I hold a Master of Arts Degree from Edinboro University in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. I have been in practice for the past eight years in a variety of settings. These settings include working for a hospital at their inpatient hospital-based twelve-step drug and alcohol unit/program. In addition, I have had the oppurtinorty to work in public schools as a school-based counselor covering six schools working with students in grades k-12, Other areas of practice experience include working with individuals, groups, families, couples, children, teens, young adults, adults, and older adults. I am an experienced therapist, licensed in the state of Pennsylvania since 2018. I have a passion for working with people from all different backgrounds, cultures, lifestyles, and ethnicity. I remain open-minded to whatever the client's needs are and tailor therapy techniques and approaches to best fit the client's needs. While meeting with each client, I try to imagine what it must be like to be this person and to experience all of the things they have gone through and are going through. I find myself able to connect with each one of my clients on a personal level to give every individual the same respect, dignity, understanding, empathy, compassion, and time, a person deserves while actively listening to what the client is saying verbally and non-verbally. I am always learning new information, and therapy techniques, and growing my skills while increasing my abilities and knowledge in the mental health field and applying this knowledge to my everyday practice. Each of my clients teaches me something new and in turn, I utilize this knowledge gained to grow both personally, spiritually, and professionally and enrich myself as a therapist. I recognize it takes courage to engage in the process of therapy. I appreciate your motivation and will work respectfully with you to create a positive, collaborative, therapeutic relationship. The focus of my practice is helping people to overcome and understand issues that impact their quality of life. I feel it is essential to understand the person as a whole by having a clear picture including mind, body, and spirit, to start the healing process to grow. I provide a safe judgment-free space where my clients can feel comfortable discussing the issues they wish to resolve or find difficult to deal with. I have found the process of developing a therapeutic relationship to be profound and fundamentally important to facilitating growth and change. I am ready to assist you in these stages of change and help you to reach your goals. I am looking forward to joining you on your journey! Congratulations on deciding to take the first step in the exploration of and investment in yourself! *
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
I warmly welcome my clients making every effort to help them feel comfortable and relaxed when meeting with me. I am easy to talk with, soft soothing calming voice, actively listening to each client's concerns very carefully, without judgment, and providing validation. Treating each client with the utmost respect and professionalism and meeting the client where they are is critical for me. I am a genuine, honest, understanding, carrying, patience, observant, mindful, empathetic, compassionate, open minded, trusting person with excellent communication skills. Being optimistic, I focus on building up the individual’s own positive strengths and attributes while working on increasing self-esteem and decreasing the negative issues at hand. *Please Note Office is Handicap Accessible.
What treatment methods and tools do you utilize?
Individuals, Couples, Family, Trauma Focused Modality, Solution Focused Brief (SFBT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), Mindfulness-Based (MBCT), Choice Therapy/Reality Therapy, Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical (DBT), Emotionally Focused, Family Systems, Gestalt, Psychotherapy/Psychodynamic, Interpersonal, Intervention, Multicultural, Narrative, Art Therapy, Psychoeducational, Humanistic/Client-Centered, Structural Family Therapy, Harm Reduction/Abstinence, Faith Based, Spiritual, Providing Support and Encouragement, Distraction, Re-Direction, Reframing, Empathetic Listening, Coping Skills, Relaxation, Meditation/Visual Imagery, Journaling, Gratitude, Positive Reinforcement, Positive Affirmations, and Paraphrasing.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
I feel as a therapist my areas of strengths are numerous. However, I am passionate about variety of areas. A few of these areas are: Fertility/Infertility Issues, Pregnancy, Loss of a Child, Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, PTSD, Trauma, Anger Issues, Self-Harm, Self-Esteem, Duel Diagnosis, Codependency, Chronic Relapse, Addiction, Anxiety, Depression, Domestic Violence/Abuse, Career Change/Career Counseling, Life Transitions, Marriage, Divorce, Separation, Family Issues/Conflict, Women's Issues, Men's Issues, Relationship Issues, Dating, Peer Relationships, Bullying, Learning Differences, ADHD, Greif and Loss, End of Life, Caring for Older Adults, Stress, Veterans and Military Service Men, Women, and their Families, and Chronic Health Issues. Helping others overcome their obstacles.