Middlebury, VT
Achievement is not the same thing as self-worth.
Virtual therapy for Middlebury, licensed in Vermont for telehealth. Free fifteen minute consult first.
Sessions here are by video. My Vermont license is a telehealth license, so there is no Vermont office. You need to be physically in Vermont at session time.
Fifteen minutes, free, and nothing to prepare.
Prefer to call or text? 631-371-4888
- Sessions
- Virtual only. Licensed in Vermont for telehealth.
- Requirement
- Be physically in Vermont at session time.
- Focus
- Perfectionism, self-worth, body image and anxiety.
- Payment
- Private pay for Vermont clients, with a sliding scale available.
Why people here get in touch
Doing well, and quietly certain it is not enough.
In high achieving environments, self-worth problems are easy to miss because they are indistinguishable from success. Someone who cannot tolerate falling short works extremely hard, and gets rewarded for it, which makes the underlying belief look like a strategy that is working.
The tell is what happens afterward. If achievement produces relief rather than satisfaction, and the relief lasts about an hour before the next standard arrives, then the achieving is managing an anxiety rather than expressing an ambition. That is worth working on regardless of how good the results look.
How it works
The practical details.
Middlebury sits in west central Vermont and is home to Middlebury College. Sessions are by video, so the practice is available regardless of the academic calendar or what is open locally.
Everything else is the same as it would be in a room: the same length, the same weekly rhythm, the same work. The consult is free and it is a conversation rather than an assessment.
Common questions
Asked by people in Middlebury.
- Will therapy make me less driven?
- That is a common worry and it is not what tends to happen. The aim is that the standard becomes something you choose rather than something you fear, which usually costs less and does not remove the ambition.
- Can students use campus counseling and see you as well?
- Sometimes, and it depends on the service. It is worth being open with both so nobody is working at cross purposes, and I am glad to discuss it at the consult.
- What happens over the summer if I leave Vermont?
- Sessions can continue if you are in New York, and otherwise they pause until you are back in a state where I am licensed. It is worth planning around before a break rather than after.
What I work on
The work itself, wherever you are.
Fifteen minutes, before you decide anything.
A free consult for anyone in Middlebury. It is a conversation about what is going on and whether working together makes sense, with nothing to prepare.
Prefer to call or text? 631-371-4888
Insurance accepted for select New York plans: Aetna, Northwell Direct, UnitedHealthcare and Optum. Private pay and sliding scale available everywhere, including Vermont.