Has life and its experiences been weighing you down? Are you having difficulty escaping your current rut or do you feel trapped in it? Allow me to collaborate with you and help you free yourself. My goal is to assist you in understanding and working through how you’re feeling and why. As a team, you and I will develop and implement a plan to improve your view of life and self. Life can become heavy and my goal is to empower you, educate you and provide you with the tools to better manage the weight. I have experience working with children, adolescents and adults in both an inpatient and outpatient setting. My theoretical preferences include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution Focused Therapy which allow me to help you to understand and challenge thoughts that may lead to your current emotional state and work towards your improved emotional state.
In our first session together, here's what you can expect
During our first session, I will introduce myself and we will review your intake documents. We will use this information to gather information regarding your history and presenting problem so that a treatment plan can be tailored to your specific needs.
The treatment methods and tools I utilize
My treatment methods include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). I will also assist you in increasing your awareness of symptoms and developing a coping plan to implement for different emotions.
The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions
As your therapist, I will meet you where you are and partner with you on your healing journey. My experiences in life have assisted me in relating with client to further assist in meeting each client where they are. I pride myself in creating a safe space for you to bring your full self as we embark on this journey. I work to empower you as you increase your insight and awareness.
The clients I'm best positioned to serve
I am positioned to serve clients that looking to work through and manage depression, anxiety, life transitions and trauma. Life can be challenging and we often feel that we're expected to "just keep going." I work to assist my clients in identifying how to move forward in a healthy way while understanding how we got to where we are. I am trained in EMDR to assist client in desensitizing and reprocessing trauma and challenging pasts that may serve as barriers towards a healthier future and a regulated nervous system.