The intro session is a small trailer of what’s possible, a glimpse into the territory we could explore together. Sometimes that first meeting makes it clear we’re not a good fit, or that now isn’t the right season. Other times it sparks a sense that something beautiful could open up if we kept going. Or maybe it takes a few sessions to really know.
And that might bring up some practical questions: how do I engage with you, how much time and resources will this ask of me, what am I really saying yes to, etc. Here’s how I enjoy working.
Building Something Together
We met as strangers. Whatever trust and attunement we felt between us would deepen more with time. As we continue, the explorations tend to get braver and more precise, allowing us to go into the most tangled and tender areas of the mind. That depth, and building that kind of relationship with you, is what I care about and love the most about this work.
Sometimes we’ll be untangling stuck patterns — the fears holding you back, the harsh voice in your head, the things you can’t give up or can’t begin. Other times it’ll be less about solving problems and more about discovering what wants to emerge — leaning into what lights you up and clearing what’s constricting your life force.
I believe our time together can loosen places that have been tight for years, help you embrace the parts that terrify you, and often bring more relief, aliveness, and honest connection. But I can’t give you neat answers about timelines and outcomes right away. Sometimes the changes will come like lightning, a big obvious shift you’ll feel overnight. Sometimes it will be a half-degree turn that quietly rewrites the next three months.
“[…] every time I worked with you, I found a new level of depth to my being, in the sense that, I got to give voice to parts of myself I didn’t even know existed” — Matthew ‘Anansi’ Huff
“[…] It quickly became apparent that *every* session with theo felt like one of those extra-special sessions in “normal” therapy that can take months to work up to – the ones that meaningfully loosen some internal knot or make an unexpected connection.” — Credo
There are low-hanging fruits and there are long arcs. A handful of sessions close together can sometimes unwind a loop you’ve been circling for ages. Other patterns live on season-length timelines and won’t be rushed; they need interstitial time and space for your life to reorganize around what shifts. If you’re in pain, relief matters, and we’ll prioritize making things safer and steadier first.
Time-scoping, in ranges
- Single knot or acute flare (decision fog, meditation plateau, creative block): 1-3 sessions over 2-4 weeks, then reassess.
- Recurring pattern (inner critic loops, insecurities, relational disturbances): 6-18 sessions across 2-6 months, with a mid-cycle review.
- Deep structural shifts (developmental, long-standing distortions): season-length work, often 6-24 months in cycles. We alternate phases of contact and integration so your life can reorganize around what moves.
- Nourishment/maintenance: steady rhythm, usually every 2-4 weeks, when you want ongoing support without a big “project.”
Money & Ways to Work Together
(Last update: Sep ‘25)
I’m asking you to commit something quite tangible (time, attention, dollars) in exchange for something partly intangible (relief, connectedness, aliveness) that, in my bones, I believe is worth it (and worth more than most things that demand your money, though I’m obviously biased).
And naturally, you’ll have your own realities to consider: trade-offs, budget, timing, etc. Also, money can be weird. So if you feel any friction/hesitations around the money aspect, I am happy to have a candid conversation about it. Feel free to bring it up anytime.
Most People Start Here
Ongoing Rhythm
We build a practice and let it breathe between calls. 2+ sessions a month.
Base rate: $180 (₹15k) // Sliding scale: $110–$300 (₹9k–₹25k) per 2-hour session
Spontaneous Drop-ins
A single 2-hour session to feel through what’s alive, get perspective, or unkink a snarl.
Base rate: $200 (₹17k) // Sliding scale: $150–$300 (₹12k–₹25k) per 2-hour session
(The scheduling for these sessions is first come, first serve)
On sliding scale use: Please feel free to choose a rate that feels sustainable. If the lower end of the sliding scale is still out of reach, but you feel a strong resonance with me, please reach out. I reserve a few low-fee spots each month. And if you are resourced to pay above the base rate, I’d appreciate your generosity. It helps me deepen my practice and offer support to those in need.
For Deeper Work
1/3/6-Month Deep Immersions
We create a playfully systematic container that asks both of us to invest more energy, time and presence. You’ll have priority scheduling and support, and we’ll keep the thread of our explorations alive between sessions through texts / voice notes. The intention would be to closely work together to cultivate an ecology of practices and supportive contexts, creating conditions for big shifts.
If you’re curious, let me know and we’ll schedule a 30min conversation to explore this.
Deepening Self-Intimacy
A 1:1 container for learning to hold space for yourself — with more care, creativity, and agency. We meet for three sessions over a month, with continued engagement in between. It’s immersive, collaborative, and shaped by your unique way of being. Less “healing work,” more inner jazz. Playful, rigorous, deeply personal.
Some words from fellow explorers:
- “[…] like spending time with a very knowledgeable and loving best friend”
- “[…] I’ll be able to mine our discussions and supportive materials for further insights for months to come”
- “[…] increased creativity, emotional fluidity, and an increased sense of trust in myself”
- “[…] like a series of mini-psychedelic experiences”
- “[…] he drew on his knowledge and practice to improvise skillfully in each moment.”
- “[…] great balance of knowledge, vulnerability, curiosity, lightness, allowing for your own thing to play out, with great instincts when to offer an insight”
- “[…] my interactions with Theo were always full of care, and I sense that he has a gift for caring”
Read more here: Deepening Self-Intimacy
Longer Sessions and Altered State Explorations
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“Theo is wonderful. He’s a genuine and warm human being who actually cares. And he’s developed that rare expertise—an intuition for what you need to hear, when to push, when to back off.
My 4-hour MDMA session with Theo was expertly guided from start to finish. Even though we worked remotely, he created an incredibly safe container, helping me prepare my physical space and walking me through every aspect of set and setting beforehand. During the session itself, Theo knew when to guide and when to get out of the way. During intense moments, he’d offer just the right prompt to keep me connected to what was happening in my body. When I needed to sit with difficult feelings, he held space without trying to fix anything. And he knew when to cut me off when I started to lose the thread and drift back into my head.”
— Brian
Finding Our Rhythm
We’ll find a rhythm that’s attuned to whatever’s wanting to emerge within you and between us. Sometimes that will look like a deep immersion when there’s a lot wanting to unfold within or when you’re seeking radical shifts. Sometimes it might look like more space between sessions so the work can settle and braid into the rest of your life. Sometimes it’s just a steady rhythm over months, letting intimacy deepen slowly. If it gets overwhelming, we slow down. If it gets too serious, we let in a little mischief.
Also, our engagement won’t be indefinite. One of my personal metrics for success is you not needing me eventually. There’s usually a natural cycle. At some point, we both might feel a natural closure. Or there might be seasons — periods of deep work, then integration, then maybe circling back when something new wants attention. And at any point, we can pause or part ways with ease, if our explorations don’t feel alive for either of us.
What Others Have Experienced
“I find existence hard. My childhood had lots of losses, and my mind is tense in anticipation, scanning for future pain, which is itself an alarming pain, and it all spirals &c &c. I’ve tried many different things to address this. Psychadelics (all kinds), conventional therapy (for years), daily meditation + retreats (for years), thinking a lot (a lot). And all of them helped. But slowly, invisibly, incompletely, dripping well-being on a rough stone. IFS with Theo was my first experience of something demonstrating efficacy *immediately*.
And I was not an easy client. Theo kindly described sessions with me as having “helped him explore his edges”, and that’s being polite and positive. The blunt way of saying it: my mind dodges standard efforts at helping it. I’m a difficult client. And he still taught me IFS with patience and kindness, and it worked. It works still. We did half-a-dozen sessions. They showed me the technique and how to do it myself. My standard day-to-day consciousness now includes IFS, and it’s the first tool I reach for when something goes awry inside. IFS as taught by Theo has gone with me to my MDMA counseling, and did a lot of important load-bearing work there too. Tremendous gratitude!”
— SF
“I was going through the ends of a romantic relationship and regularly feeling despair and hopelessness when I met Theo. During our sessions together, we’d follow whatever thread was alive in my emotional body and–surprise–it usually led to something important… something that I didn’t want to look at. I usually had a big, relieving sob somewhere during our sessions and credit it having a non-trivial impact on my longterm outlook as I healed.
What I liked most about working with Theo were two things. The first was that he was so open and loving. He brought his own mix of modalities to our sessions, but sometimes we’d just talk about concrete next steps or an article with new useful ways of thinking or do a psychedelics-assisted session. I rarely feel this comfortable talking about my feelings with people, especially men, and Theo was embodied such supportive energy.
The second thing was that he was willing to teach me things that I could work with outside our sessions, whether it was repeating the ~IFS/Focusing work on my own or feeling into expressing my anger or noticing when I put myself into an unhealthy victim mindset.”
— Ulysse
“I’d been hoping to try something new after getting fed up with talking my way around my problems in classic talk therapy, and decided to give Theo a shot. It quickly became apparent that *every* session with theo felt like one of those extra-special sessions in “normal” therapy that can take months to work up to – the ones that meaningfully loosen some internal knot or make an unexpected connection. He’s deeply gentle and compassionate, he’s skilled at holding space and pushing just the right amount, and he’s flexible in a way that seems oriented towards actually reducing suffering, increasing joy, and opening up inner worlds. I’ve already recommended him to several friends, especially for anyone interested in digging deeper into self-exploration and how to feel more aliveness. I’m deeply grateful to have found him.
Some side effects:
- theo’s approach has helped my meditation practice deepen – e.g. parts work emerging organically when big feelings come up during practice
- my visual imagination got way stronger and more alive! I never thought of myself as a very visual thinker, but turns out i just hadn’t been practicing
- parts work made me a lot better at communicating in conflict, where previously i’d usually get very foggy and have trouble accessing what i was feeling in the moment
- ngl, I got a bit frustrated with my previous therapists for their highly verbal approaches that kept me limited to what i could access with my more verbal/analytical parts
overall, highly highly recommend giving him a try!”
— Credo
“Over the years I’ve tried many different modalities of therapy and coaching, including IFS with some other practitioners. The truism that the trust between the two people in any modality is the greatest factor in progress has become more obvious to me over these experiences so when I was looking for someone to take me through some major upheavals during and after the pandemic, that intangible quality is what I was looking for. Working with Theo for a couple of sessions felt immediately right. I’ve worked with more “qualified” people who couldn’t hold space as well as Theo, even the challenges of timezone and being remote fell away during our sessions. I feel like his approach of combining IFS, core transformations and other flavours of inner work have resulted in a unique alchemy and have meant I’ve recommended him to multiple friends. I only wish I could have sessions with Theo more regularly, and hope to make that happen when personal circumstances allow!”
— Amir
“I found Theo on Twitter when someone who had worked with him tweeted positively about their experience. I reached out with an unwarranted shyness that was met with warmth, which not only made me comfortable moving forward, but eager. Regarding the sessions themselves, my experience with Theo has been incredible – he’s strikingly good at holding a container that is safe and creative while still fostering a useful focus. My time with Theo has been (and will remain) a crucial complement to other practices, in particular as a device to engage and understand emotional material that otherwise rests unexplored. I recommend that anyone who feels they are ready to explore something new reach out to Theo!”