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I am a licensed professional counselor offering individual therapy sessions through Telehealth. I have been a licensed therapist since 1999. My primary areas of focus are treating mood disorders, anxiety issues, and substance addiction. I have experience working in a variety of settings including inpatient and outpatient psychiatric hospital departments. At this time I have a private practice outpatient counseling clinic and work full-time as a director of an inpatient geriatric psychiatry unit in a local hospital. My years include ER assessments, on-call counselor, process therapy counselor, residential dual diagnosis therapist, program director, community outreach, and admissions counselor. At present I lead a weekly online group each Saturday morning which focuses on chemical dependency and psychiatric relapse prevention.
Goal setting is imperative with the client being the one that chooses what it is to be worked on. Treatment will be a joint effort with the client playing an active part during sessions and between them as well. Development of skills for coping will need to occur. Trust will develop and as issues arise, the client will have a safe place to begin an exploration of such.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy REBT Person-Centered Therapy Eclectic
Positive regard for my clients, creation of a safe environment to explore and address issues, meeting my clients where they are, and being aware that not all clients are in the same stage of change.