LCSW, 20 years of experience
I have 19 years of experience as a therapist and social worker. I use a strengths-based, client-centered approach and I believe psychotherapy is an effective tool in helping people overcome fears, anxiety, depression, and maladaptive patterns and behaviors. I strive to help clients tap into strengths they didn't know they had and form positive relationships.
In our first session together, I conduct some intake questions to gather family history, health concerns, and mental health treatment history. Then we address what brings you to therapy and what outcomes you hope to achieve in working together. I formulate a treatment plan and we set a treatment schedule to begin the work.
Some of my greatest strengths are teaching coping skills to reduce anxiety and depression and helping you examine patterns throughout your lifetime of old behaviors that no longer serve you. You can expect to receive support during life transitions and discover strengths you did not know lie inside you. I'm here to help you become your best version of yourself.
I enjoy working with both men and women undergoing life transitions such as starting out in new careers and relationships. I most enjoy working to help couples develop positive communication and to work through relationship difficulties. I have helped families improve communication and set effective boundaries. I also enjoy helping support and coach new parents of infants and young children.
Helping clients explore relationships with care providers and familial dynamics in roder to have more positive present relationships
Exploring faulty beliefs and old patterns of behaviors to foster new beliefs and positive coping
Pulling from a number of modalities to help couples improve communication and have more meaningful relationships
Teaching emotional regulation skills along with distress tolerance and mindfulness to help clients learn to regulate anxiety, depression, OCD, and Borderline Personality Disorder