I'm a licensed therapist (LCSW) providing remote mental health services for clients located in NC and SC. I have a bachelors in Human Services from Montreat College were I played soccer, and a Masters in Social Work from East Carolina University with a concentration is substance use. In my time in the field I have worked with wide variety of clientele. I started in the field with a focus on trauma and substance use, in particular with victims of human trafficking (domestic minors and adult immigrants) and also worked in wilderness camps with teens involved in the juvenile justice system. Then I transitioned into work in a psychiatric hospital setting providing experience with geriatric, child, adolescent, adult, severe and persistent mental illness, and substance using populations. In addition to these areas, I have spent years working in the Assisted Living/Skilled Nursing settings. Outside of my professional life I enjoy spending time with my little family, design, real estate, playing soccer, surfing, travel, DIYing house projects, making excel spreadsheets, eating good food, audiobooks, and watching TV on the couch.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
My primary goal in the initial session is to gain an overall understanding of your presenting problem and to explore together if I will be able to assist you on your journey. The primary indicator for success in therapy is the level of rapport between you the client and your therapist. I want to ensure that you feel that you can trust me in your journey to treat you with unconditional positive regard and truly feel that our sessions are a space where you feel safe enough to be fully open in the therapeutic process. I would encourage you to search for what you feel is the best fit for you then dive into the deep work with that provider-whether that is me or someone else is fully up to you.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
I genuinely love to provide a space for people to share what's weighing on them in a space they can be confident will be non-judgemental. I'm well traveled with a broad variety of life an work experience. I have a genuine curiosity and believe it is the greatest honor for someone to share their truest self with you. People have such great capacity, and I hope to help them reach whatever goals and headspace they wish to achieve.