No. My private practice is small, so this is not something I have sought. Patients pay me directly for sessions, and sometimes seek reimbursement directly from their insurer.

My fee is $250 per session (up to one hour).

It is important to me to be accessible to folks who want to work with me, so I invite you to contact me regardless of your ability to pay my full fee. I offer a sliding scale and can discuss this option further with you.

Currently, I offer remote therapy (telehealth) only.

Even though my practice is telehealth, I will on occasion offer you skills and behavioral activation work in the community when that is a clinical recommendation and I believe it will be helpful to your treatment. It is up to you whether or not to accept that.

There tends to be more flexibility with short-term and focused therapy, because we are also prioritizing time and effectiveness when working toward your goals.

When consulting to prospective new patients, I am upfront with my recommendations. Recommendations vary, and informed by what I believe will be most helpful for your situation.

• I tend to use hour-long sessions. Sometimes people find 1.5 hour intensives helpful; cost is prorated from my hourly rate.

• I see some people weekly, and some people less than weekly - particularly if we think extra time for behavioral practice in between sessions will be most helpful.

• I do not assign new patients an end date for therapy upfront. There are parts of the process we don’t have full control over, but I value supporting you in making changes in a time-effective way. In a consultation/intake we will define realistic goals for your short-term/adjunctive work and a prospective plan. I’m open to hearing your hopeful timeline, and helping you to think about change that is realistic.

• Any outpatient therapy is always voluntary and you can end treatment at any time.

Short-term and focused therapy is limited by definition. If your priority is making a behavioral change, or doing a ‘piece of work’ on a longer term issue, that can be a good fit. Contact me if you would like to discuss your goals further, and explore a potential fit - I will be upfront about my recommendations, and the pros/cons of short-term and focused work.

If you have been referred to adjunctive skills work by your therapist, you could be a good fit. Many therapists will let you know if they think you would benefit from another type of adjunctive treatment such as groups or a higher level of care, and the same goes for skills work. Whether or not to accept your therapist’s recommendation or referral is your choice.

Sometimes, a person comes to me with their own interest in additional skills work. For example, a person may be appreciating therapy for ongoing trauma work, but they also struggle with eating disordered behavior that their therapist is not specialized in treating. I recommend that you talk directly with your therapist about your interest in adjunctive or specialized skills work as a first place to start, to ensure it is not contra-indicated.

My private practice is small and my specialization is short-term and adjunctive work that is change-focused.

On occasion, I may have availability to consider long term therapy referrals. You are always welcome to contact me to discuss your situation and I will get back to you.

Yes. I can offer longer sessions or intensives to patients who are interested in a higher dosage of therapy in one session. This can be a useful modality for EMDR and some pain reprocessing and exposure therapies.

Yes! If you can provide a space, I can provide these services in person.

Professional consultation rates are $250/hour which matches my session fee.

Trainings and inservice rates are also $250/hour.

If you are interested in hiring me for consultation or a group training/inservice at your organization but cannot afford my rates, contact me with your need and budgeting restrictions - I am happy to discuss a sliding fee.

Great! I look forward to hearing from you.

E-mail is the best way to reach me, through the link below, or DrKSantora@gmail.com. It is helpful to hear more about you, and what services you are seeking. I can generally reply more quickly to e-mail inquiries, although you are welcome to call me and leave a voice message if you prefer.

I like to schedule a brief conversation with prospective patients to further assess the match. I will be very open with my recommendations. If we decide to schedule an intake, I will also send you consent and treatment paperwork.