Greetings, I have my Doctorate in social work and am a Licenced Clinical Social Worker from the great state of Maryland. I have been a social worker for over 25 years and have worked with a lot of different people during that time. I like to work with young adults 18-25 who are just starting out on their own and trying to figure out this whole "adulting" thing. But I enjoy working with anyone who just really is look to better themselves for whatever the reason.

What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?

In our first session we will do introductions and get to know each other a little bit. Then I will ask you "How can I help". What brings you to therapy? I don't expect you to dive right into all the personal things in our first session...that takes trust and trust takes time. But a general overview of what you want to accomplish so that we can set up some overall goals and objectives to reach for during our time together is what I am looking for.

Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.

As a social worker, I have a strength based perspective in all that I do. When I work with young adults who are just starting out in the world, I use that strength based view point when hearing their concerns about their jobs, families, friends, relationships, etc. When I work with other clients that perhaps have had a lot of trauma in their lives, I use that strength based perspective to remind them of their ability to be resilient throughout the different challenges that they have had to overcome.

About Meg DePasquale