Raised in the great Bull City (Durham, NC). NC State ('17) and Wake Forest ('19) alumna. I look forward to contributing to the expansion of access to therapeutic services for folks with marginalized identities. As a Black woman, I understand that there is power and healing in finding safety within our community. I have worked in the Higher-education setting for 6 years and continue to work with young adults going through a pivotal life change.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
I provide unconditional positive regard, honest feedback as well as unwavering commitment to your wellbeing. I rely upon techniques sourced from evidence based practices (ACT, TF-CBT, EMDR, Somatics) to create a treatment plan with the goal of walking alongside you in your progression to ultimate wellness.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
I consider myself to be resourceful, informative, patient, friendly and relatable which helps alleviate client anxieties and preconceived notions about the process of therapy.
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Trauma-Focused CBT
I use an integration of theories and techniques that can address developmental trauma, its destructive impacts, and improve symptoms experienced as a result. TF-CBT includes psychoeducation about bodily reactions to stressors/triggers, installation of coping skills for self-regulation, recalling memories related to the traumatic event(s), and improve cognitive functioning as it related to unhelpful and disturbing thoughts and feelings.
EMDR
I use EMDR to approach complex, early onset, developmental or one-time trauma to aid in the reprocessing of thoughts, memories, and negative core beliefs that developed as a result of such. EMDR requires a client to focus on a memory or "target event" while simultaneously undergoing bilateral stimulation via back-and-forth eye movement or tapping.
Somatic
I use Somatic therapy to approach chronic discomfort, tension or physical pain that may be a result of psychological injury. Somatics includes a mind-body approach to stress and improvement in understanding how the nervous system controls mental and physical reactions to a specific person, place, or thing.