Questions people ask before they call

We meet at an agreed public trailhead or park entrance and walk side by side for fifty-three minutes at a pace you set. It's the same therapy that would happen in a room, minus the room. If a day calls for stillness, we sit on a bench or meet by video instead.

No. Routes are chosen around what you can comfortably do, including flat, shaded and short options. The walking is a format, not a fitness requirement.

It happens in public space, so it can't offer what a closed office offers. I choose quieter routes and times, we talk about the trade-off before starting, and telehealth is always available for more sensitive work.

Walking sessions in Oakland and Berkeley, and telehealth for anyone located anywhere in California. I'm licensed in California only, so you need to be physically in the state at the time of a session.

$200 for a 53-minute walking session and $185 for a 53-minute online session, with a limited number of sliding-scale spots subject to availability and financial need. The initial phone consultation is free, and I provide superbills and invoices for HSA and FSA use.

This practice doesn't provide acute crisis or emergency psychiatric services. In a crisis or emergency, call or text 988 or dial 911.

No. This is a walking and telehealth practice with no office and no street address. Meeting points are agreed with you directly, at public trailheads and parks.

No. I'm a licensed clinical social worker, not a prescriber. I can talk medication through with you and coordinate with a prescriber you choose.

Please don't. Email and the form on this site are not a secure channel. Anything clinical belongs in a session or in the practice's secure client portal.