Therapy for Veterans, High-Achieving Professionals, and Adults Seeking Real Wellbeing
Evidence-based therapy for trauma, stress, and life transitions — available via telehealth across California and Michigan.
My clients are often high-achieving adults and veterans who’ve spent years leading, serving, and succeeding — and now find themselves facing stress, loss, or patterns that don’t respond to willpower alone. You know how to perform under pressure, but sometimes the same strengths that once propelled you start to work against you.
As a clinical psychologist and former military officer, I help veterans, leaders, and professionals translate resilience into genuine wellbeing. Together, we’ll uncover the roots of anxiety, trauma, or burnout, and build lasting skills for balance, purpose, and clarity.
In our work, we’ll use proven, evidence-based therapies like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) — always grounded in compassion, curiosity, and respect for your lived experience. Therapy is a collaborative process of understanding, healing, and growth — so you can move beyond coping and begin living with confidence, meaning, and ease.
My Approach to Therapy
I combine multiple approaches customized to your needs and goals. Whether you aim to cope with general stress or treat a specific condition, there’s something for you in therapy. The core of what I offer is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), a broad set of interventions with the greatest evidence for effectiveness treating the greatest number of conditions. Therapy with me is values-driven and may include elements of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Compassion Focused Therapy, among other approaches. Depending on your interest, we may incorporate body-based practices such as gentle movement, breathing techniques, and different forms of meditation. Therapy is an active process and you choose our pace. I will listen to you and we will work together to identify an effective course of therapy. Depending on your goals, there may be tasks to complete outside of session as new skills acquired in therapy often require practice, such as writing about your experiences, trying new ways of communicating, or engaging in mindfulness practice, to name a few. Therapy is most effective when attending to one’s culture, whether that’s related to race and ethnicity, gender, family, sexual orientation, religion, career field, or other cultural considerations. I respect the culture you bring to our collaboration and will work with you to integrate the benefits of treatment into your life. Treatment Approaches:- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Prolonged Exposure (PE)
- Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)
Practical Information
Session length
Most sessions last 50 minutes. Sessions may be longer or shorter depending on our treatment plan.
Fees and payment
The intake appointment is $375. Ongoing session rates are confirmed during the first session. Private-pay clients are welcome.
Insurance reimbursement
A superbill can be provided for you to submit to your insurance company for potential reimbursement. Please confirm your coverage and reimbursement requirements directly with your insurer.
Availability
I am accepting new clients, with appointments available Monday through Thursday.
Contact Dr. Avery about availability
Getting Started
Use the contact form to ask about availability or request a callback. Please keep your inquiry to administrative details and avoid including confidential health information. Allow 1–3 business days for a response.
Our first appointment is an opportunity to discuss what brings you to therapy, your goals, and questions about working together. We will begin identifying an approach that fits your needs, values, and preferred pace.