I'm so happy that you reached out for help. I am Charlene Jones, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 14 years of clinical experience providing therapy in an online and office setting providing counseling to adults, children, adolescents and families in office, school and community-based environment. I have sound experience working with diverse populations, including military, homeless, victims of sexual abuse, substance abuse and personality disorders. I am confident that I can be very useful in assisting and processing you through these difficult life challenges. I generally check messages here a few times per day Thurs-Sun and respond as quickly as I can. I do appreciate your patience when it takes a bit longer at times, as I may be tending to other clients or professional/personal responsibilities. As you can read in my profile, my therapy style combines empathy with various evidence-based approaches, including CBT, DBT and solution focus modalities. Taking steps to reach out for help is not easy and I commend you for your courage. I am confident that I can be very useful in assisting and processing you through these difficult life challenges. I am confident that I can be very useful with assisting and processing with you through difficult life challenges that you're facing.
In our first session together, we'll start with brief introductions, then dive into the specific challenges you're facing. This will help me create a tailored plan for us to work through in follow-up sessions.
Having worked with young professionals for the past 14 years, I've developed a tried-and-true playbook for helping you (a) identify the root cause of your challenges and (b) create a tailored plan that leads to measurable progress.
I've been using DBT in my practice for the past 14 years. Its helps clients with main goals on how to improve their quality live which will you learn to live in the moment, develop healthy ways to cope with stress, regulate your emotions, and improve your relationships with others.
I’ve been using CBT in my practice for the past 14 years. It’s helped dozens of clients challenge reoccurring thoughts and manage their anxiety. We’ll use CBT to recognize how your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors influence each other. We’ll then use that knowledge to change your thinking patterns, which will help you lead a less anxious and stressed life.
I've been using psychoeducation for the past 14 years. It's helped client with gaining information about their diagnosis, symptoms, or the method of treatment used. It is more than simply sharing information with you, including structured and specific method of providing knowledge. Psychoeducation can help you understand and cope with your diagnoses as well as improve treatment and understand your treatment better. It will increase your understanding to follow through on recommendations.