My mission is to help my clients cope with various challenges and improve their well-being, using the biopsychosocial model that examines the interconnection between biology, psychology, and socio-environmental factors. I employ evidence-based treatment modalities, such as dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), motivational interviewing (MI), and solution focused brief therapy (SFBT). I am also working on certification for Mind Body Medicine through the Center for Mind Body Medicine and frequently use these techniques in therapy. I also have extensive training in geriatric assessment of cognitive and physical functioning, and I especially enjoy working with older adults. Additionally, I am a certified clinical supervisor with the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners, and I mentor and support other social workers in their professional development.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
Our first session together is an intake assessment to help me get to know you, your interest in counseling, personal and family history, and if I am a good fit for your specific needs. Typically our second session is used to develop a treatment plan together, that focuses on your need for therapy, goals for therapy, and evidence-based interventions that we will use to achieve your goals for therapy. Our first counseling session usually takes place during our third meeting.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
I have worked in the mental health field my entire career and with various populations including homeless veterans, Native Americans, and underserved populations across rural areas of Arizona. I have a strengths based approach to therapy, that draws on an individual client's internal strengths and resourcefulness to come up with solutions to the issues that brought them to therapy. I am trained in several different therapy modalities so I am able to customize therapy to meet each individuals needs.
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Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I use CBT to help patients explore their thoughts, moods, and behaviors. Each is connected and changing one impacts the others,.
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
I do not have a full DBT program. However, I am trained in DBT skills which help people practice mindfulness, interpersonal effectiveness, emotional regulation, and distress tolerance. This can be used on its own or to supplement CBT interventions.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-i)
I have used CBT-I to help patients learn how their sleep impacts their mental health. CBT-I helps patients learn appropriate sleep hygiene techniques and interventions to stick to a sleep schedule and improve their quality and quantity of sleep.
Mind-body approach
I am trained in Mind-Body Medicine from the Center for Mind Body Medicine. Using this treatment method you will learn: Meditation to promote relaxed, moment-to-moment awareness with several kinds of meditation: concentrative, mindful, and expressive. Guided Imagery to mobilize your imagination, improve physiological functioning, and solve previously insoluble problems with guided imagery. Autogenic Training & Biofeedback to develop control over autonomic system functioning, reduce stress, and bring your mind and body into harmony. Breath Work to enhance your health with intentional breath work. Movement to release stress and increase energy with mindful, joyous movement. Self Expression to find your voice and solutions to previously insoluble problems with journaling and drawing.
Mindfulness-Based Therapy
Similar to the Mind-Body and DBT approaches, mindfulness based therapy helps in the treatment of anxiety, depression, and stress by focusing on improving your awareness of what you are feeling, improving your coping skills, and focusing on the present instead of what you cannot change in your past or worrying about things that may happen in the future.