LMHC, 12 years of experience
New to Grow
I am the type of therapist who treat you as in individual. I aim to meet your needs, help you with your journey, and essentially get you to a place where you feel you are thriving. I treat my people with compassion, care, consideration, and provide consistency. I am the type of therapist who believes in the importance of the balance of accountability and grace. I believe that it is important to identify the distortions and essentially lies that are creating tormenting experiences that develop depression, anxiety, and even communication malfunctions. I desire to see people move past surviving, into the place of healing and thriving.
The first session for individuals will be one where I gain information about you, your situation, and the goals you have for therapy. I ask a lot of questions and there are moments where I provide small insights and answer questions you might have about me as it relates to therapy. Specifically for couples, I begin developing a road map for your relationship, asking about your why for starting the relationship, the reasons you are seeking services, and ends with me sending a personal assessment that I have found to be insightful. I begin laying the foundation for the journey towards healing.
I am a candid, compassionate, and provide encouragement that acknowledged the importance of grace and accountability. I am person centered and I always leave the opportunity for my people to set the tone for sessions. I am not ridged, and yet I have a wealth of knowledge and experience. My brain works differently than others, in a way that works for those who are over thinkers, analytical, and like alternative perspectives.
My ideal individual client is the one who is struggling with anxiety, depression trauma, and or other life sucking experiences. My ideal client is one who is ready to change from cycles; one who desires for a therapist to partner with them to work on shifting them from dysfunctional thinking, living, and behaving. My ideal married couple contained two individuals who are willing to put in work to improve their union. Those who are willing to look inward as we work on addressing situations within the union. For pre-marital couples, those who are ready to have unconventional conversations in order to ensure that all areas of living are exposed or uncovered so there is full transparency in order to build a thriving and successful marriage.
I have been in this field for over 10 years. I use a wide variety of modalities, I very much person centered. With that being said, I use CBT to challenge the negative core beliefs that cause so much anguish and pain.
I believe in the sanctity of marriage and relationships. I love to complete pre-marital and marital counseling. I understand the importance of communication as it relates to developing a strong relationship.