Most people don’t come to therapy because something is broken. They come because something has been heavy for a long time and they want to set it down with someone who knows how to help them carry it. Sometimes that something has a name — anxiety, grief, a relationship ending, an old wound resurfacing. Sometimes it doesn’t. Sometimes you just know that the way you are moving through your days isn’t the way you want to be moving through them.
Individual therapy at The Therapy Lounge is one-on-one work, online, in 50-minute sessions held weekly or biweekly. The work is trauma-informed and somatically-aware, which is to say: we pay attention to your body and your nervous system, not only to your thoughts. Many of the patterns that bring people to therapy live in the body before they live in words.
Who individual therapy is for
People come to individual therapy at every life stage. Common reasons:
- Anxiety. Generalized worry, panic, social anxiety, the racing brain that won’t turn off at night.
- Depression and low mood. Persistent sadness, loss of motivation, the flat feeling that takes the color out of your days.
- Grief and loss. The death of someone close, the end of a relationship, miscarriage, the loss of a future you had imagined.
- Trauma. Including events that don’t look like “capital-T trauma” but still shape how you move through the world.
- Identity and self-discovery. Questions about who you are, what you want, gender or sexuality, life direction.
- Life transitions. A move, a career change, becoming a parent, a kid leaving home, divorce, retirement.
- Work and burnout. Chronic exhaustion, perfectionism, imposter feelings, the cost of always-on professional life.
- Family-of-origin work. Understanding the patterns you inherited and choosing what to keep.
What to expect in your first few sessions
Free 15-minute consult
A short call to make sure individual therapy is the right fit and to answer any logistical questions. No pressure to book afterward.
Intake session
The first 50-minute session is a structured conversation about what brings you in, your history, and what you are hoping to get out of the work.
Treatment focus
By the third or fourth session, we have a shared sense of what we are working on and why. You are never in the dark about the direction of the work.
Ongoing weekly or biweekly work
Most clients meet weekly at the start. Cadence shifts as the work progresses. We re-evaluate together.
Approaches we draw from
Our clinicians work integratively, drawing from established evidence-based frameworks depending on what each person needs. Common modalities include:
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Working with the relationship between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Particularly useful for anxiety, depression, and patterns of unhelpful self-talk.
Somatic and body-based approaches
Paying attention to what your body is doing — tension, breath, posture, the impulse to move or freeze. The body holds patterns that talk therapy alone cannot fully reach.
Trauma-informed work
For clients working with traumatic experiences, we move at the pace your nervous system can tolerate. This is not exposure-therapy-style retelling; it is careful, titrated work that builds capacity before it builds insight.
Mindfulness and acceptance approaches
Practices for being with what is here, even when what is here is hard. Especially helpful for chronic anxiety, grief, and clients who are tired of fighting their own minds.
Cost and insurance
- Session length
- 50 minutes
- Free consult
- 15 minutes, no charge
- Session fee
- Starting at $150 — please inquire
- Insurance
- Out-of-network — superbills provided
The Therapy Lounge is an out-of-network practice and does not accept insurance directly. We provide superbills you can submit to your insurance for potential out-of-network reimbursement, depending on your plan. Sessions start at $150, and we are happy to walk through the details on your free consult call.
Ready to start?
The first step is a free 15-minute consult call. We will answer your questions, help you figure out which clinician might be the best fit, and walk you through what to expect.
Frequently asked questions
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How do I know if I need individual therapy?
You don’t need a crisis or a diagnosis to start therapy. If something has been weighing on you, if a pattern keeps showing up, or if you simply want a thoughtful person to think with regularly, that is enough reason to begin. The free consult is a low-stakes way to find out if the work would be useful for you.
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How long does individual therapy take?
It depends on what you are working with. Some people come in for focused, shorter-term work around a specific issue and finish in a few months. Others stay longer, doing deeper work over a year or more. We re-evaluate progress with you regularly, so you always know where the work stands.
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Does online therapy actually work?
Yes. Research on telehealth therapy in recent years has shown outcomes comparable to in-person work for most presenting issues. Many clients also find telehealth easier to integrate into their lives, which means they show up more consistently — and consistency is one of the strongest predictors of progress.
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Can I switch between you two if I want a different fit?
Yes. If after a session or two something is not clicking, we will help you transfer to the other clinician or refer you to a colleague we trust. The goal is your care, not our roster.
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What if I have never been to therapy before?
You are not alone — many of our clients are first-timers. The free 15-minute consult is specifically designed to be a low-pressure way to ask questions and feel out whether this is the right step. There is no commitment to book a full session afterward.
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How much does individual therapy cost?
Sessions start at $150. Pricing varies by service and clinician, so the simplest way to get a clear answer is to reach out or ask on your free 15-minute consult call.