Hello. My name is Deborah. I live in California , where I received my masters degree in social work. I worked in Medical Social work for 14 years. During that time, I had the opportunity to assist clients and families during their times of crisis, stress, transition and loss. At Grow, I see adults and seniors. I appreciate that I can assist clients in times when they need support.
In our first session, we will start with your goal in therapy, your expectations. From there, I will gather your history and current symptoms, and details of the challenges you are facing.
Sometimes it is just about support, listening, and validating a person's experience. It is about caring, empathizing and helping clients to believe that they can get through it.
Clients seem to do well when their automatic negative thoughts are challenged or reviewed for accuracy.
I worked for 14 years as a medical social worker for hospice.
Some clients prefer to address where they are now in time of crisis or change.