Frequently Asked Questions

I hold both a bachelor's degree in Social Work and a master's degree in Social Work from Arizona State University.  I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the State of Arizona which means that my practice is bound by the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Statutes & Rules  and the NASW Code of Ethics. 

I have formal training as a Certified Clinical Trauma Specialist (CCTS-I) and additional training in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). 

Yes! I see clients in person in Mesa, AZ and by telehealth. 

My office address is 1744 S. Val Vista Drive, Suite 214, Mesa, AZ 85204. 

Cross streets are Baseline and Val Vista in the Dana Park shopping center. 

Ambedo Counseling is an in-network provider with Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna/Evernorth and UHC/Optum.  Ambedo Counseling is out of network for all other insurance plans but is in process of adding additional insurance providers. 

Ongoing Counseling sessions:  $135  (per 50-55 minute session) 

Ambedo Counseling accepts Debit/Credit/HSA. 

Ambedo is a term coined by the author, John Koenig, that means "a kind of melancholic trance in which you become completely absorbed in vivid sensory details, soaking in the experience of being alive—of doing something purely for its own sake." - From The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Learn more here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osrvO9Q3PtI

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