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Clients at Awespired are youth, young adults, parents, educators or school staff, clinical trainees, and school leaders. Whether you're navigating anxiety, life changes, parenting challenges, burnout, or educational system transformation, I'll tailor our work to meet your unique needs and goals.

Awespired currently provides virtual, in-office, and home-based counseling and coaching services.  School-based counseling services are available with prior approval from the district.

Choosing a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) as your coach means you’re working with a professional who brings both clinical skills and a holistic, systems-based perspective to your personal growth. As an LCSW with a background in mental health, behavioral intervention, emotion regulation, and school-based services, with an additional master's degree in public health education and health promotion, I offer more than surface-level strategies. I bring expertise in mind management, mind-body wellness, and neuroeducation to help you experience sustainable, values-aligned change. At Awespired, coaching isn’t one-size-fits-all. It’s an integrative process rooted in science, soul, and story, with support provided to help you to regulate your mind, align your habits with your values, and move forward with intention and purpose. Whether you're navigating life transitions, parenting challenges, or professional growth, coaching with an LCSW at Awespired will be grounding, personalized, and transformative.

Yes — I can absolutely be part of the team that supports your child’s well-being and growth at school. With experience as a district level 504 Coordinator and a Social Worker in Special Education, I believe in close collaboration between students, families and educators in creating clear, simple, and supportive plans to meet a student’s unique needs. Rather than simply advising you to “ask for an IEP or 504,” I will approach supporting a student from a place of curiosity, knowing that accommodations and services are best when they are customized for the individual student in a specific learning setting. Together as a team, we will identify your child's needs, explore options for available support, and ensure ongoing communication between members - because at Awespired - when families and schools work in partnership, students are more likely to thrive.

Counseling/Therapy Awespired is an in-network provider with UnitedHealthcare/Optum. If you have United Healthcare/Optum insurance, please contact the number on your insurance card to see if you will be required to pay the in-network negotiated rate or a copay for services. Most PPO plans will cover a percentage of counseling/therapy services for providers outside of their network. If you choose to use your out of network benefits, I will provide you with a receipt for mental health services (called a Superbill) that will include all of the information you need to submit to your insurance company for reimbursement. Please note that there is no guarantee that counseling/therapy services will be covered within your specific plan. I suggest that you contact your health insurance provider for more specifics regarding your mental health benefits. Coaching Coaching services are not covered by insurance.

Fees for Services My fees reflect the depth of experience and the integrative approach I bring to this work, combining clinical social work, education, and public health perspectives. At Awespired, sessions are both reflective and practical - supporting you in understanding your experiences while building meaningful skills that can be applied to your everyday life. When working with children and adolescents, I also partner with parents and, when requested, collaborate with schools to ensure support is aligned across settings. This approach is designed to create not only insight, but lasting, meaningful change to help you and/or your child feel more grounded, connected, and able to thrive. Rates: Initial session: $225/50 minutes (includes records review and collaborative goal setting and treatment planning) Individual or family sessions: $180/50 minutes Parent, school, health/mental health provider collaboration and team meetings: $180/50 minutes Individual clinical supervision services: $500/month (includes four, 50-minute individual sessions, unlimited urgent and non-urgent consultation, and required paperwork) Additional individual clinical supervision sessions: $100/50 minutes Triadic supervision services: $300/month (includes four, 50-minute triadic sessions, unlimited urgent and non-urgent consultation, and required paperwork)   Additional triadic clinical supervision sessions: $75/50 minutes Educational Consultation, Training, Grant Writing, and Direct Services: TBD (fees are individualized based on the needs of the school or district) Sliding scale fee plans are available based on need. As a part of our commitment to collective well-being, 5% of all Awespired service fees will be donated to San Diego organizations providing no cost mental health services to school-aged youth.

Counseling/Therapy Services Under the law, health care providers are required to give clients who don’t have insurance, or who are not using insurance, an estimate of the expected charges for services. You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of counseling/therapy services. This estimate includes the cost of individual counseling/therapy sessions and any related services. If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your Good Faith Estimate, you can dispute the charges. For more information regarding your Good Faith Estimate, visit: www.cms.gov/nosurprises.(http://www.cms.gov/nosurprises)

Please provide at least 24 hours’ notice for cancellation of counseling or coaching sessions to avoid a fee. In-person sessions may be changed to telehealth with at least 6 hours advanced notice.

Please reach out via the Awespired contact page to schedule a free 15-minute consultation. We’ll explore your needs, see if it’s a good fit, and talk through our next steps.