LMFT, 12 years of experience
Welcome, my name is Ariana Kiefer, I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I can treat a wide-range of mental health issues and phase of life issues. I pride myself in being an extremely approachable therapist. I purposely maintain a small practice so that I can be readily available to my clients when they need me. My practice is entirely virtual in order to be more accessible to my clients. I aim to help you heal and become mentally healthy using holistic approaches as well as anything else that would be in your best interest.
In our first session we will build rapport and I will gauge your situation and mental health status. The first session will be relaxed and this too is an opportunity for you to ask me questions about therapy and how it works. I always cultivate a warm and welcoming setting for my clients and explain the therapy process step-by-step. I strive to make the therapy process easy and one in which the client looks forward to each session.
My greatest strength as a provider is using my clinical judgement to be objective with you and provide tools so that you can gain insight into your own issues as well as give you tools.
My typical client is not looking for a one-size fits all approach, they are looking for a creative solution, one which they have not already tried themselves. Initially coming in for therapy my client may feel anxious, depressed, have insomnia, relationship troubles or struggle with putting their phone away. I enjoy working with teenagers who spend too much time on their phones and are showing signs of emotional instability. I also enjoy working with adults of all ages.
Using it and fitting it whenever possible to shed light on objectivity with self.
Using it with complex trauma, only if the client wants to re-wire the brain and re-visit this truama.