LCSW, 5 years of experience
I have been a child, adult, and family therapist who has worked with hundreds of clients to address the barriers that negatively impact their lives. I take a collaborative approach that meets my clients where they are to work together to identify what they would like to get out of therapy and the best path to meet those goals. I provide my clients with a variety of tools and skills that they can use between sessions to help them manage their lives and address challenges they face.
In our first session we will work together to identify the areas you want to work on or are struggling with. You can share as much or as little as you feel comfortable disclosing. We will work in partnership to determine the approaches that work best for you and your family if we are doing family sessions. You do not have to know what your ultimate end goal is in our first session. My goal for you is to help you start feeling relief and feeling better by sharing tools and skills that can help you immediately as we continue our work together.
As a clinical therapist I am trained in many different methods to help whether you are a child, teen, adult, couple, or family seeking services. My experience in working with children and families allows me to see patterns of behavior and communication that keep clients/families rooted in a place that no longer works for them. I can help families break those patterns, even if they go back generations, to help them get closer to the happy lives they desire.
I love working with children, adults, and families that are struggling with behaviors or issues that are making their lives more difficult. I work to see the whole picture of where each person is and to help my clients see patterns that are making their lives more difficult. My clients often feel like they are frozen or no longer know what to do or change to feel better. I want to provide an environment where every client feels safe, heard, and understood. If you have reached a place in your life that you are ready to give therapy a try to help find solutions to problems that feel too large, please reach out. I look forward to working with you to achieve your goals.
I have been using a trauma informed approach to therapy for the entirety of my practice. Trauma can impact all areas of our lives and my goal is to collaborate with my clients to help them feel empowered to address their traumas. I also want to help my clients understand how trauma remains in the body and to teach them skills that can ultimately help them learn to feel safe in their own bodies.
I use cognitive behavior therapy to help clients understand how their thoughts, behaviors, and feelings impact each other. Having that understanding can help clients successfully challenge negative thoughts that may lead to feelings of anxiety or depression and avoidant behaviors that make unwanted feelings worse.
I have extensive experience in working with families. In my practice I help family members understand that a family works as a unit and to uncover individual or group behaviors and dynamics within the family that may be adding unwanted stress and how best to address it.