LPC, 10 years of experience
New to Grow
Hi. I am passionate in serving mothers and their families in the perinatal and postpartum period I have experience working alongside families in a medical hospital serving not only in pregnancy and postpartum mothers but supporting NICU and perinatal loss families. As a perinatal mental health certified professional, I understand the barriers and stigma in seeking help as a new mother. I look forward to working with you during this life phase and beyond. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Georgia, National Certified Counselor (NCC) and Perinatal Mental Health Certified (PMH-C) under Postpartum Support International. I received my Master's Degree of Art in Professional Counseling and Bachelor's Degree of Science in Psychology and Minor in Child and Family Development at Georgia Southern University. I began my career working with persons with chronic and persistent mental illness and substance uses disorders in several inpatient psychiatric facilities, residential addiction rehabilitation and ACT Team. For over 7 years, I worked as a clinician in medical inpatient setting under a consult liaison service assessing, treating and supporting persons with mental health, addiction and dual-diagnosis. Most recently, I am working in a PHP/IOP level of care serving persons with anxiety, OCD, depression and trauma. My approach is person-centered to allow clients to reach and maintain life goals at their pace to lead a fulfilling life.
In our first session together, we will start with introductions and then dive into your reasons for support, goals and expectations of therapy. This will assist me in creating your individualized treatment plan to guide us in follow-up sessions.
My greatest strengths include holding a safe space for clients to process difficult emotions, providing empathy and active listening. I am approachable and honest as a helping professional. Having worked with diverse populations for over 16 years, I have gained the skills and experience to navigate your areas of need while building on your strengths in a creative way.
I love working with the perinatal, postpartum and perinatal loss population. My perinatal work includes working with families and staff on Labor & Delivery, High-Risk Perinatal, Postpartum, NICU milieus. I also facilitated a monthly psychoeducation group for expecting mothers and co-facilitated a perinatal loss group. I am eager to work along side you while navigating motherhood and maintaining a healthy life balance.
I use CBT to assist clients in identifying and changing unhealthy thoughts, feelings and behaviors impacting their well-being and functioning.
I use strength-based therapy to focus on client's strengths and past successes to promote resiliency, empowerment and resource usage.
I use grief therapy to guide clients through the grieving process of adapting to life without their loved ones. I have also been trained to support parents with perinatal loss.
I use solution-focused brief therapy as a goal-oriented approach building on client's strengths and resources to create practical solutions for current concerns.
I use Motivational Interviewing to assist clients experiencing ambivalence to strengthen motivation for change.