New to Grow
“Sick and Tired of being sick and Tired?” Let’s talk it out. I am a practical, interactive, cognitive behavioral and solution focused therapist and Certified Coach. My treatment approach is to provide support and practical feedback to help clients resolve current problems and long-standing patterns. I incorporate a blend of conventional and alternatives approaches. With sensitivity and compassion, I work with each client to help them build on their strengths to identify and achieve life goals. I look forward to talking to you. I have specialties in the following issues: Mood Disorders: Anxiety, Depression, Grief, Life Changes/Life Coaching, PTSD-Trauma, “The Worried Well”, Veterans and Gerontology. Employee Assistance and routine outpatient mental health services. I have 27 years of experience as a licensed clinical social worker/clinician and coach. I am also a cancer survivor, former athlete and emotional support human to a 12 year old Chihuahua named Uncle Nicky.
In our first session together, here's what you can expect
Clients can expect an initial session or intake that will be more of answering screening questions, exploring chief issues they wish to explore. Follow up session will hone in on areas that clients wish to explore. Sessions can vary from a few 6-12 sessions for routine or counseling support to as many as weekly session or 12-24 sessions.
The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions
Clients report that they like my client centered approach. That they felt heard, supported and find it easy to talk about issues that have bothered them for years and often learned of issues that were long buried.
The clients I'm best positioned to serve
Clients struggling with life changes (career, phase of life, loss of jobs), grief, trauma, finding difficulties managing their mood states find success talking it through in therapy. The goal being to decrease symptoms that brought them in for therapy using and exploring skills taught in sessions.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a goal-oriented talk therapy that helps clients change unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors to improve their mood and manage life's challenges. It works on the principle that a client’s thoughts, feelings, and actions are interconnected, teaching clients to identify negative thoughts, challenge their accuracy, and replace them with more realistic ones, leading to healthier behaviors and coping strategies for conditions like depression, anxiety, insomnia, and chronic pain.
Cognitive Processing (CPT)
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) is a cognitive-behavioral treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and related problems. The overall goals of CPT are to improve PTSD symptoms, and associated symptoms such as depression, anxiety, guilt, and shame. It also aims to improve your day-to-day living. CPT consists of 12 individual (one-on-one) therapy sessions. Each session lasts 50–60 minutes. These sessions involve learning about the symptoms of PTSD and why people develop it. Sessions will identify and explore how trauma(s) have changed thoughts and beliefs, and how some of these ways of thinking may keep clients “stuck” in symptoms. CPT does not involve repeatedly reviewing the details of your trauma(s). However, clients will be asked to write about the impact of their experiences in order to understand how it have affected a client's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) is a type of talk therapy based on CBT that teaches skills to manage intense emotions, improve relationships, and reduce self-destructive behaviors, focusing on balancing acceptance with change. It's particularly effective for individuals struggling with a persistent pattern of intense emotions and relationship challenges. Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), self-harm, chronic suicidality, and also treats It has shown effective reducing symptoms of depression, PTSD, eating disorders, and substance abuse by building practical skills in mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness.