Frequently Asked Questions

Dr. Munson takes a holistic approach to mental health treatment and personal growth. She uses evidence-based treatments that emphasize the mind-body connection and support good lifestyle habits, like sleep, social connection, and stress management.

Evidence-based treatments include mindfulness-based cognitive-behavioral therapies (CBT), Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Lifestyle Medicine.

Commonly treated concerns include relationship issues, life adjustment and stress, anxiety, and behavior change.

Learn more about services here.

Evidence-based therapy is offered for a variety of mental health concerns and issues. Commonly treated concerns include:

• Anxiety, mood, and adjustment disorders

• Relationship issues

• Life changes

• Personal growth

• You may find a complete list on the services page.

You may request an informational phone consultation to see if Dr. Munson may be right for your needs.

Online therapy is offered throughout California and Florida and in person therapy is offered in Brentwood, California.

In person sessions are held at Wellpeople Integrative Healing Center in Brentwood, California. Wellpeople is a space of independently practicing practitioners.

A limited number of walk and talk therapy appointments on the beach may also be available. There can be many benefits to having sessions in nature such as improved perspective and decreased anxiety.

You may request a session here.

At Wellpeople, Dr. Munson works alongside other independently practicing professionals. While the professionals share an office space, Dr. Munson is completely independent in providing clinical services. Her professional records are separately maintained and no other professional at Wellpeople can have access to them without a client’s specific, written permission.

Therapy is a special time dedicated to you and your needs; a place where you may receive support and work toward improving behaviors, beliefs, emotions, and quality of life.

Therapy may help you:

• Strengthen relationships

• Decrease anxiety

• Get through a difficult period of change

• Increase positive habits

• Modify ways of thinking to be more helpful

• Set boundaries

• Feel more engaged with life

• Improve communication, or

• Personally grow

Confidentiality is essential to the therapeutic process. In general, the privacy of communications between a client and a psychologist is protected by law and information can only be released with written permission. But there are some exceptions.

Limitations to confidentiality are discussed in greater detail at the start of therapy so that you have an opportunity to have your questions answered and provide consent to proceed with treatment.

You are encouraged to show up in a way that allows you to be present and engage in the session. For some, this may mean preparing a cup of tea or having your pet nearby during an online session. For others, it may feel best to have a place to go and hold sessions in-person.

Finding the right therapist is important. Someone you have good rapport with is one thing to be on the lookout for. Having good rapport in the therapeutic relationship can provide a foundation for the trust, understanding, and sense of safety that is needed to do meaningful therapeutic work.

Therapy is intended to support you in achieving your goals and making the changes you desire in life. So, the length of treatment is unique to you and your needs.

Sometimes people come to therapy and achieve what they originally had intended, but choose to continue in therapy to pursue other areas. Others may achieve their initial goals and be eager to implement changes on their own, without the support of ongoing therapy.

Therapy with Dr. Munson is most often held once per week. Meeting less frequently may be appropriate if working to maintain changes that have already been made.

Dr. Munson is out-of-network with all insurance carriers. This means that you are responsible for payment of the full session fee at the end of each session.

If you would like, Dr. Munson may provide you with a superbill which can be submitted to your insurance carrier. Depending on your coverage, your carrier may reimburse you for a portion of the session fee.

You are encouraged to check with your insurance carrier to learn more about your coverage for mental health services, if any.

Please contact Dr. Munson to learn more about session fees.

You may schedule a free 15-minute informational consultation here.

Yes, a superbill can be provided.