Frequently Asked Questions

Fees

I charge $250 a session.

I meet with individuals for a free introductory 25-minute visit.

I provide a sliding scale for those who want to come 2x or more a week, and on a case-by-case basis.

Payment

I accept cash, checks, PayPal, Venmo, and Zelle.

Using Your Insurance

I am an out-of-network provider. Check with your insurance regarding your out-of-network ourpatient mental health benefits.

Reimbursements are typically delivered within 2+ weeks of submission once your deductible has been met

How often do we meet?

Meaningful growth requires consistency. For that reason.

I have a policy that we meet at least once a week.

Where do we meet?

My office is in the Madison Square Park area, and I’m available via Zoom.

When?

If you would like to find a time to schedule, click here, or email me at caleb@calebadodson.com.

What’s my philosophy?

I work from a depth therapy perspective because I believe cognitive and behavioral approaches do not fully get at the heart of what it means to be a person. My work is informed by Humanistic, Existential, and Contemporary Psychoanalytic traditions, but therapy is ultimately less about theory than it is about relationship. Much of what troubles us lives within our relationships, our histories, our emotional lives, and our attempts to make sense of being alive. Rather than focusing solely on symptom relief or insight, I view therapy as an opportunity to have a new experience with another person - one that can gradually reshape how you understand yourself, relate to others, and move through the world. I often say that I do “the Caleb thing" because it is through who we are as people, rather than a curated image or technique, that the most meaningful work takes place.

What is Psychotherapy?

Most folks feel a sense of disconnection, as if they're not part of their own internal world. At its most fundamental basis, psychotherapy is a conversation between two people and an ensuing experience that, over time, makes you feel more connected to yourself - that is, your moment-to-moment lived experience of life. This is the process of reconnecting with ourselves after we were once disconnected. Psychotherapy finds its depth and power in the spontaneity, transparency, and consistency of the two of us working together to understand where you're coming from. where you're headed, and what you're experiencing here and now. From this place of connection to your-self, your moment-to-moment lived experience, you begin to know how to live your life in a more full-filling direction.

What’s the goal?

The goal is not simply symptom reduction, but helping you reconnect with yourself. As we engage more fully with lived experience, growth tends to follow naturally. In that process, symptoms often lessen-not because we targeted them directly, but because we have become more fully engaged with life itself.