Hi! I'm Corinne, and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and a graduate of the La Salle University Masters of the Arts in Professional Clinical Counseling. I specialized in Addiction treatment. I have been working in mental health for almost ten years, and have been doing Clinical Counseling for more than five.

I work with adults, in individual, couples, and group formats, on a wide array of concerns. Addiction or substance abuse, trauma, depression, relationship problems, LGBTQ concerns, anxiety, women’s issues, and grief are examples of the areas I have experience treating.

My clinical approach hinges on a trauma informed model with motivational interviewing techniques. This allows me to utilize a tailored approach for each person with whom I work.  I cannot help but use humor regularly and hope this helps create a comfortable environment to encounter some hard truths in our sessions.

The practicals

The process of counseling

I am not currently taking new clients, however when I am, my office is at 325 E Bayview Blvd. Ste. 207, Norfolk, VA, easily accessible from a variety of highways, the beach, and the naval base.

My hourly rate is $75/hour for individuals and $100/ hour for couples. I only take that cash rate and will assist you in getting reimbursed by your insurance company. Ask for details when you call.

I look forward to creating a Recovery group.  Recovery groups are an hour and a half long and cost $75/group. They are held on a weekly basis and it is very important that one attends every week.

Clinical Supervision will be offered in October and is $100/hour for individual and $150/two hour group

First things first: meet with you new counselor in a session! Get to know their style and a feel for their way of being.  See if it's a good fit. Then assess the appropriate frequency of meetings FOR YOU.

​My aim is to put myself out of business (don’t tell my accountant). I want you not to need me anymore! So we start with more frequent sessions and decrease gradually until you feel confident you’re ready to graduate.  Have an idea of how you would like to approach your treatment when you meet with your clinician.  How often would you like to meet?  What are your major concerns?

If you are attending group for addiction recovery, you will also be encouraged to meet individually with myself or a counselor with whom you already have a relationship.

Why would anyone choose not to use insurance?

The quick answer: efficiency and privacy. 

The long answer: It takes a long time for a clinician to get reimbursed by an insurance company. So long, in fact, that I would spend the majority of my week on the phone rather than working with clients and that would cause me to have to raise my hourly rates to make up for that time.  Insurance companies also require a diagnosis for each client in order to reimburse the service so a clinician is required to apply a label to every client, even if a pathological diagnosis is not entirely appropriate.  Using insurance also means that the clinician has to share information with the insurance company about why the clinician came to that diagnostic conclusion, session frequency, relapse, prognosis, etc.  Rather than go through all of that, I maintain credentialing with licensure boards in Virginia and Pennsylvania, and work with you to communicate with your insurance company and get at least partially reimbursed while keeping a more reasonable hourly rate.  

Contact your insurance company to check what their policy is for reimbursing you directly and I will work with you to accommodate!