In some instances we have been able to be helpful in as few as 4 sessions whereas other times clients have continued with us for much longer, with an average around 12-15 sessions. Although it is difficult to predict exactly how many appointments you will need up front, your therapist would be happy to discuss this with you as your therapy gets underway. If you want to learn more about the importance of your role in counseling, read our two articles How to be Successful in Therapy and Is Palo Alto Therapy Right for You.

We accept credit cards, checks, or cash. We are considered “out of network” for most insurance plans (as are most specialized Cognitive Behavioral and Anxiety therapists in our area), but our staff is happy to help you understand any “out of network” benefits you may have and how you may be able to get reimbursed a portion of your therapy fees. We take Kaiser Insurance with a referral, as well as Lyra and Modern Health. We also have upgraded our system, so we can now submit insurance claims for our clients as a courtesy service (it can be a hassle for clients to do this themselves, so we wanted to offer this nice perk). Payments are still made to us directly, but any reimbursement from the insurance company will be sent to our clients. Our fees range depending on which therapist you work with and the length of therapy session that is the most appropriate (we offer various lengths of appointments to best suite our clients’ needs). The range for our standard 45 minute meetings are $145-$250.

Please give us a call and our friendly care coordinators (who answer our phones Monday-Friday 8:30-6:30pm and Saturdays 8:30am-5pm) would be happy to learn more about your needs and answer any additional questions you may have.