As a licensed psychologist, I offer psychotherapy services to adults. My practice is currently fully telehealth, which means we will meet on a HIPAA-compliant video platform for our sessions.

Whether you are new to therapy or have met with therapists in the past, you may have questions about what I can help with, and what our sessions will look like.

What Do You Treat?
This is not an exhaustive list, but is representative of the most common concerns I see in folks I work with:
-Depression
-Anxiety
-Insomnia
-Burnout (ex., caregiver burnout, career-related burnout, parenting burnout)
-Grief
-End of life
-Living with complex medical conditions/disability
-Age-related changes (ex., loss of independence, coping with cognitive changes)
-Uncertainty about direction in life

If you don’t see your concerns listed here but are still interested in working with me, please do not hesitate to reach out!

What Kind of Therapy Do You Provide?
My approach to therapy is to collaborate with you to build an individualized treatment plan that is flexible, responsive to your feedback, and ultimately helps you achieve your goals. I am well versed in many types of evidence-based psychotherapy, including:
-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
-Mindfulness-based interventions
-Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
-Behavioral Therapy

If one of these specific types of therapy is a perfect fit, we will follow the protocol in a straightforward way. In my experience, most folks benefit from what is called an “integrative approach,” which means that we will use the most helpful elements of these evidence-based therapies, and put them together to create a plan that capitalizes on your strengths and preferences to help move you to your goals.

Given that much of my work has been with adults who have complicated medical concerns in addition to mental health concerns, I have a lot of experience using the “active ingredients” of a variety of therapies to help meet folks where they are at in a flexible, responsive way.

What Does a Course of Treatment Look Like?
Our first appointment will be an “intake,” which means we’ll spend about an hour getting to know each other. You’ll have time to ask me questions, and I’ll ask you about what’s bringing you in to therapy. I also ask everyone I meet with a few questions to make sure we don’t miss anything major early on.

After the intake, in most cases, we will schedule a follow-up appointment 1-2 weeks later. In some instances, we might decide during the intake that your goals and my expertise are not aligned, in which case I will do my best to connect you with a therapist who would be a better fit. If you’re unsure after the intake, and you feel comfortable, I encourage folks to schedule at least one additional appointment. Sometimes it takes a little longer to get a sense of fit, especially since the intake looks fairly different from therapy itself.

Since I work to ensure your treatment plan is tailored to you and your goals, there is not a set number of appointments I offer. Some folks find that they have gotten great tools and feel confident ending treatment after only 2-3 sessions. Typically, a course of treatment is around 16 sessions; but again, I recognize everyone has different needs and it’s not uncommon to meet for longer. I am also flexible on how frequently we meet. Usually, we will meet for a 45-60 minute appointment once a week. However, for some folks that is not feasible, in which case we’ll decide on a frequency that works for you. For newer clients, I like to be able to meet at least once a month to make sure there is enough continuity so you can build on the progress you’re making.

At some point, treatment will end! This decision will be made collaboratively and thoughtfully. Ending treatment typically looks like tapering appointments to “trial” longer periods between sessions, and at our final appointment, we’ll review our work and I’ll give you resources to make sure you can keep making progress outside of treatment. In some cases, we may end treatment because you or I feel that another type of treatment, or another treatment setting, is the right move. Again, I’ll make sure you’re set up for the transition as best I can so you aren’t left in limbo.

Anything Else I Should Know?
First, you should know that you can absolutely reach out to me if you have any additional questions! I want to make sure you have all the information you need before embarking on treatment, so I am truly happy to answer additional questions.

Second, I want to list a few things that I am unfortunately not able to help with due to my responsibility to practice within my scope of expertise. At this time, I am not able to provide treatment to children, court-ordered assessments (ex., relating to custody, capacity to stand trial, etc.), autism assessments, fitness-for-duty assessments, or treatment for severe eating disorders, treatment for severe addiction, or treatment for severe psychotic disorders.

If I am in-network with your insurance, we will meet through the platform Headway https://care.headway.co/providers/diana-hedrick?utm_source=pem&utm_medium=direct_link&utm_campaign=177192. You’ll need to fill out your insurance information on their website, and then you can directly schedule a free initial 15-minute phone call with me for us to chat for a few minutes about your needs, and then schedule the intake. I also accept private pay for folks who are not in-network. My fee is $150 per 60-minute session. If you have concerns about the cost of therapy, please reach out to me as I have a few slots in my schedule for sliding-scale clients.