FAQ

The absolute fastest way to me and get an answer to this question is by emailing aaron@digcounseling.com.

Dig Counseling offers both in-person and teletherapy sessions. All sessions are by appointment only.

Monday — 10 am – 7 pm
Tuesday — 10 am – 5 pm
Wednesday — 10 am – 7 pm
Thursday — 10 am – 7pm

Hours may vary. We are always closed on weekends.

Additional closings may occur on or around Memorial Day, Juneteenth, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, winter holidays, and periodically for personal vacations or appointments.

A typical therapy session lasts 45-50 minutes.

I can meet with you as often as you would like to meet and as our schedules allow. Most clients opt for once a week or once every two weeks.

I require a minimum of 24-hours’ notice if you are not going to be able to make it to a session for any reason unless you have a legitimate illness (please don’t come to my office sick). Otherwise, you will be charged the full fee of the scheduled session.

This policy is not intended as a punishment. It is, in fact, intended to protect my time and income. Since this is the way that I make a living and/or provide for my families, I need to make sure that my time can generate the income we need. When you complete the intake paperwork, you sign an acknowledgement that indicates you understand this policy.

No, I am not a doctor. I am not qualified to medication. You are welcome to call me by Aaron.

I see adults (18+) with a variety of concerns for including anxiety, depression, ADHD, grief, OCD, trauma, relationship concerns, and many more.

Several of my clients are part of the LGBTQ+ community and I consider myself your ally. I don’t pretend to know everything about anyone’s experience of the world and will always do my best to understand you so that I can be as helpful as possible. I am a straight, white, CIS gender male using the pronouns he and him. 

The first thing that happens is that I will listen as you tell your story. Your story and present concerns are the foundation for our work together. We will identify your goals and begin to work on the most immediate needs. I use several different approaches and will be happy to tell you my thoughts and theories of what is happening for you as well as offer some tools and practices to incorporate in order to improve your life satisfaction.

I do not bring any specific religious perspective to my work as a therapist. At the same time, I am not anti-religious. I see value in the belief systems of others as they create a sense of hope and meaning. I am happy to help you incorporate your value system into the work we do together. Feel free to ask more specific questions during your consultation or first session with your therapist.

My main approaches include psychodynamic therapy, aspects of psychoanalysis, person centered therapy, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), aspects of Internal Family Systems (IFS), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). The approach I use largely depends on your presenting need.

Sometimes, I might show you something that I want you to try outside of our time together. This might include things like writing/journaling, mindfulness exercises, or exposure experiences. Of course, what you do outside of our sessions is up to you. The more of those kinds of things you are willing to try, the more we will learn how and if they help you. From there, we can hone in on the practices that work best for you.

I won’t make you do anything you don’t want to do or feel you can’t do.

That said, diet and exercise greatly affect your mental health. So I will encourage you to manage these aspects of your life appropriately in consultation with any medical professionals that need to be involved.

Insurance companies require a diagnosis in order for you to get reimbursement. So, if you are making insurance claims, then the answer is yes, you will receive a diagnosis that will become a part of your medical record and history. I am always happy to discuss what the diagnosis is before it is submitted it to your insurance. Personally, I am hesitant to get insurance companies involved in my mental health care if I can avoid it. However, that leaves us as individuals with the bill. It may be a complicated conversation, and I am happy to engage it with you. 

Yes, probably.

I can make no promises one way or the other about whether you’ll shed a tear or two. I hope to help you explore the full range of feelings related to your concerns. Part of the way that happens is by helping you to engage these emotions by creating a safe space for you to explore difficult feelings. Sometimes that means you might cry. Other times, we might laugh together (often I hope). Both happen regularly, and both have their purpose in our work.

I find that the people who work hardest tend to both cry and laugh. Vulnerability is an important aspect of the counseling process. The most successful clients embrace it early on in our work.

This is a safe space and I want you to be able to express yourself. While yelling may accomplish that, I appreciate a fair warning if that’s what you feel you need to do so that I can help you either express yourself in other ways or find a better space to experience the emotion, if possible. There are also other sessions going on in the building and I do not want to disturb the work of others or cause others to feel concern about is happening in my office if we can help it.

Also, please don’t yell at me. That would be unacceptable.

Hell yes. From my perspective, even profanity serves a purpose of expression. You will also notice that I may use profanity at times and without apology. It is not my intent to offend individuals who do not appreciate a good profanity filled rant. However, if you’re highly offended by words that parts of our culture deem to be bad, we probably won’t get along very well. These are just words that are used to express a feeling.

Fuck yes. It’s just another word.

There seems to be a sense of mystery about what therapists do between sessions. Generally, the list of things we try to do is fairly short albeit sometimes complicated. So allow me to demystify it for you:

1. Take notes about what just happened in the last session. This allows me to remember where our work is going for the next appointment.
2. Check notes about the next person I am going to see and preparing whatever work we are going to be doing together.
3. Take deep breaths and recenter myself. Stretch and move. Sometimes this work can be rather intense. A moment to breath can be helpful especially if you are well practiced at it.
4. Less interesting things like grabbing a cup of coffee, shoving food in my face, or running to the bathroom may also get squeezed into that time.

There is a Facebook page for Dig Counseling Services that is not very frequently maintained. The same is true of my Instagram and Twitter – his handle for both is @aaronjboggslpc. You are welcome to follow those professional profiles and cross your fingers that there will update them someday. 🙂

As a professional boundary, I will not connect with you on my personal social media accounts or other accounts that may divulge personal information. This is to maintain the confidentiality of your information and protect my loved ones and personal life as well.

I am a child of the 90’s grunge era and listens to anything Chris Cornell created. But I listen to all types of music including metal, indie, jazz, folk and a little bluegrass. I am a musician myself and you will see various musical instruments come in and out of the office from time to time. My current musical obsessions are a band from Mexico called The Warning and an artist named Poppy. This year I have gone to 4 concerns to see these bands: Sugar (a SOAD tribute band, iykyk), Carbon Leaf, Poppy (with Thousand Below and Landmvrk as openers), and Death Cab for Cutie (with Japanese Breakfast opening). I don’t have tickets to any more yet, but I’m always up for a good live show. 

If you suggest some to listen to, I will probably check it out at some point and I might even become a fan.

Yes, lots! And I am sure it will come up in our sessions. Shows can be very helpful metaphors for clients. Chances are I’m  watching the same things you’re watching!