My therapeutic goals will always align with that of the client, as the client is the expert in their lives! This idealism fosters productivity and a better quality of life for the client and their support system. I wholeheartedly believe in effective altruism. Furthermore, I am a mental health advocate, activist, humanitarian, an egalitarian, and philanthropist that enjoys international travel, spending time with loved ones, shopping, nature, and visiting historical museums and landmarks in my free time.
Inherently, healing comes in all forms and as an integrative therapist, I am open to traditional and non-traditional therapeutic empirically grounded methods that foster productivity in the lives of those that I serve. We discuss what exactly that may look like for you in our first session while focusing on building rapport.
The years I have spent in the counseling profession have been an inclusive and diverse experience; as I have worked in community settings that allowed the client to determine their safe space. This fostered the concept of, “meeting people where they are” figuratively and literally! Clinically, therapy outside of a typical office can be conducted anywhere the client feels is confidential, comfortable, safe and allows for transparency.
My niche(s), certifications and specializations may benefit clients that fall within the populations requiring treatment of intergenerational trauma, PTSS, racial injustices, matriarchal conflicts, motherhood/single motherhood, relationship issues(not couples issues)anxiety, depression, PTSD, survivors of sexual assault,CFBC issues, cultural/multicultural conflicts, anger issues, mood disorders, narcissistic abuse, occupational stress,IPV(intimate partner violence), and spirituality issues/concerns/uncertainty as that may include frequent travelers, truckers, indigenous/native peoples pathology, activists, other adults and adolescents ages 12-102, in addition to other populations that fall outside of these mentioned.I am also a level II brain spotting trained practitioner. I am an integrative therapist, so I utilize a multiple of modalities that are evidenced based as well based on the need of the client.
You are an equal partner in the therapeutic process as you know yourself best! It will help clients gain control over their lives, helping them find the courage and self-esteem to be the masters of their destinies.
We will identify maladaptive thoughts, behaviors and patterns to work towards solving and processing current problems more effectively.
We will process and work through the relationship between macro-level forces, such as institutional and symbolic racism, and micro level forces of racism such as racial discrimination and violence to analyze how it may be negatively impacted your over total wellness.