If you are struggling with the everyday stressors, anxiety, and/or moods then I am able to help you explore these difficulties and better help you to manage life. I am equipped to assist you to access better tools to thrive from day to day. I have over twenty-four years of licensed counseling experience. I am prepared to assist you in the areas of addiction, mood and anxiety disorders. I am further trained as a Clinical Pastoral Counselor. I am willing and able to address faith and spiritual issues as you would desire. I have worked many years within secular contexts so I will only address these issues as you request. I attempt to be accepting and nonjudgmental towards everyone.
Clients can expect for me to be accepting and non-judgmental. They can expect for me to become their advocate and to permit them to develop the past version of themselves. The client can expect to spend time permitting the counselor to better know them and to communicate the goals that they desire to achieve withing counseling.
My biggest strength is that I have worked in multiple contexts over the course of my career. I worked within the corrections context within the prison, half-way house and jail settings. I worked within the inpatient psychiatric hospital as well as the general hospital Emergency departments. I have 23 years of direct psychiatric outpatient experience. I am trained as a Pastor Care practitioner, in the specialized area of care for people within vocational ministry as well as their family members.
Adults 18-90 Clients that are Open/ Honest/ Willing to change. Clients who are willing to put in the work to improve their lives.
I have 25 years of experience in the provision of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. I use this to assist clients with the tools that permit them to challenge their own distorted thoughts that contribute to their own negative moods as well as counterproductive behavioral choices.