Hello! My name is Alex and I am a licensed clinical social worker. I believe everyone deserves to thrive in their life and as a social worker it is my role to assist them with addressing any barriers that may be preventing them from thriving. I assist adolescents (12 and up) and adults with identifying these barriers and assist providing tools to address these barriers in a healthy way.
Clients can expect our first session to address any reservations they have and for me to accept their limits.
Having worked in the field for over 5 years I have develop a strength based approach that allows me to engaging with individuals and create methods that make them feel comfortable and safe to continue to work with me.
I have used cbt in a variety of settings (individual and groups) to assist clients in with identifying triggers and how to address them in healthy ways
I have used dbt in a variety of settings (individual and groups) to assist clients with developing their sense of self and assist them with identifying their inner strengths.
I have used motivational interviewing in a variety of settings (individual and family) to assist clients with defining clear goals and assist them to define the changes they can make to reach their goals.
I have worked in crisis intervention for a majority of my career and used solution focused methods to assist individuals and their families to assist with creating stabilization
I have used strength based methods throughout my career to empower clients to thrive