GETTING STARTED

It all starts with making a connection. Whether you are interested in inquiring about or scheduling an appointment for counseling or sex therapy, a training event, or learning more about our advocacy efforts and related events, the first step is to get connected.

We also invite you to learn more about what we do by exploring our services.

CONSULTING & SEX THERAPY

People who are interested in counseling services can expect the following process:

  1. Make contact.

  2. Agree on a mutually convenient time for a free, confidential conversation on the phone with Kate for 10-15 minutes. During this time, you can ask any questions you have and share any relevant reasons, needs, and/or goals you would like Kate to know. You do not need to prepare anything in advance. You only need to connect with us to book an introductory appointment.

  3. Schedule directly with Kate when you are ready to book an appointment. Appointments are generally 50 minutes long. Extended sessions are available. Fees are prorated for additional time. Kate sees counseling clients at a nonprofit, Shine a Light Counseling Center, which uses a sliding scale. Fees start at $40 for a 50 minute session.

  4. Fill out intake forms that will be emailed to you in advance. If you do not receive the email, do not have time to compete the document prior to you appointment, or find the online forms to be inaccessible, please let us know. Accommodations are always available. With advance notice, we can arrange for you to come in early for your appointment and finish the paperwork in the office.

  5. Welcome! Your first session will either be in Kate’s accessible office at Shine a Light Counseling Center in Monterey, or in some cases, such as professional consultation, the appointment will occur online via a HIPAA complient zoom link. In either case, you will come to the office or virtual space at the time you chose with Kate. The first session involves some additional paperwork that both you and Kate will sign together. The purpose of this paperwork is to insure that Kate provides information about the counseling and sex therapy process and to give you time to ask any questions.

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TRAINING

Getting started with booking a training event is simple. Please click here to connect with us Kate or Manny will be glad to respond to you shortly.

ADVOCACY

We participate in a variety of advocacy efforts. If you are interested in learning more about the organizations that we partner with or would like to book us for an event, podcast, webinar, YouTube broadcast, please click here to connect with us and we will be glad to respond to you shortly.