Licensed to practice in Texas and accepts 44 insurances. Specializes in Anxiety, Depression
(he/him)
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Austin, Texas. I graduated from the MAC (Masters of Arts in Counseling) program at St. Edward's University in 2014. I will always be thankful for the experience that I had at Capital Area Counseling during my post-graduate internship where I learned that my desire to become a counselor extended beyond the classroom and into the actual world.
Though Solution-Focused Therapy tends to follow a question-based format, my personal style is more loose and conversational. Some of the open-ended questions I may ask would be, "What are your best hopes from attending this session?" or, "What do you know about yourself that says you can overcome social anxiety.". Sometimes, I will end the session with a scaling Question like, "On a scale of 1-10 (1 being 'terrible' and 10 being 'amazing'), how are you feeling right now." If the client is particularly unhappy and answers with a 2 or a 3, I reply with, "What is keeping you from feeling even worse? Where are you getting that strength? "
Over my first four years of being a counselor, I learned that I have soothing, relatable presence that makes clients feel safe even when a situation is challenging them to make changes in her/his lifestyle.
Just by signing up with Grow Therapy, I know that you are committed to making things better. Therapy tends to follow the same "yes, and..." attitude that you'd find in an improv troupe. In both cases, there is a rapport that is based in mutual trust.
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Cash - $70 per session
Aetna
Aetna - Allied Benefits
Aetna - ASR Health Benefits
Aetna - Luminare
Aetna - Medicare
Aetna - Moda
Aetna - WebTPA
Aetna – HealthEZ
All Savers
Amerihealth Administrators
Amerihealth NJ Medicare Advantage
Anthem
Arlo
AvMed
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Centivo
Cigna
Cigna - HealthEZ
EAP:Cigna
EAP:Evernorth
EAP:UnitedHealthcare/Optum
Evernorth
Golden Rule
GTEB
Harvard Pilgrim/UnitedHealthcare
Humana - Medicare
Humana Dual (Medicare & Medicaid)
Independence Administrators
Independence Blue Cross
Optum
OptumHealth Complex Medical Conditions
Oscar
Oxford
Surest (formerly Bind)
Tufts Health/Cigna
United Medical Resources
UnitedHealthcare Complete Care (C-SNP)
UnitedHealthcare Dual (Medicare & Medicaid)
UnitedHealthcare Life Insurance
UnitedHealthcare Shared Services
UnitedHealthcare StudentResources
UnitedHealthcare/Optum
UnitedHealthcare/Optum - Medicaid
UnitedHealthcare/Optum - Medicare
Solution Focused Brief Treatment
The best advice I ever received was, "it's better to be interested than interesting". This logic can be particularly helpful in therapy. A simple open-ended question can draw out a client, encourage her/him to explore character strengths and/or resources (support systems, for example).