Apply

This is an application,
not a booking.

The questions below are not intake formalities. They are the beginning of the work. How you answer them — the honesty, the precision, the willingness to name uncomfortable things — tells me more than a discovery call ever could.

Before you apply

A strong application comes from someone who:

  • —Is functioning well and wants to function better
  • —Has tried conventional approaches and found them insufficient
  • —Wants their assumptions challenged, not confirmed
  • —Can articulate what they actually want clearly
  • —Is willing to be wrong about themselves

This is not a fit if you are:

  • —Primarily seeking therapeutic support
  • —Looking for validation or encouragement
  • —Unwilling to have core beliefs examined
  • —Currently under psychiatric care (refer to your provider)

Not therapy. Dialectical Inquiry is a private advisory practice, not a mental health service. If your primary need is therapeutic, please seek a licensed mental health professional. If you are working with one, note it in the form.

The Application

Not your presenting complaint. Your actual problem, as best you can identify it.

Be specific. What approaches, what duration, what results.

The thing you know but would prefer not to examine too closely.

This question is deliberate. The quality of your answer here matters more than you might expect.

Specific and honest. Not aspirational language — actual outcomes.

Discovery Session

If your application is accepted, you will be asked to pay for the discovery session before it is scheduled. This is not a free consultation. The fee filters for serious applicants and compensates for the time spent on the application review regardless of outcome.