As a Board-Certified Art Therapist (ATR-BC) and Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Virginia, my hope is to engage in a collaborative therapeutic alliance with each individual: fostering self-efficacy, developing new coping skills, focusing on strengths, and finding solutions that support your journey for self-discovery and overall healing. Using a framework of Person-Centered Therapy with techniques derived from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solutions-focused Therapy & Mindfulness-based Techniques, will help you learn to manage reactions to challenges as you integrate new perspectives into your life.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
During your first session, it will be more focused on gathering information for your overall history and main reason for seeking counseling in order to help develop goals and a plan for therapy.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
As a Board-Certified Art Therapist (ATR-BC) and Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Virginia implementing Person-Centered therapy with a focus on meeting you where you are, help you hone your skills, and develop S.M.A.RT. goals to make the changes to live a more peaceful life.
Describe the client(s) you are best positioned to serve.
If you are trying to reconnect/rediscover yourself, heal from past hurts, learn new ways to cope, are willing to incorporate new techniques to help yourself live a healthier life, and you’re ready to begin this journey and make meaningful discoveries about yourself, please reach out to schedule an appointment with me today.
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Person-centered (Rogerian)
As a board-certified Art Therapist (ATR-BC) and licensed professional therapist (LPC), it is important to meet you where you are, give you the space to develop goals that are important to you, and provide assistance while you navigate and transition in life.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
As a board-certified Art Therapist (ATR-BC) and licensed professional therapist (LPC), it is important to provide various tools to help reframe negative thinking, be more aware of your own thought process, and how it impacts you as a person. With extra practice and in-the-moment skill-building during sessions in order to help foster healthy changes within your daily life.
Mind-body approach
As a board-certified Art Therapist (ATR-BC) and licensed professional therapist (LPC), it is also important to incorporate mindfulness to help assist in the process of learning about yourself, being able to identify stressors, and how to ground in the moment to change outcomes.