Hi! My name is Nicole and I'm so glad you're here. A little about me, I received my Masters in Social Work from Rutgers University. I became licensed in NJ as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in 2019. I have worked in different levels of care in my career providing individual and group services to youth and their families and I'm looking forward to working with you.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
In our first session together, we will start with brief introductions then discuss what challenges you are facing and what brought you to therapy. This will help me create a tailored plan for us to work through in our follow up sessions. I like to review the paperwork that you completed and ask any follow up questions while also gathering some history. We will also review confidentiality and my duty to report.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
One of my greatest strengths as a provider is my ability to actively listen to my clients and meet them where they are so we can build off that. Building rapport is one of the greatest things we can do as professionals so clients can become more transparent so they can get the services they need.
Describe the client(s) you are best positioned to serve.
I have worked with youth and their families who have had history of trauma and is experiencing symptoms that are currently impacting their lives, relationships, and activities of daily living. I have also worked in school based settings where I support students with learning disabilities, self-esteem issues, social conflicts, motivation, and emotional difficulties. I love meeting children and youth where they are and working towards learning new skills that can make them feel like the best version of themselves.
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Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
We all experience unhelpful/unhealthy thoughts at one time or another. Something that I was unaware of before I started this work was how they can become "in the way" when it comes to our decision making, relationships, and how we view ourself and the world around us. CBT is one of the most effective means of treatment for various mental health concerns which is why it has become one of my preferred methods as I have seen it truly help the youth that I work with. Identifying triggers that lead to thoughts that transform into false stories that we tell ourselves and carry with us, would be the first step in our work together. After that we will work closely on a plan of how to challenge those thoughts so we can reframe them and begin to learn more healthy ways of thinking which will then make us feel lighter.
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
DBT is based on cognitive therapy (thoughts, feelings, behaviors) but it is specifically adapted for people who feel emotions very intensely. The goal of DBT is to understand and accept difficult feelings which in return should help us learn new behaviors. We will go through the four main components of DBT beginning with distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, mindfulness, and emotional regulation where new skills will be taught and learned.