As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, I am here to listen to you with respect, empathy, and a positive mindset. I believe human connection has great power to heal and that everyone deserves support that lets them feel seen and heard. I help you identify your strengths and find ways to navigate through life's challenging moments so you can spend more time celebrating your successes along the way. I am grateful for having been able to play a part in many different individuals' journeys of growth during my 6 years of experience working with clients from all walks of life. In my free time I find joy in music, art, poetry, family, and friends.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
After we introduce ourselves during our first session, you can expect us to begin to develop the trust and rapport needed in every client/therapist relationship. This means finding out about what challenges you've been going through and identifying what you'd like to get out of therapy. I'll also learn more about your expectations for treatment and go over basic guidelines.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
I've found that my greatest strengths are being down-to-earth, focused, open-minded, genuine, and committed to understanding what you're going through so I can help you arrive at meaningful solutions and insights. I respect your dignity as an individual and take your confidentiality seriously. Clients I've worked with in the past have pointed to my calm presence, empathetic listening style, and perceptive observations as other reasons they've enjoyed working with me.
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Mindfulness-Based Therapy
I teach and guide you through simple and powerful mindfulness practices that will help you gain greater control over your attention, reduce stress, foster compassion, and come to deeper insights during times of self-reflection.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I use CBT to help you become more aware of how your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors are all interrelated throughout your experiences. The focus becomes finding ways to change even just one point on the thought-emotion-behavior triangle, so that you can positively impact the others.
Person-centered (Rogerian)
I feel strongly rooted in the principles of person-centered therapy- specifically, a commitment to authenticity, empathy, and unconditional positive regard (a non-judgmental attitude) towards the people I'm working with.
Motivational Interviewing
When I worked as a substance use disorder counselor, motivational interviewing became an important tool in understanding client behaviors- and finding ways to move clients towards positive change.
Strength-Based
Getting clients to identify the strengths and resources they already possess and make use of them to fulfil needs and wants is essential to positive change. A strengths-based outlook on therapy is closely tied to my training as a social worker.