After graduating from the University of Maryland School of Social Work in Baltimore, I relocated to South Florida. After several years practicing law, I realized I wanted to spend the rest of my career helping others from a behavioral health perspective. After two years treating clients in a chemical dependency hospital, followed by a long-term substance use facility, I served as a behavioral health counselor for several years at a local high school.
In our first session, I will listen to you and aim to understand exactly what is troubling you. I will tell you about myself and we will get to know each other informally. If you are comfortable with me as your therapist, we can proceed with setting a goals for our time together.
I have extensive experience working with adolescents as a full-time school counselor. As a therapist in the substance use field, I worked with clients presenting co-occurring disorders. I have treated clients diagnosed with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and generalized anxiety among others, as they simultaneously worked toward maintaining sobriety.
Thoughts influence our emotions which in turn, affect behavior. I help clients change unhelpful patterns of thinking and tap into the power to do so. CBT is the mainstay of my practice and I have used this method my entire career.