April Noriega
April Noriega is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Georgia and holds certifications as a trauma and anxiety professional. April has a long history of working with a diverse population of clients and disorders. As a military spouse, a mother, and a survivor of past trauma, April brings a wide array of skill sets and real-world experiences. April offers an empathetic, non-judgmental space for anyone seeking help and/or growth in their current stage of life. Her hope is through therapy, you will see improvements and gain the tools you need to benefit your journey to a healthier you. April listens to better understand what you want in life and in therapy. Based on the symptoms and issues the client is experiencing, April will work with the client to form therapeutic goals to achieve throughout sessions. She will also help set future life goals with the client and figure out steps to get the client where they want to be in life.
First session
During the first session, April will started with brief introductions. April will go over informed consent, the no-show policy, and explain what to expect in therapy. April will get to know clients better by asking multiple questions to understand their background and what they are struggling with. April will work with the client to identify goals that pave the way for future therapy sessions.
Strengths
Having seen clients since 2019, April has developed an approach that helps each client in an unique way. April has many different coping skills and distress tolerance techniques, along with a wide array of psychoeducation to help each client with what they are experiencing.
Ideal clients
April uses many different therapeutic approaches, combined with occasional humor and life experiences. April has worked with clients of all ages. Currently, April is seeing ages 13-64. She specializes in trauma and anxiety but has worked treating many different disorders. She has been trained in Trauma-Focused Therapy, CBT, DBT, Couples, and Exposure and Response. April is licensed in Georgia and holds additional certification in trauma-informed therapy (CCTP) and anxiety-based therapy (CCATP).
Treatment methods
Person-centered (Rogerian)
For the past 3 years, I have been using a person-centered approach. Person-centered is an approach that I learned while in my Masters program. It was an approach that was practiced and displayed time and time again in front of professors, to pass the program. It has been used with many different clients, struggling with many different symptoms.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
This treatment method is another approach that was taught in my Masters program and one I continue to get training on each year. This approach is meant to help individuals challenge thoughts and change behaviors that come with those thoughts.
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
This treatment method is an approach I learned a couple years ago. Since learning this approach, it has helped many clients experiencing distress.
Trauma-Informed Care
This treatment method is an approach that I have been certified in for a couple years. Many clients have undergone some type of trauma and this approach helps process and cope with the ways that trauma reappears in their current lives.
Exposure Response Prevention (ERP)
This treatment method is an approach that I became certified in a year ago. This approach has helped many clients get comfortable with the uncomfortable.
Location
Virtual sessions
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- GeorgiaLicense LPC013949