Hello, I am a Licensed Professional Counselor. I having been working with children, teens and families for the past 18 years. I specialize in birth to 5 development, specifically relating to trauma. For the past few years, I have been serving children, teens, and families primarily dealing with grief, toxic stress and/or trauma symptoms. Though my primary treatment focus is TF-CBT, I am very holistic and modify my approach to the unique needs of each individual/family.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
For the first session, I focus on gathering information about the client and building rapport. The most important aspect of treatment is the therapeutic relationship, therefore I place emphasis upon understanding my client/clients as person.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
My humanistic approach. Clients feel heard and seen within our therapeutic relationship. Clients do not feel judged in my presence and feel hopeful.
About Arizona Youth Trauma Center
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3101 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ, USA, 156Appointments
Virtual & in-personMy treatment methods
Trauma-Focused CBT
Trauma-Focused CBT focuses upon becoming connected to your thoughts and emotions related to the traumatic event. After learning about thoughts and emotions, Trauma-Focused CBT confronts the trauma by the client creating a Trauma Narrative which will support the client in becoming desensitized to the trauma. The Therapist supports the client in creating a healthy understanding and belief about the traumatic experience/experiences.