“When we talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary.”- Fred Rogers.
I am a clinical social worker with over 10 years of experience working with youth, adults, and families. I have experience helping clients address a variety of concerns including depression, anxiety, stress, relationship issues, and life transitions. I have also worked with youth and adults who have experienced trauma, grief, and loss.
My approach to counseling is multi-disciplinary and client-centered, to create a welcoming, safe, and non-judgmental space. I work collaboratively with clients to identify concerns, create goals, and work on strategies to meet their goals in therapy. I take an eclectic approach to therapy by drawing from humanistic, cognitive behavioral, solution-focused, and client-centered therapies. I apply mindfulness-based, culturally responsive, and trauma-focused practices to create a tailored plan for clients to meet their goals.
My goal is to empower you to identify your own strengths, address barriers, and move toward healing.
Additional areas of focus: LGBT, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Parenting issues, Anger management, Career difficulties, Compassion fatigue, Adoption and Foster Care, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Cancer, Caregiver issues and stress, Commitment Issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster, Emptiness, Family Problems, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Hospice and End of Life Counseling, Intellectual Disability, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Mood disorders , Multicultural Concerns, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Postpartum Depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-love, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young Adult Issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
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