LCSW, 9 years of experience
My goal is to help you live a happier and more fulfilling life by working together to overcome your challenges. We will focus on your personal strengths and experiences and then build from there. I will truly listen to your thoughts and feelings and help you create a personalized plan to make it through difficult situations and tough times in your life. I have extensive experience treating individuals of all ages from young children to elderly adults as well as parents and families. Through therapy, you will feel empowered to become your personal best!
For some people starting therapy can feel a bit scary; while others are ready to dive right in and share everything right away. We will start wherever you are at, and you will set the pace that you feel comfortable with. You and I will work together to set treatment goals and develop practical strategies and solutions that help you to feel better in your daily life.
My greatest strength as a provider is that I offer clients genuine listening, acceptance, and caring in a gentle, safe, and nonjudgmental environment.
I specialize in treating anxiety, phobias, depression, bipolar, trauma/PTSD, and parenting issues. I work with people of all ages and all walks of life. If you are willing to show up, communicate honestly, and put in the effort, then therapy can change your life for the better!
I have participated in many CBT trainings and have been using this treatment method successfully with countless clients over the past 9 years. Clients find it very empowering to realize that by changing their thoughts, that they can change how they feel and how they behave!
After being trained in mindfulness, I began practicing this method personally in my life in addition to using the method in treating clients. This method helps to free people from the anxiety related to replaying the past in your mind and anxiety that comes from worrying about the future. This method also provides symptom relief from depression and trauma as well.
Psychoeducation provides you with knowledge about various facets of your mental health and how to treat it. By working together to learn about and understand your specific mental health issues, you become more successful in reaching your mental health goals and feeling better in your life.
Trauma Focused CBT is an evidence based treatment for PTSD and trauma in both children and adults. This treatment reduces or eliminates the difficult symptoms of trauma that you are struggling with allowing you to feel better in your daily life.