Get to know me

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

I specialize in areas of depression, anxiety, and peer relationships. No acute patients or higher level of care as I only provide virtual therapy. No couples What can you expect in you therapy sessions? First Session: It’s not unusual to feel a little nervous, or anxious before your sessions at first. But over time, this will change. After a few sessions, talking about the things you talk about in therapy will start to feel normal. It will be a relief to be able to tell the truth and to talk to someone who doesn’t judge you for it—ideally, someone who seems to get it, too. Introduction and Goal Setting: The therapist will likely ask about your reasons for seeking therapy, your personal history, and your goals for treatment. Getting to Know Each Other: The session will be a chance for both you and the therapist to get acquainted, fostering a sense of trust and collaboration. Confidentiality: Confidentiality of your sessions and scheduling. Subsequent Sessions: Talking About Your Feelings and Experiences: .You'll be encouraged to share your thoughts, feelings, and experiences, allowing the therapist to understand your unique perspective. .The therapist will help you identify patterns in your thoughts, behaviors, and feelings, and make connections between them. .You may learn new skills or techniques for managing difficult emotions, thoughts, and situations. . Setting, reviewing Goals and Monitoring Progress: We will work together to set, review goals for therapy and track your progress. How Can you tell therapy is working? One of the signs of recovery is that you're making small changes improving symptoms, relationships (this could take months, years), and look forward to attend therapy. Part of the healing process is facing the things you’ve been avoiding—including feelings you haven’t wanted to feel. Several factors that can contribute to a lack of progress in therapy, include ineffective therapy approach or inability to express what is working for you, resistance to change, lack of commitment and collaboration, unrealistic expectations, life stressors. Recommendations and referrals in your therapy session are provided if needed.

The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions

I am empathetic, warm, compassionate. I have excellent listening skills, and I am nonjudgmental. I do not push my values on patients. I work with the patients on problem-solving skills. I do not push my patients to talk if they do not feel it or if they are not ready to talk about something. I do not provide advice like a best friend. I am a professional mental health counselor and I do provide a humane, warmth empathetic understanding and can work with you on your treatment plan goals. I help you to heal your wounded mind and soul with evidence-based interventions or holistic approaches, and we work together in session to create your treatment goals and develop steps to achieve them!

The clients I'm best positioned to serve

Adults that are ready to work through their emotional issues, and need individual therapy (No Couples) My mental health specialties and Sub-specialities are: — Individual adults struggling with depression, stress, anxiety, phobias. Motivation, self-esteem, body image, and confidence. — Individual adults with relationship issues (No Couples), co-dependency, attachment issues, abandonment issues, communication problems, self-love, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, impulsivity, life changes and life purpose. I also have specialty with additional populations: christian-based therapy or holistic approach. Non-religious therapist, liberal therapist, conservative therapist.