I have been a Licensed Clinical Social Worker for the past 20 years and have a wide variety of experiences working with clients. I am certified in DBT and have training in ACT, motivational interviewing and trauma treatment. I find great fulfillment in partnering with clients in order to help them find the life they wish to live. I focus on what the client seeks and work to develop practical skills to help improve emotional balance, better relationships and more awareness of the present moment.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
For our first session, we will take some time to get to know one another. I want to hear about you and what has brought you to our session. I want to learn as much as I can about you so we can, together, create a plan to address whatever problems you are facing. I am good at asking questions, so don't feel like you have to be too prepared with lots of answers for the first session! We will work through it together and make a plan that works for you.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
I support every client I work with to achieve their goals. I am a skilled listener and work to find the areas where the client most wants change. I find one of my greatest strengths is to see most situations from a multitude of perspectives, which can be helpful when making decisions on the next best steps to take. My desire is to empower ever client to make lasting changes by providing support, encouragement, feedback and practical tools to achieve desired outcomes.
About Greg Donathan
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Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
DBT provides practical skills to calm the busy mind, tolerate difficult situations, regulate emotions and improve relationships. It provides a full compliment of avenues to feel better about all the trials that life can provide.
Acceptance and commitment (ACT)
ACT helps to get us "unstuck" when we find ourselves engaging in behaviors that are no longer productive. The practice focuses on clarifying what is important to us, helping to distinguish who we are from our thoughts and feelings, and grounding us in the present moment. All the work in ACT leads to greater psychological flexibility and living the lives that we most value.
Motivational Interviewing
Motivational interviewing focuses on the areas that the client is identifying as areas of desired change. This approach, fused with other approaches, assures that the work is being led by the client by developing and focusing on areas of change, the ability to change, reasons to change, need to change, and ultimately making the commitment and taking the necessary steps to change.