LMFT, 7 years of experience
Hello, I'm a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and I see clients who are based in California. I graduated from the University of San Francisco California and I have 7 years of experience. I use empathy & compassion to help clients feel seen & heard when addressing life's challenges. I enjoy using a collaborative approach with clients and believe individuals are experts of their own lives.
In our first session together, we will start with introductions, specific challenges you’re facing and goals for treatment services. This will allow us to begin building rapport and establishing a focus for our work together.
Having worked with several different communities (i.e. intellectual disabilities and co-morbidities, substance use, veterans, teens, adults, adolescents, etc.) for the past 7 years, I’ve developed an effective approach that leads to measurable progress.
I enjoy working with individuals who are interested in healing and working towards change.
I have several years of experience utilizing CBT to treat patients struggling with anxiety and depression. It's an evidence based practice that focuses on changing negative thought patterns and behaviors. Change is made by understanding the relationship between thoughts, emotions and behaviors.
For several years, I have facilitated group therapy sessions in my practice. My group experience includes substance abuse treatment with teens and adolescents in juvenile halls and school based settings.
Solution Focused Brief therapy is a therapeutic approach used to amplify clients strengths and resources to achieve change. It's a future oriented, collaborative, action oriented approach that is respectful of client's autonomy.