New to Grow
I have been working with children, adolescents, and families since 1999, and have since dedicated my life work to serving families and children improve their lives. I have been a licensed marriage and family therapist since 2014. My expertise is working with families and children who have behavioral difficulties, mental health, and difficulties within the family dynamics. My experience has been in school settings working with children with autism and behavioral difficulties, in government setting with children who have been marginalized and abused, and in both outpatient settings and hospital settings.
In our first session together, here's what you can expect
I want my patients to know that I am a compassionate and caring provider who will listen carefully to what they are saying and what they want to accomplish in therapy.
The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions
I am a hopeful and positive person that believes in the power of resiliency, and belief in oneself. I believe each person takes their own time to process and work through life experiences, trauma, and find meaning. Through this process each individual can set realistic goals to accomplish a better sense of self and wellbeing.
The clients I'm best positioned to serve
I grew up in a single parent household and partially with a stepparent, I grew up with my own behavioral difficulties in adolescence and became a mother at an early age; I came from a first-generation family and through many life experiences learned the value of family, having your own dreams, working hard, believing in yourself, and finding meaning and balance in your life. I believe that each person has inside of themselves what is needed to be healed, whole and complete, and therapy is a safe container to explore what is needed to reach those goals.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I have years of experience working with children and families using cognitive behavioral therapy methods to improve symptoms of anxiety and depression. I enjoy assisting individuals in identifying how managing their thoughts, feelings and behaviors, and learning CBT strategies and techniques can improve their overall wellbeing.
Child Parent Psychotherapy
I have over 15 years of experience providing psychotherapy to assist families with resolving and improving parent child relationship problems. I enjoy providing both parent and child therapy to improve child behavior difficulties and family dynamics.
Solution Focused Brief Treatment
I like to use solution focused therapy to assist patients in identifying needs and working with patients to identify and get clear with setting goals in which they can accomplish within the patients set time frame.