I'm a Licensed Clinical Social Worker providing service to those in need. I have been providing individual therapy since 2012. I am a California native and grew up in the Los Angeles area. I am genuine, patient and experienced with a wide range of mental health challenges including anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, grief and loss, trauma. My goal in your work with me is to improve your quality life through psychoeducation, identifying healthy coping strategies as well as an emphasis on mindfulness skills to enable you to become more self-aware.
First session will be an assessment to determine symptoms, severity levels and identify the diagnosis. First sessions will involve building rapport-getting to know client, what their daily routine is, identifying triggers, existing coping strategies, and getting patient acclimated to therapy as well as the therapist.
Experienced in working with diverse populations and ethnicities, genuine, open-minded, patient, respectful of boundaries, knowledgeable and punctual.
Client's suffering from depression, job/relationship stress related issues, anxiety, bipolar disorder, grief and loss, LGBTQI.
A concept in ACT I really appreciate its emphasis on holistically approaching life challenges, acknowledging them as they are, being realistic, mindful and developing coping strategies to improve one's quality of life.