LPC, 24 years of experience
New to Grow
Hello, I'm Vincent. There are times when life can seem overwhelming and difficult to navigate, especially when you’re alone without a support system or the proper coping skills to alleviate life stressors. I can help guide your mental health journey, and together we can learn how to manage your life challenges and plot a course for success. Utilizing techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness-based therapy, and acceptance-commitment therapy.
My approach to therapy is rooted in cognitive therapy, focusing on helping you manage your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. I take an active role in helping you improve your coping skills, build stronger relationships, and learn self-management techniques. My goal is to alleviate feelings of fear, anger, or anxiety, and to support you in taking small, manageable steps towards your ultimate goals. Throughout our therapeutic process, your treatment plan will be client-driven and collaboratively implemented. Together, we will reinforce a 'Can do' attitude, building upon your strengths and working towards your desired outcomes. I look forward to working with you and supporting you on your journey to better mental health.
I graduated from Walden University with a Doctorate of Philosophy with an emphasis on Clinical Psychology in 2019. As a licensed professional counselor (LPC), I bring over 20 years of experience in a private practice, along with more than a decade in crisis counseling and intervention. My training includes providing both one-on-one therapy and telehealth, ensuring flexibility to meet your needs.
I specialize in working with clients experiencing anxiety, depression, PTSD, anger management, bi-polar disorder, life transitions, sleep disorders, stress. My background includes working for the Department of Corrections, the mental health crisis line, and the Department of Veterans Affairs, where I helped veterans work through PTSD. Additionally, I was part of a crisis mobile team, assisting individuals struggling with mental instability.
I employ Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a well-established form of psychotherapy aimed at improving mental health. CBT works by systematically analyzing the relationships among your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. The goal is to help you understand how these interconnected patterns can affect your well-being and daily functioning. Through this collaborative process, we will work together to identify areas for growth and create practical steps to support your progress.
In my practice I utilize the techniques of mindfulness- based therapy to help individuals in developing a greater awareness of their thoughts, emotions, and physical sensations. By practicing mindfulness, clients learn to observe their internal experiences without judgment, which can help foster a more accepting and compassionate relationship with themselves.
In my therapeutic practice, I employ techniques grounded in acceptance and commitment therapy. Throughout the course of treatment, this approach promotes the nonjudgmental acknowledgment of thoughts, emotions, and physical sensations, while assisting clients in clarifying and pursuing values that are personally significant. Acceptance and commitment therapy encourages psychological flexibility and provides individuals with effective strategies for managing their internal experiences, thereby supporting more deliberate and autonomous actions instead of reactive behaviors.