LPCC, 8 years of experience
My goal is to help the clients I work with overcome the perceived and real challenges they confront in their lives. I approach each new client as a unique human being with their own strengths and challenges, and strive to collaborate in moving forward in their lives. As a psychotherapist, I tend to be direct and upfront in my approach - relying heavily on psycho-education and my clinical experience to help clients develop new ways of seeing, understanding, and coping with their circumstances. I'm a hopeful therapist who believes in the process of therapy and the ability for us as human beings to continue to develop and continually renew ourselves as we move through life. I truly enjoy the work as a therapist and find it to be an honor to share in a client's experience. I work with most presentations within mental health including anxiety and anxiety disorders, depression, bipolar disorder, relationship and coupling challenges, parenting stress and challenges, OCD, and many others.
First sessions are a good chance to meet each other and discuss what brings someone in for counseling.
I mostly utilize the "person of the therapist" and the relationship formed in therapy between therapist and client. I see myself on an equal footing with my clients and approach therapy this way - while also bringing the training an clinical experience as a clinician to provide further information and understanding as to the human condition, relationship dynamics, intra-personal dynamics, mental health diagnosis and treatment, and instilling wellness.
My specialty is in fielding a multitude of clinical presentations and helping clients parse out next steps and possibilities. We can often feel stuck, and even more so when we've been through the mental health and medical systems with its often disconnected nature. While I don't over-rely on diagnosis, I find that having an accurate diagnosis and understanding of the client's overall presentation often informs a more precise understanding and "treatment", either by clinical means such as within therapy and utilizing medications (when necessary or advantageous) and/or by the client's development and insights.
Adult (18+) Individuals (Unfortunately, I do NOT currently work with couples)