Therapy is an impactful experience that centers on you. You can expect sessions to focus on meeting your needs and working toward your goals. I bring clinical expertise, but you remain the expert on you.

As your therapist, I help you identify and explore your behaviors, thoughts, feelings, and emotions with curiosity. You’re free to engage, resist, and rest in the process as much as you need at any given time.

You are always in control of what you share, how much you share, and when you share it.

There are many reasons why people come to therapy. Sometimes it is to deal with long-standing problems and patterns. Other times it is in response to unexpected changes like loss, moves, shifts in identity. Many seek counsel as they pursue exploration and growth.

Working with a therapist can help provide insight, support, and new strategies for all types of challenges. It can sometimes expedite what you’d otherwise go at alone.

Therapy is right for anyone who is interested in creating greater self-awareness, finding new approaches to a tricky situation, and working towards change in their lives.

Good question! It’s important to ask if the help you’re seeking will, well, actually help. This is an especially important question if you’ve had less than ideal experiences before in therapy or are used to doing things on your own.

In short, I don’t know for sure that therapy will help you specifically. See my page “How to Find a Therapist Who Doesn’t Suck” for some of my thoughts on narrowing down the right person for you.

If you do end up wanting to connect, here’s how it works:

As part of an initial consultation, I listen to who you are, what is currently painful for you, and what you want to shift in your life. I then provide an honest assessment on if I could help. If not, I’ll connect you with colleagues who I think may be a better fit.

If we do choose to work together, I regularly check in to make sure you feel our therapy is time well spent, and you are getting you what you need.

Give me a call at (480) 650-0065 or send an email at eringauvin@gmail.com.

We can briefly speak about what you’re looking for out of therapy and how I could help. If we decide we want to work together, then we’ll schedule your first appointment. I’ll email you the intake paperwork.

Yes, I actually only conduct sessions virtually over secure video or phone. Some clients choose virtual therapy due to convenience, comfort, traffic, parking or personal preference. If you live in California, Arizona, or Tennessee, we can work together.

I love working with both children and families, as well as individual adults. Some therapists feel the need to choose between these groups, but I don’t!

For my child/ adolescent clients, I work best with ages 7 and up and involve parents and caregivers in treatment.

For adults, I find I’m most effective with people in their early 20s through mid-life. See Services for more information on who I love to work with.

I do not take insurance. Here are some advantages:

- You won’t have a diagnosis label permanently attached to your health record.

- Your records are protected, which means all information about you, including very personal information, cannot be obtained by the insurance company.

- Your care is not dictated by the insurance company, but by the collaborative efforts formed by my professional expertise and your personal preferences and goals.

I’ll gladly provide a superbill upon request, which is an itemized receipt that you can submit to your insurance company to request reimbursement.. We can work out together who you need to contact to fully understand your benefits.

My hourly rate for individual therapy is $235. I keep a few slots upon for sliding scale at any given time.

In our consultation, let’s talk about money and any concerns you may have about the costs of therapy, including accessing sliding scale services.

I accept payments from all major credit cards, FSA and HSA cards.