Greetings! I am a licensed professional counselor with eight years of experience in the field. I specialize in working with clients who suffer from anxiety disorders and OCD. Other interests include working with clients with depression, addiction, and emotion regulation difficulties. In addition to private practice, I have worked in a variety of settings including a college counseling center, a residential treatment facility for youthful offenders, and a primary care medical setting.
In our first session together, we will explore your background and the topics that you would like to work on in treatment. In future sessions, clients can expect to feel heard and validated during sessions. Clients can expect to gain further insight into some of their different struggles and become better aware of their emotions in the present moment. I aim to help clients learn new coping skills to solve problems in their lives. This includes being better able to regulate emotions, manage anxiety, engage in more positive self-talk, and reduce engagement in problematic health behaviors.
I feel that some of my greatest strengths include being caring and down to earth. I also like to think that I am relatable and easy to talk to! Finally, I think that I am very evidence based and determined to come up with personalized treatment plans to help my clients.
I am very cbt based and find it to be very impactful in helping clients make changes in their lives. I help clients track and identify thoughts to evaluate their accuracy and truthfulness. I also am very exposure based and help clients build exposure hierarchies to face feared events in their lives.
I utilize mindfulness frequently throughout sessions to help clients tolerate and lower distress. I enjoy leading guided mediations as well as helping clients utilize mindfulness to let go of anxious and ruminative thoughts.