Your Questions. Answered.

I don’t live near you. Can we still work together?

YES! We can meet in my virtual office for our sessions. It’s very simple to access! You can head to:
https://doxy.me/braeburn now to check it out!

My license is issued in the State of Illinois. Therefore, I provide insured counseling to Illinois residents.

What are your hours?
My schedule is flexible. I am available on Tuesdays through Fridays, with evening hours on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
How long is a session?

Sessions are 50 minutes long. Once we’ve finished the assessment, this is plenty of time for us to talk through your present concerns.

I want to make sure that we are not covering too much. There needs to be a good balance of understanding with the therapeutic strategies to ensure that we are making steady progress.

What forms of payment do you accept?
I accept all major credit cards, cash, check, or Zelle pay.
What is your cancellation policy?

I ask that clients please give me notice 24 hours before our session. However, I am a believer in grace and understand that emergencies happen.

Keeping your weekly sessions is very important for you to see progress. If this becomes a barrier to our work, then there will be a charge, regardless of missing.

How soon before I see changes?

Lasting change takes time, but every time you look deeply within yourself and gain understanding, you embrace the opportunity to progress.

Letting go of old ways and learning new ones is a process, which is why I ask my clients to commit to regular sessions for a minimum of three months.

Have you worked with the kind of problem that I’m facing?

I have experience improving the lives of clients with the following problems: anxiety, depression, binge-eating, trauma or traumatic memories, parenting, life transitions, divorce, grief, codependency, stress, relationship issues, and spiritual matters.

I go beyond coping mechanisms and behavioral changes to authentically heal past wounds. I believe lasting change happens from the inside out.

Will I have homework?

Sometimes. We are wired to change through interpersonal connections, which is why our time together means so much. But you must also try out your new ideas in your daily life to keep your momentum moving forward.

We may decide to have you read an article, finish a worksheet, keep a journal, or try a new meditation practice. This is up to you.

Just remember that only thinking about changing during our sessions means that you are choosing to slow your progress.

How do I make the most of our time together?
  1. Take off the mask and be real. Your change is dependent on our authentic connection.
  2. Show up for your sessions. Prepare for your session. Bring questions. Take good notes. Be involved. Participate. Pray.
  3. Trust: What you feel you can heal. You will be voluntarily facing some distressing emotions, but that is where we begin to change our relationship with them.
  4. See the challenges of your life as opportunities for growth. This begins by first differentiating between those challenges that are your responsibility and those that are not.
  5. Continue your psychological work outside of sessions and stay open to God’s action in your life.
Are you willing to give speaking engagements/training?
Yes! I love speaking! Especially at women’s retreats. If you have a desire for me to speak to your group, please let me know. I’d love to arrange some time to encourage and equip the women in your group.
If you’re divorced, can I trust your advice?
Yes! The years (decades, really) that I spent doing my own inner work led me to become the person I am today – happy with myself and happily married with two grown sons (and a beautiful daughter-in-law) who all love the Lord and are walking with him.
Will you brow beat me with a Bible?
No! And you should never take advice from someone who does. Only compassion heals.
What kind of a Christian are you?

One whose goal every day is to see God more clearly, love him more dearly, and follow him more nearly. (Yes, I love Godspell.)

I do this by staying centered on my relationship with my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.