My office address and contact information are in the blue box in the right colum of this page. I hope the rest of this page answers some basic questions about my office, myself, and my Life Coaching pratice.

Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. until 8 p.m. And on Friday, 9 a.m. until 6 p.m.

Saturday office hours are available for make-up meetings, when you can't make an appointment Monday through Friday.

My office is located at the Meadow Mill office building, in the heart of Baltimore, right next to Route 83 and a few blocks off of Falls Road. It's located in the Hampden neighborhood, within walking distance to The Avenue. The Light Rail stops directly behind the Meadow Mills building—exit at the Woodbury stop.

Here are maps of the location; click on either map to receive more direction.

Because my services are flexible, my clients pay a variety of fees. For example, my fee varies depending on whether we have one-hour meetings weekly or every other week. It varies if people want to schedule a "one off" appointment. It is reduced if people pay a lump-sum months in advance. And so on.

First, use this website and a free consulation meeting to see if we're a good fit for working together. If we aren't, then dicussing fees is beside the point. Plus, it's most important to me to work with clients who appreciate my unique approach; if you do, I will be very motivated to work something out.

Second, to get a general sense of affordability, people can do solid, effective work with me for as low as $195 a month. So, review your budget, assume that the work will last approximately 6 to 9 months at a minimum, and come on in for a free consultation meeting to talk about various payment options.

Because I am not providing counseling as a medical service, I do not accept medical health insurance. If using your health insurance is very important to you, please consult with a psychotherapist, mental health counselor, or medical practitioner about possibly getting your counseling needs met through the medical community. Finally, although negotiated and temporary fee adjustments do happen, I do not offer a traditional sliding scale—speak with me for more information about ways to save money while working with me.

Note: I am not aware of any insurance-accepting psychotheraists or mental health counselors who have an approach that is close to mine. If you want to seek that out, you can begin your search by clicking here—you can use this website to browse social-work counselors. I wish you the very best with your search!

I maintain a higher level of confidentiality than that provided by psychotherapists and mental health counselors. There are no embarrassing diagnoses or recorded personal details; what you say to me stays with me—with exceptions determined by ethical codes and legal dictates, which primarily deal with life-saving and child-elder-abuse-preventing situations.

Many of my clients enjoy using modern conveniences in our work together: they work remotely with me by phone, they work remotely with me using computer video conferencing (Skype), and they enjoy the convenience of using email to ask questions or review the progress of their projects in between sessions.

If you use any of these methods of working with me, please realize confidentiality is less secure than in-person meetings in my office. I will do my part to secure our communications—speaking on the phone or on Skype alone in a room with a closed door, password protecting my computer, and so on.

Realize also that there is a slight chance that communications across the Internet can be intercepted—it is very technically difficult to do, but it is possible. You may also want to familiarize yourself with ways of permanently deleting sensitive communications from your computer: delete items from your Recycle Bin and "deleted" email folder, and then compress your hard disk.

Generally, if you can save the most sensitive of conversations for meetings in my office, that would be best. For people working with me remotely, if you can save the most sensitive of conversations for phone calls, that would be best.

I have 14+ years of Counseling and Life Coaching experience, I had a 24+ year career in high tech as a software technical writer—including experience as a hiring manager, I am an experienced workshop developer and leader, I have a Master's degree from Boston University in Clinical Social Work—a Counseling degree, and I was previously licensed as a clinical social worker in the state of Massachuetts. Please note that I am not licensed to provide medical, mental-health counseling in the state of Maryland. For more information, please see my resume.