Therapy Services for Women & Mothers
I offer therapy for women, including mothers, across New York State. I work with women at different life stages — including working mothers, stay-at-home mothers, and women without children — who carry significant emotional, relational, or professional responsibility and want a calm, thoughtful space to slow down and reflect. Some women come to therapy navigating anxiety, burnout, or a meaningful life transition. Others are managing well and want focused support around a specific challenge, greater clarity, or personal growth. Therapy is a space to deepen self-understanding, process what you’re carrying, and develop practical tools so you can feel relief, less weighed down, and happier internally.
You don’t need to carry it all alone.
At a Glance
$200 per 50-minute session (private pay)
Weekday daytime sessions (9am–5pm ET)
NYC-based therapist (virtual across New York State)
Free 15-minute consultation
Approach
My approach is personalized, structured, and thoughtful. I begin with a comprehensive intake to understand your history, concerns, and goals. After the intake, I take time to thoughtfully develop a treatment plan that guides our work and gives therapy a clear sense of direction. I draw from evidence-based approaches, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and EMDR, tailoring our work to your needs and what feels most supportive for you. I prepare for each session by reviewing and summarizing previous sessions, tracking themes and patterns over time, and considering how our work connects to the treatment plan. While sessions are always responsive to what feels most important to you in the moment, I am intentional about helping us stay aligned with your goals so our time together remains focused and meaningful. Sessions offer a steady space to reflect, gain insight, and build clarity and momentum toward meaningful, lasting change.
Stress, Burnout, and Overwhelm
Many women I work with carry significant emotional responsibility - whether that shows up through caregiving, family, life, work, relationships, or the often unseen mental load of daily life. Therapy helps you understand what’s contributing to overwhelm and develop sustainable ways to cope, set boundaries, and regain balance.
This work may support you with:
Ongoing stress and mental fatigue
Burnout from caregiving, work, or emotional labor
Feeling overwhelmed by responsibilities
Difficulty slowing down or resting without guilt.
Anxiety and Depression
Anxiety and depression can show up as constant worry, low mood, irritability, disconnection, or feeling stuck. Therapy provides space to explore these experiences with compassion and develop tools to support emotional stability and well-being.
Common concerns include:
Persistent anxiety or racing thoughts
Depression or low mood
Feeling disconnected from yourself or your life
Emotional numbness or lack of motivation.
Perfectionism and People-Pleasing
Perfectionism and people-pleasing often develop in high-responsibility environments and can quietly contribute to stress, anxiety, and burnout. Therapy helps you explore these patterns, strengthen self-trust, and relate to yourself with more flexibility and compassion.
Therapy may help you:
Reduce self-criticism and pressure
Set healthier boundaries
Build confidence and self-worth
Release unrealistic expectations.
Motherhood and Identity
For many mothers, the challenge isn’t parenting skills — it’s the emotional load, identity shifts, and constant responsibility that come with being relied on so heavily. Therapy focuses on your internal experience: how motherhood intersects with your sense of self, boundaries, relationships, and emotional patterns. This work offers space to reconnect with who you are, not just what you manage.
Support includes:
Emotional load, pressure, and resentment
Identity shifts and self-trust
Boundaries and over-functioning
Relationship changes under responsibility
Reconnecting with personal needs and values.
Relationships and Communication
Relationships can be a source of both connection and stress. Therapy offers space to explore how you relate to others, understand patterns that may show up with family, friends, in dating, relationships, or marriage and build connections that feel more secure, intentional, and aligned with your values and needs.
Focus areas include:
Dating, romantic and non-romantic relationships, and marriage
Attachment patterns and relational dynamics
Family roles and dynamics
Communication, boundaries, and assertiveness
Maintaining connection while staying grounded in your sense of self.
Personal Growth and Life Alignment
Therapy isn’t only for crisis — it’s also a space for reflection, growth, and alignment. Many women seek therapy to better understand themselves, clarify goals, and create a more fulfilling life.
This work supports:
Self-understanding and emotional insight
Personal growth and life transitions
Addressing internal blocks that affect performance, creativity, or confidence
Feeling more grounded, intentional, and aligned
Long-term emotional well-being.
Fees & Payment
My fee is $200 per 50-minute session.
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I maintain a limited number of in-network insurance spots with select commercial plans, including Aetna, Cigna, Optum, UHC, and Carelon. Availability for insurance-based sessions is limited and may vary.
For clients using other insurance plans, I am considered an out-of-network provider. If your plan includes out-of-network mental health benefits, you may be eligible for partial reimbursement. I can provide documentation and use a secure system to help streamline this process.
You’re welcome to reach out if you’d like help understanding your benefits or current availability.
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Step 1: Verify your out-of-network benefits
Before starting therapy, contact your insurance provider and ask the following questions:
“Does my plan cover out-of-network mental health services, including outpatient psychotherapy and telehealth?”
“Do I have an out-of-network deductible? If so, how much has been met?”
“What is the allowed amount and reimbursement rate for CPT code 90837 (individual therapy, 53+ minutes)?”
Once you’ve confirmed your benefits, we’ll guide you through the appropriate billing path—either automatic claim processing or superbills.
We’re also happy to offer a complimentary benefits check by contacting your insurance provider to obtain an estimate of your out-of-network mental health coverage. To do this, we’ll need you to provide your insurance information. While we are glad to assist, we encourage you to contact your insurance provider directly to confirm the estimate—especially regarding telehealth services—as this estimate is not a guarantee of coverage.
Step 2: Pay Only Your Out-of-Pocket Cost
Rather than paying the full session fee up front and waiting for reimbursement, you’ll only be charged what you actually owe based on your insurance plan (e.g., your deductible, coinsurance, or copay). This makes therapy more predictable and financially manageable.
Please note: I cannot accept payment for sessions that have not yet taken place.
Step 3: Insurance Claims Are Handled For You
If your insurance allows, claims will be submitted on your behalf—no paperwork, portals, or phone calls required. You’ll receive timely updates on what’s covered, what’s applied to your deductible, and what you owe. It’s a stress-free way to access your out-of-network benefits without navigating it alone.
Step 4: Submit a Superbill (If Applicable)
If your insurance provider requires you to submit claims yourself, we will provide a superbill—an official, itemized document that includes all the information your insurance company needs to process reimbursement.
Each superbill includes:
Your name, birthdate, and insurance details
My practice and license information
Dates of each session
CPT code (typically 90837 for 53+ minute sessions)
Diagnosis code (required for reimbursement)
Place of service code (telehealth = 10)
Fee charged and total paid
How to Use It:
Each month, you’ll receive a secure email via your Simple Practice portal with your superbill(s) for the previous month.
Review the superbill to ensure all details are accurate.
Submit it to your insurance provider following their instructions (online portal, fax, or mail).
Keep a copy for your records and follow up with your insurer as needed.
Step 5: Complete Your Intake Paperwork
Once you're scheduled, you’ll receive a welcome email from Simple Practice titled “Client Portal.” This secure portal contains all intake forms that must be completed before your first session.
If you have trouble accessing your portal, contact natalie@cushionmentalhealth.com and we’ll help you get set up.
Step 6: Keep Your Information Up to Date
If your insurance or payment information changes, please notify us right away to avoid any billing disruptions. You can update your information by emailing natalie@cushionmentalhealth.com.
