I provide safe, experienced, compassionate therapy for people experiencing challenges navigating the complexities of our world. Whether these challenges include changing life circumstances, traumas, increasing work, social, or family demands on our time, relationship difficulties, physical ailments, loss, or making sense of the world around us, life can be filled with stress. And I recognize the uniqueness of each person's thoughts, feelings, and experience. Our life experiences shape our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. I utilize a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with a mindfulness approach to help people examine their thinking with curiosity and without judgment to increase self-compassion and understanding. Often times finding the thoughts and feelings that are self-limiting and learning to be more gentle and and compassionate to ourselves can be a healing experience. Your mental wellness impacts your ability to perform at your physical and mental best. Some of these challenges include Stress, Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Grief and Loss, Addictions, Trauma, and difficulties with Self-Esteem, and Relationships.
It's normal to feel awkward or nervous during your first therapy session. When you sign into the telehealth platform, I'll be on the other side of the monitor and we'll talk about your reasons for seeking therapy, your personal history, and your goal or goals for treatment. I'll be curious, and ask about your life experiences, and details of your life as a way to understand how you respond and cope to the circumstances and stressors that impact you. As the client, you are welcome to ask questions and it's a good opportunity to decide if I'm a "good fit for you".
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness Based Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy. I teach all of these and how they influence us, how to think about these and how to examine our own thoughts and feelings more accurately to live with less anxiety and depression, to enhance our daily experiences, and to achieve our goals.
My biggest area of strength is to be fully present with each client, my compassion, and my ability to reflect the knowledge and information I've gained in my 20 years of practice back to clients so they can apply it to their own unique situation and live their lives more fully and authentically.
I work with clients who have symptoms of anxiety, stress, trauma, self-esteem, relationship and communication challenges, and substance abuse challenges
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