FAQ

My virtual Zoom office means that I’m available for you anywhere. I work as a coach, and/or a guide to spiritual liberation 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 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.

Sessions are 55 minutes long, unlike the usual therapist who works for 45-50 minutes per session. I only see five clients per day, so I can do these longer sessions.

Fees for clients are as follows:  

I am accepting new insurance clients from 9/21/25 through 11/21/25. Please note that although I do accept Medicare, I do NOT accept Medicaid (including as primary OR secondary insurance). Fees vary according to the copay your contract allows, whether you have met your deductible, and other factors.  Please check with your insurance company. I have no staff, so I don’t check for benefits. You are responsible for paying the bill, if the insurance company doesn’t pay it. Insurance also doesn’t pay if you “no show” or don’t attend an appointment and haven’t canceled with 24 hours’ advance notice.

I am accepting private pay clients, too. I have a sliding scale based on total income for 2024. $100 is the lowest rate per session. Session lengths are 55 minutes. All therapy clients must attend a minimum of two sessions per month. Those looking for life coaching, or spiritual mentoring and direction must attend once per month.

Your private pay/sliding scale fees are:

• $100 per session with income less than $49,999 per year.
• $125 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.
• $175 per session with income of $100,000 to $149,999 per year.
• $200 per session with income of $150,000 to $199,999 per year.
• $250 per session with income of $200,000 and over.

One-time introductory sessions are also available with the usual fee, with no obligation to continue. All psychotherapy clients who want to continue with ongoing work must attend weekly for four weeks and then at least biweekly until major issues are resolved. 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. 

I am accepting new insurance clients from 9/21/25 through 11/21/25. Please note that although I do accept Medicare, I do NOT accept Medicaid for any reason (as primary OR secondary insurer).

I am accepting private pay clients, too. I have a sliding scale based on total income for 2024. $100 is the lowest rate per session. Session lengths are 55 minutes. All therapy clients must attend a minimum of two sessions per month. Those looking for life coaching, or spiritual mentoring and direction must attend once per month.

Your private pay/sliding scale fees are:

• $100 per session with income less than $49,999 per year.
• $125 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.
• $175 per session with income of $100,000 to $149,999 per year.
• $200 per session with income of $150,000 to $199,999 per year.
• $250 per session with income of $200,000 and over.

Clients using these insurance policies must attend weekly for 4 weeks, then must attend every other week until the major issues are resolved. We then generally move sessions to once per month.  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.

If you are an existing client, 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 $121.23 (the policies above, except Medicare) until you meet your deductible, then you can pay the smaller copay. Since every person’s policy is different, as stated above, please call the company and ask them.

If you are an existing client using insurance, I bill electronically for the balance due after you’ve paid the copay or deductible. Please pay the deductible or copay at the time you book the appointment via my website. See the “Book Now” tab for details.

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/

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.

I work with individual men and women. I don’t work with couples.

I ask a lot of questions, not just ‘How do you feel?’ I teach mindfulness, meditation, breathwork for relaxation, how to pay attention to your body, 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. My commitment is to work with you for as long as you need me, unless we determine you need specialty care in an area in which I’m not an expert..

I offer suggested assignments at the end of sessions to carry the work out of the office and into your life.
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.

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.

Oh, gadzooks, go look at my ‘About’ page. I don’t want to repeat all of that here. I’m 70 years old, have 32 years of experience working directly in a healing capacity, and 25 years as a therapist.

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.

The office is comfortable, with armchairs a coffee table and side tables, like a small living room. 

Tea is always available in cool weather and cool water in warm weather.

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.

I love both dogs and cats and, until recently, had a wonderful dog named Maya. Unfortunately, since people have allergies, I don’t have pets in the office.

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! Unfortunately, my high school and college French has grown rusty, so I only speak English.

I’ve been pursuing spiritual transformation since I was 15. That’s 55 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.”