LCSW, 13 years of experience
Thank you for stopping by my page! What you will experience as my client will always be based upon the following: professionalism, care, and experience. I consider effective mental health treatment to be a life-changing experience and it is my goal as your therapist to support you 100% in reaching your goals. My philosophy is this: "I'll always help if you'll always try." I have worked with a wide variety of people, and find that almost all of us can connect as fellow humans. I am currently licensed in North Carolina, West Virginia, Florida, Tennessee, and California, and make my home in beautiful Southern Oregon. PLEASE NOTE THAT I HAVE A FULL-TIME PRACTICE OUTSIDE OF GROW AND IF YOUR FIRST APPOINTMENT CHOICE IS MADE FOR THE FOLLOWING DAY OR 2-3 DAYS AWAY, I WILL LIKELY HAVE TO MOVE IT OUT SEVERAL DAYS. IF YOUR NEED IS MORE EMERGENT, THEN PLEASE ACCESS CARE LOCALLY OR YOU MAY FIND ANOTHER THERAPIST ON GROW THERAPY THAT IS AVAILABLE SOONER. I TRY TO BALANCE HELPING AS MANY AS I CAN WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE CARE. THANK YOU, SAM
A great first session for me involves a little bit about why you are seeking a therapist, and time spent explaining what each of us may expect from each other, and answering any of your questions. For me, a first session is a time for you to decide if you feel safe and comfortable in my "office", and can trust me to help you.:-)
Our workspace will be friendly, non-judgmental, respectful, and open to discussing whatever you feel is relevant to your progress. I continually build my knowledge by taking a rigorous approach to professional development.
I have worked primarily with adults and teenagers in my career, who have struggled with anxiety and depression, family trauma, relationship problems, stress, and more severe mental illnesses. I have also worked many years in addiction treatment and recovery, and have good insight in to what it takes to establish and maintain what I call "story book recovery."
CBT is a cornerstone of mental health treatment, and the forerunner of many newer modalities. Thoughts, feelings, and actions make sense to us all, and these will be the foundations our approach.
I am not a certified DBT therapist, but "teaching" is always a large part of good therapy. :-)
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May 1, 2025
Very helpful suggestions, open minded,direct,great listener, kind,