In our first session together, here's what you can expect

Our first session will first focus on your needs and your wants specifically what do you hope to gain out of our therapy? What are your goals? What do you wish to change and or address? I will next share with you my style of therapy, my approach and the theories I use with my clients. I will provide you with as little or as much information you want to know about my approach and the theories I use. I will collect some very basic information about you, your family and a little bit about your life story. I want to get a basic understanding of who you are, where you came from, where do you wish to go? Then moving forward, we will develop a strategy on how to achieve your therapy goals.

The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions

I think what makes me unique as a therapist is there was a time in my life in which I did not believe in therapy. I did not always want to be a therapist. There was a time I thought, why should I pay a stranger to listen to my problems when I can talk to a friend? I am not crazy. There's no need for me to a therapist. I can solve my problems on my own. I even went to a therapy, as a request of a partner, and I only went to appease the partner, and I lied to a therapist for six months. it was not until years later, when I decided to go to therapy without being told to go to therapy, and when I started to trust and invest in the process that I discovered how very helpful therapy could be. It was not a cure. It was not immediate solution, but it became a very effective way of identifying and addressing those things that were problematic in my life. It was such a powerful experience for me that I made a career shift and decided to become a therapist myself.

The clients I'm best positioned to serve

I believe that true change and progress is achieved outside of the therapy sessions, and achieved through the client's own efforts. Change requires consistency, revision, and balance, and always through a lens of self compassion. I do request for my clients to obtain specific DBT and CBT workbooks, ( easy to use) which are geared for home study. I am not a teacher, I do not grade your work or critique your work. I am here to offer my support, opinion and assistance in the learning and application of these new skills sets and processes. These are evidence based systems that have proven to be very effective if they are practiced consistently. I work best with people who are willing to do the work and challenge unhealthy belief systems and the unhealthy behaviors that have obstructed their life. I also am a certified substance use disorder counselor, so I I have much experience in assisting those who are struggling with substances or unhealthy behaviors, be it drinking, or gambling, or other. I prefer to work with adults over 30 years old, simply because the brain is not fully developed until approximately around 27-28 years of age.