A Note on Fees
The fee for individual therapy and coaching services is $150/session.
To make my services accessible to folks across different financial realities, I offer a sliding scale (inspired by Alexis Cunningfolk's Economic Justice Sliding Scale). The lowest tier is for those with limited financial resources, and the highest tier is for those with abundant financial resources. Those able to pay my full fee help support individuals with less.
When asking for a reduced fee or sliding scale rate, please consider:
I am a black, disabled, single mother and sole provider of my family doing my best to survive under capitalism.
My training, career experience, lived experience, and social location in a field where less than 5% of mental health providers are black.
Business costs, behind the scenes unpaid labor, and the reality of freelance work (no PTO/sick time, no health insurance or retirement sponsored by an employer, fluctuating income, and...crushing self-employment tax - hah!).
Please be mindful that if you select the lowest end of the scale when you can truthfully afford the higher prices, you are limiting access to those who truly need the gift of financial flexibility. I ask that if you can afford fair value for services, that you do so as this allows me to sustain my services and provide a greater amount of time, energy, and resources to women in need of care, particularly victims of domestic violence, single mothers, and women dealing with basic need insecurities.
There are limited sliding scale spaces available; please reach out if you need.
I also donate a portion of profits to mutual aid and organizations that I care deeply about, such as: Youth Alive! (in loving memory of 10 young men lost to gun violence and countless others to the prison system, Loveland Foundation, La Casa de las Madres, and Asian Women’s Shelter.
Other thoughts on care work and money:
"Disabled femmes of color are asked to do an incredible amount of work for free. There's a specific rage that disabled BIPOC femmes face when we ask to get paid....I think it comes from racism, sexism, and ableism. Insisting on being paid [fairly] flies in the face of structures that say, "It's a big deal we even let you exist, now you demand respect and money?" - Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, Author of The Future is Disabled
"The colonialist capitalist patriarchy indoctrinates healers to show up in martyrdom and servitude. I disagree with the rhetoric that you should be offering your healing practice in a way that serves the people but doesn't honor your needs. This only transfers suffering and leads to unwellness." - Dra. Rosales Meza, Xicana Seer, Medicine Woman, Counseling Psychology PhD
"I know exactly what support I need to fulfill my work while maintaining my commitment to care for myself. Because I have no interest in being a martyr. If you want to continue to see people like me doing this work, I ask you to resource me. May we all be resourced on this path to getting free." - Lama Rod Owens, Black Buddhist Minister, Activist, Author, Southern Queen