Jeffrey
I'm a native of Chicago and grew up in the heart of the Midwest. I have lived and worked in Africa, Europe, Asia, South America, and the Caribbean. I have been active working as a middle and high school counselor, a therapist for Integral Care of Austin, and more recently in private practice. After 20 years in the field, my resources and approaches to therapy are designed to specifically address your needs as you define them. We will utilize a variety of didactic and psycho-therapeutic modalities throughout our sessions along with assigned homework. We will work together to facilitate personal insight and a better understanding of your struggle(s) and equip you with a variety of tools to promote healing and growth. I will encourage you to be an active participant in this process. I applaud you for taking this much needed step at this point in your life. It takes a lot of courage! Additional areas of focus: Relationship issues, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Codependency, Communication Problems, Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster, Drug and Alcohol Addiction, Expats, Family Problems, Fatherhood Issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and Shame, Isolation/Loneliness, Life Purpose, Men's Issues, Midlife Crisis, Narcissism, Self-Harm, Self-Love, Social Anxiety and Phobia Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Existential Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy License information TX LPC 62749
First session
I am glad that you have decided to take a proactive step for your personal healing and growth. Managing life's battles can be overwhelming and inherently all-consuming. I am a direct, solution focused and client centered when it comes to working with people who are seeking treatment related to substance use/addiction disorders, family/relational conflict, dealing with trauma, grief or purposeful living, life transitions, case management, as well as working with teens, emerging and aging adults. Our sessions can range from helping manage fear that may cause immobility or clouding our brightest path to addressing coping skills to better navigate relapse, improving communication or building insight for positive behavior and purpose. Managing life's battles can be overwhelming and inherently a
Strengths
My strength or "specialty" is in the area of addiction and recovery. I have been involved with folks in this capacity for a number of years. I understand the journey of recovery and would love to assist anyone seeking to abandon old, destructive coping skills with more enabling, positive life tools.
Location
Virtual sessions