Help & FAQs
Price Related Questions
1. How is the cost for counselling sessions calculated?
Mine is an hourly based service. You pay only for the amount of time you schedule with me, except for the first session which is a fixed rate.
2. Why do you charge in US dollars?
Although I am in Mexico City, my clients have different nationalities, so charging in a more universal currency facilitates payment transactions. Additionally, Stripe, which is the system I use to process payments, can only do so in US dollars.
3. Why do you offer packages?
I designed my packages with two purposes:
- So I can offer you the best possible price in face of current unfavourable economic situations as a result of global phenomenon like COVID-19 or the war in Ukraine.
- Therapy is a commitment, not only of resources like time and money, but of self growth as well, so even when it may be difficult to keep it going, to be able to stick with is a sign of compromise with yourself. In that sense, the purpose of the packages is that you can fully commit to the process and being compensated with a better rate for doing it so. However, I recommend that you choose one of the packages after at least three sessions working together to make sure we are compatible.
4. Do you accept insurance?
No, I am not affiliated with any insurance company. One of the reasons is that insurance will often ask proof of mental illness so it can cover you, which does not apply for any of the cases I attend.
Service Related Questions
1. Are there any cases you don't take or contraindications in the model you work with?
Yes, there are particular scenarios that undermine the in-session emotional safety required for effective intervention in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), such as: significant, ongoing violence between partners, ongoing untreated addictions that compete with attachment to the partner, or current affairs that will obstruct the recreation of trust in the couple’s relationship.
2. One hour or two? What's the best duration per session for me and how often?
The length of each session will vary mainly on how difficult the problem is and how emotionally enduring you are, since EFT is a model that will go to the deepest emotional needs you have with your partner, and sometimes that can really drain people, specially if they are not used to it. In any case, I will suggest you to schedule a longer session in case I, or you, deem it necessary and if we do, please let me know if you felt good about it. The same principle applies on how many sessions a week we should have, only that in the case of highly escalated couples or those on the verge of divorce, I advice taking two sessions a week for obvious reasons. Later on the amount of sessions can go down as we see improvement.
3. Do you attend in person?
No, at the moment I am only offering online psychotherapy through Zoom because it allows me to extend the distance of my services and most of my clients feel more comfortable attending sessions without leaving the comfort of their homes.
Other Service Related Info
1. What's the average amount of sessions in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)?
Research carried out on EFT shows that the average treatment ranges from 8 – 20 sessions, however, as indicated above, the amount of sessions varies depending on unique circumstances for each person, so the number may be higher.
2. Is EFT the only approach you are trained at? Is couples therapy the only modality you offer?
Not at all. I’ve undergone Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) training as well. I am also in the process of starting training in Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy to treat trauma, nonetheless, EFT is the main approach I use in my consultations because of its validity and reliability in clinical psychology, and for being the only model of couples intervention that uses a systematic empirically validated theory of adult bonding as the basis for understanding and alleviating relationship problems when other approaches don’t have the same positive nor lasting results.
My main specialty is in couples therapy, however, depending on the nature of the goal, I sometimes take individual consultation in my practice, so feel free to tell me if you require individual therapy, for I am also trained in Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT).
3. Do you take LGBTQIA clients?
Absolutely! The dynamics of a romantic relationship and attachment needs are not exclusive of heterosexual couples. The same principle applies to polyamory relationships, which I also attend.