LPC, 20 years of experience
I hold a master’s degree in Clinical Counseling from Bellevue University and am a proud veteran of the United States Army. With over 20 years of experience, I have dedicated my career to helping people navigate life's challenges. I am intimately familiar with pain, trauma, hardship, broken homes, and fractured relationships. My approach is diverse and tailored to each client's unique needs. Together, we will work through your issues until we find a resolution.
The initial session aims to gently introduce the client to the therapeutic environment, fostering a sense of comfort and familiarity while beginning to establish a strong therapeutic relationship. The goal is to make acquaintances and start building trust from the outset.
With my extensive experience, I have developed into a highly attentive listener. The combination of my personal life experiences and formal education has consistently proven to be highly effective in achieving positive outcomes.
I specialize in supporting clients who are dealing with depression, anxiety, trauma, and relationship issues. My mission is to guide you through challenging situations and experiences by providing you with the skills to cope effectively, the tools to develop inner strength, and the means to build self-worth and improve self-esteem, all while helping you understand yourself and your mental health better.
I have over 20 years of experience helping people mitigate life’s challenges. I understand pain trauma, hardship, broken homes, and broken relationships. I use a diverse approach based on each client’s individual needs. Cognitive Behavior Therapy CBT is a very effective tool to help with depression anxiety and other mental challenges; helping you to develop self-awareness and understanding your worldview and how that helps to shape you. Overall, I possess working knowledge of family systems and their impact on mental health within the family. My treatment approach includes Existential Therapy, Client-Centered, Trauma-focused, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, mindfulness, person-centered as well as utilizing techniques from Dialectical Behavior Therapy. My goal is to enhance the mental wellness of people who are experiencing varying levels of difficulties due to life situations or mental health concerns. I assist you in working through life’s challenges by equipping you with relevant skills to cope with unpleasant experiences, develop inner strength, build self-worth, and improve self-esteem, understand you and your mental health. Some areas of focus include, mood disorders, relationship issues, depression, anxiety, self-care…