Sometimes we all need a supportive ear when we become stuck. As a psychotherapist my goal is to provide a nonjudgemental safe space for clients to express themselves. By building a strong therapeutic alliance and using a strength based approach, I help my clients achieve their goals and overcome challenges and obstacles standing in their way. I believe in bite-size progress to help motivate us to make bigger changes over time. I integrate into my work my formal education and my extensive experience working in various treatment settings with children, adolescents and adults. I use a solution focused approach combined with cognitive behavioral skills in my practice. When working with children I use play therapy to help them learn skills to communicate their thoughts and feelings. I tailor my sessions to each individual client as everyone may need something different.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
The therapeutic relationship is most important to me. In our first few sessions, we will be working on building that alliance to help you decide if I am the right provider for you. We also use the first few sessions to identify your strengths, things that you bring to the table before therapy even begins.
What treatment methods and tools do you utilize?
I tailor my sessions to the individual. While some may just enjoy having a space to vent, others may want more direct support and interventions. I incorporate different tools into my sessions and pull from different modalities like solution focused, cognitive behavioral therapy and play therapy.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
I like to think that my biggest strength is meeting clients where they are and building a strong therapeutic alliance.