Hi! I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in New Jersey. I have over a decade of experience working in various settings, such as community mental health, psychiatric crisis, and private practice. My experience has mostly focused on working with adult clients (18 years and older) with severe and persistent mental illness and co-occurring disorders. As a counselor, my role is to walk alongside my clients and empower them towards reaching their full potential.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
The first session will provide the client with an understanding about counseling and what they can expect. The first session will also focus on getting to know the client and what bring them to counseling, so as to begin to develop a treatment plan tailored to the client's needs.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
With more than a decade of clinical experience, I have been able to hone the ability to be emotionally present and genuine, while also helping the client to challenge negative or distorted thought patterns.
Describe the client(s) you are best positioned to serve.
My clients may be experiencing distress related to the circumstances bringing them to counseling. They desire change but also recognize that they need help in getting to a place where change can occur.
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Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
My clients have found CBT to be helpful in coming to an understanding of negative thoughts and behaviors, and in making changes that are positive and productive to their lives.
Person-centered (Rogerian)
Person-centered counseling is an important lens in my approach to counseling as it considers the client as a whole, and not reduce them to the issue for which they seek counseling. Person-centered counseling has been helpful to my clients in recognizing their self-worth, the factors that have impeded their worth in the past, and in empowering them to reach their full potential. As a counselor, a person-centered approach allows me to be authentic and to meet my clients were they are.
Christian Counseling
I have utilized Christian Counseling with clients who identify as being Christian and are seeking counseling with a Biblical basis. Clients have found it helpful to consider their experiences from a Biblical perspective and to see how there ways to integrate faith and counseling. Clients have found coping skills through means such as prayer, music, reading the Bible, reliance on God, and seeking the support of fellow Christian believers.