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Dr. Hebb is a native of West Virginia. She is a licensed Clinical Psychologist in both West Virginia and Virginia. She received her Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology and Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology from the American School of Professional Psychology/Argosy University (Arlington, VA), and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Forensic Psychology from Fairmont State University (Fairmont, WV). During her professional career, she has worked in various establishments and environments which included instructing at a university, offering therapeutic and evaluative services in private practices, psychiatric hospitals, crisis care facility, chronic pain clinic, inner city and rural schools, community support and outreach programs, equestrian assisted psychotherapy, as well as with a healthcare facility implementing an employee assistance program. Dr. Hebb has spearheaded a number of programs with the goal of increasing mental health awareness and self-care from small businesses to larger organizations.
Patients can expect during background information gathering and rapport building during the first session. This is essential to developing a plan of action for one's care.
I believe relationships are at the heart of one's ability to cope with life's challenges. Genuineness and empathetic response cultivated by a healthy relationship promote a sense of belonging and self-worth, which each individual needs and is what I bring to each session.
I work with individuals whose goals are to actively engage in taking the action steps needed to promote change in their lives.
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is an empirically supported that utilizes a present-focused and problem-specific approach to psychotherapy. In my experience, individuals will learn means of healthy coping to better manage the identified issues or problems faced in their lives. The skills learned during session are intended to modify problematic thinking, behaviors, and physiological responses that maintain and/or exacerbate one’s felt distress in day-to-day life.
Cognitive processing therapy (CPT) is a specific type of cognitive behavioral therapy that has been effective in reducing symptoms of PTSD that can develop after experiencing a number of traumatic events including abuse, combat, rape and/or natural disasters. With this process, I have found individuals gain a better understanding of their experiences, reactions and healthier means of coping.