REFERRALS
When Making a Referral
I welcome referrals from colleagues whose patients or clients need attention to the psychological and emotional dimensions of serious or complex medical situations. The kind of referral that makes sense depends on whether you're a medical provider or a therapist — see below. Feel free to give my contact details to your patient or reach out to discuss.
REFERRALS
For Referring Medical Providers
I'm a useful referral for patients whose mental health or emotional adjustment is shaped by a serious medical situation — and who benefit from a clinician who can hold both the medical and the psychological in the same conversation. As a nurse practitioner, I can prescribe and manage supportive medications, interpret labs and tests, and translate medical information so your patient understands their own care. My practice complements yours; I refer back for anything outside my lane.
I also work with couples whose relationships are being tested by a serious illness.
Patient populations I work with:
Cancer — adjustment to diagnosis, navigating treatment, and long-term survivorship. Twenty years inside cancer care, including a decade in psycho-oncology at Stanford.
Dementia and neurological diagnoses — patients processing a new diagnosis, families adjusting to a loved one's decline, caregivers carrying the load. I focus on the psychological and emotional dimension; cognitive workup stays with you.
Hereditary disease risk — patients carrying BRCA, Lynch, APOE, or other significant genetic findings, working through what results mean for their lives and medical decisions. Emotional and decision-making support; genetic interpretation stays with you or the genetic counselor.
Chronic and serious illness — the mental health impact of complex diabetes, autoimmune disease, post-stroke or post-cardiac recovery, fertility challenges, menopause, and other medical transitions.
With the patient's consent (obtained at intake), I communicate directly with you and the rest of the care team.
REFERRALS
For Referring Therapists
If you have a client whose care could benefit from psychiatric medication, or whose medical questions sit outside your scope, there are two specific ways I can help — both structured so you keep your therapeutic relationship intact.
Medication management for your clients. I'm glad to see your client for evaluation and ongoing medication management while their therapy continues with you. This is what most of my therapist referrals look like. I don't provide individual psychotherapy to clients I see in my NP practice; that work stays with you. We coordinate as a treatment team, with the client's consent.
Couples therapy. If your individual client is in a struggling relationship and you don't see couples, I welcome referrals into my couples practice. I provide Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and other evidence-based couples work, kept clearly separate from your individual therapy.
I take the boundary around your existing therapeutic relationship seriously. If your client is in crisis, in transition, or needs something I'm not the right fit for, I'll say so and refer back rather than absorb.
Have a patient or client in mind?
I’m happy to consult briefly before a formal referral if it would help you determine fit.