I'm a licensed clinical social worker with almost 10 years of experience. I help people work toward self-understanding and self-love as part of facilitating change. I have particular experience working with people affected by anxiety, depression, and/or trauma history, as well as other mental health issues and complicated life experiences. I work to understand my clients through curiosity and compassion, and hope to collaboratively work toward change.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
In our first session, we'll discuss what's led you to therapy. We'll mainly talk about what's present for you now, diving into the past only as much as it feels important to do so. We'll then talk through what you're hoping to get out of therapy, and collaboratively come up with therapeutic goals.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
I maintain deep respect for everyone I work with and know that each of my clients is uniquely valuable. Simply showing up to therapy can be extremely complicated, and that's something worth celebrating. Through 10 years of professionally supporting people, I believe that nothing you're struggling with is too big or small, and know that you're capable of amazing things.
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Trauma Informed Care
I have many years of experience working with people with acute and complex trauma histories. I describe trauma as a shattering of a person's expectations for the world. To me, trauma informed care requires a delicate and respectful interaction with that shattering, compassion as someone re-forms their expectations for life, and care as someone continues to live after trauma.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I've employed CBT-based methods with a lot of people to help identify how thoughts or emotions are affecting someones behaviors, or when their stated behavior ideals are out of alignment with their actual behaviors. Examining interpersonal conflict, social anxiety, and depression/anxiety-induced life stagnation through a CBT lens has been particularly helpful.
Attachment-based
I've explored clients attachment style, and the process of a client coming to self-identify their attachment style, as an extremely helpful and healing process. Once the attachment style is identified, approaching any dysfunction that results from the attachment style can be done with self-love, and intervention can be attempted.
Psychoeducation
I've assisted clients in coming to validate their own traumas and mental health identifiers, and seen how psychoeducation can unlock self-understanding, self-love, and change. Many people simply don't understand that the things they struggle with have names and are experienced by other people, and coming to understand that they are not uniquely "broken" can be an empowering and healing process.