Where is your office?
My virtual Zoom office means that I’m available for you anywhere. I work as a Liberation Guide for people all over the world. When you schedule an appointment, you will get a Zoom link, which becomes our virtual meeting-place. If your time zone is inconsistent with mine (for instance, you live in Asia or Australia), write to me via support@simplyawake.com and I will arrange a special time for you.
For those in my transpersonal psychotherapy practice or returning to that, who want to meet locally, my office is In the United States of America, the state of Pennsylvania and town of Holicong, on Route 202/263 (where they merge for a while) in Holicong, Pennsylvania, behind a group of stores and offices called Buckingham Green. The address is 4936 York Road, Suite 1300 D, Holicong, PA 18928. Geographically it’s about halfway between Doylestown and New Hope, Pennsylvania in the eastern part of the state. I welcome people more than 40 minutes from my office to schedule via Zoom if that is your preference.
If you drive to my office, come into Buckingham Green at the Traffic light, and drive straight back past the row of stores. I’m not in the row of stores you see from the highway, I’m behind it.
If you do it correctly, coming straight back from the traffic light, Silverman Gallery will be on your right, and you’ll see a small building at the back of the back parking lot. (We like privacy, right?!) If you come to the back, right corner of that building and park, you’ll see a door with Simply Awake on it. Come in there and have a seat in the waiting area.
What are your hours?
How long are your sessions?
How much do you charge?
Because I’m emphasizing my role as a Liberation Guide in 2025, I’m offering an introductory hour of that work for $50 to any new student who’d like to see what the experience of working with me is like.
Fees for Liberation Guidance on Zoom or in-person are less than for Transpersonal Therapy and are priced as follows:
Fee for first-time students for an introductory session is $50/hour. I request ongoing clients meet with me a minimum of once per month after the introductory session. I take no notes during these sessions, only recording the actions you’re going to take (a kind of homework).
- *Sliding scale fees for additional sessions of 55-minutes are*:
- $100 per hour with income less than $75,000 per year.
- $125 per hour with income between $75,000 and $100,000 per year.
- $150 per hour with income over $100,000 per year.
- $200 per hour with income over $200,000 per year.
- 90 minute sessions are available for an additional 33% by special arrangement.
Fees for Transpersonal Psychotherapy for existing and continuing clients are as follows:
As of 1/1/25, I have a sliding scale which starts at $100 per hour and rises to $285 per hour depending on the employment and investment income for last year. It doesn’t matter how frequently we meet (every 1, 2, 3 or 4 weeks), the price is the same. Session lengths are 55 minutes.
One-time introductory sessions are also available, with no obligation to continue. All clients who want to continue with ongoing work must attend once per month at the minimum. That’s so I can remember you and where you are in your process. You can discontinue at any time, at your choice or by mutual agreement.
Your fees are:
$100 per session with income less than $39,999 per year.
$110 per session with income of $40,000 to $49,999 per year.
$130 per session with income of $50,000 to $74,999 per year.
$150 per session with income of $75,000 to $99,999 per year.
$185 per session with income of $100,000 to $149,999 per year.
$210 per session with income of $150,000 to $199,999 per year.
$245 per session with income of $200,000 and $249,999 per year.
$285 per session with income over $250,000.
Do you take insurance or not?
As of 3115/2025 I am accepting MEDICARE insurance and supplemental Medicare insurance (except Cigna). I also currently accept three other insurance plans: Aetna, Meritain Health, and CoreSource/Luminaire.
Clients using these insurance policies must attend weekly for 4 weeks, then must attend every other week for another 6 months, and then continue monthly, as long as needed. If you are not using insurance to pay for sessions, I’d ask you to attend 4 sessions within two months, and then we can move to a monthly session. I don’t work with people less frequently than once per month unless they have been clients for a number of years and are just returning for maintenance sessions.
You must check with your insurance company (I have no staff) to see what your deductible is, if any, and what your session copay is. Some policies require you to pay the entire fee of $110.21 (the policies above, except Medicare) until you meet your deductible, then you can pay the smaller copay. Others don’t require any deductible. Since every person’s policy is different, as stated above, please call the company and ask them.
I bill electronically for the balance due after you’ve paid the copay or deductible. The most convenient way to pay the deductible or copay is at the time you book the appointment via my website. See the “Book Now” tab for details.
How do I set up an appointment?
Please call me at 267-454-8034 to have a brief chat on the phone.
Then you can go to this link to set up a therapy session: https://www.simplyawake.com/product/individual-therapy/
where you can choose the date and time of your first (and any future) appointment and pay the private pay fee or insurance co-pay to book that.
If you’re a spiritual mentoring client, use this link instead:
https://www.simplyawake.com/product/individual-spiritual-mentoring/
What is your cancellation policy?
Give me 24 hours’ notice to cancel or reschedule an appointment. Without that notice, you will be charged the full appointment fee (that means if you have insurance, what the total would be if insurance pays me plus what you pay me for the copay). If you are able to reschedule within the same week, I will waive any cancellation fee. Otherwise the policy stands.
There are three exceptions: you are suddenly ill and incapacitated, there is a family emergency, or there is a death in the family. Inclement weather issues can be settled by doing sessions online, otherwise the above cancellation fees apply.
What age ranges do you work with?
Do you work with women, men, or couples?
I work with individual men and women. I only work with couples if both are on a Liberation path and want to sit in together, to defray the cost of a session and split it two ways.
What do you actually do in sessions with clients?
I ask a lot of questions, not just ‘How do you feel?’ I teach mindfulness, meditation, breathwork for relaxation, how to notice and talk about feelings, reframing history, challenging your thoughts, and many other things. There’s a lot of dialog, and I offer emotional and practical suggestions. New clients as of 1/1/25 are all working with me as a Liberation Guide, for spiritual awakening and eventual liberation. I do still welcome former and current psychotherapy clients, however. My commitment is to work with that latter group; as long as they need me.
Information about my work as a Liberation Guide is here.
One-on-One Liberation Sessions on Zoom or In-Office:
Fee for first-time students for an introductory session is $50/hour.
If you’re looking for direction on how to awaken in this lifetime, I can help with the two essentials: your connection to the Divine and your ability to be effectively human.
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A sliding scale is available after the first session. It’s less expensive than the transpersonal psychotherapy work that I’ve traditionally done. See below*.
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If you want to continue after the introductory session, please plan and budget to come monthly.
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No notes will be taken.
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Insurance is not accepted for this service.
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We’ll start or end with 5-minutes or more of meditation, your choice.
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One email interaction is available for free between visits. Please limit it to about 10-minutes worth of answers to your questions.
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*Sliding scale fees are*:
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$100 per hour session with income less than $75,000 per year.
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$125 per hour session with income between $75 and $100,000 per year.
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$150 per hour session with income over $100,000 per year.
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90 minute sessions are available for an additional 33% by special arrangement.
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Do your clients receive assignments between sessions?
Just talking about your distress doesn’t change it, though it’s a relief to tell someone, finally. Whatever we talk about in a session is used to create some suggested action or practice at home.
What modalities do you use?
I use psychodynamic psychotherapy (looking at how your history has affected your current behavioral and emotional life), Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy to help you learn to challenge untruthful thoughts and the distress they cause, some very basic Somatic Experiencing, mindfulness practice, and meditation. For transpersonal therapy, I take notes. For Liberation Guidance, I take no notes.
I also use the therapeutic lens of “What happened to you?” instead of “What’s wrong with you?” This lens moves everything from stigma and judgment to understanding and compassion.
What’s your professional training and experience?
Oh, gadzooks, go look at my ‘About’ page. I don’t want to repeat all of that here. I’m 68 years old, have 30 years of experience working directly in a healing capacity, and 23 years as a therapist.
What else does a client need to know to make the most out of working with you?
Although it might be scary to walk into my office for the first time, you’ll discover that it’s worth it. Your life will change for the better as much as you’re willing to work at it.
Also, I ask clients to make a commitment to themselves, to show up in the office or online regularly, to be respectful, to challenge me if I get you ‘wrong,’ and to keep going even when it’s emotionally tough.
I’m here to create a team of two with you to help you get through the tough times. I even offer emergency phone calls of up to 10 minutes for free if there’s a real crisis.
What does the office look like?
The office is large, has two sofas, two chairs, and lots of colorful sparkly Indian tapestries on the wall in case you get tired of looking at me!
Tea is always available in cool weather and cool water in warm weather.
What do I have to wear to therapy?
Wear comfortable clothing but not your pajamas and slippers. Keep those for home.
I’ll be dressed professionally but will be wearing sandals as soon as it’s warm enough. I hate shoes.
Do you have a therapy dog or cat?
What are your clients’ professions? Can you speak my language?
I work with entrepreneurs, real estate developers, PhDs, plumbers, carpenters, electricians, painters, scientists, computer geeks, nurses, doctors, other therapists, and almost any other profession you can think of. I’ve had no trouble relating to and helping anyone in any profession, and can adapt to the way you use language. That’s part of the fun of working with many different clients!
Are you all ‘woo woo’ or ‘new age spiritual?’
I’ve been pursuing spiritual transformation since I was 15. That’s 54 years now. While there is plenty of background in the mystical and esoteric, I only use it in our work if you’re comfortable with those topics and want to know more. I’ve studied Judaism, evangelical Christianity, Yoga, Hinduism, and some Buddhism and would describe my spiritual identity as “awake.” As a Liberation Guide, I can work with you even if you only want to use language like “this is the function of the left brain, and this is the function of the right brain (where all the spiritual goodies are).