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TANYA JONES-AWOLUSI
Hey, my name is Phil Caruso. I’m a Licensed Professional Counselor that’s been in the field of psychotherapy for over 18 years. My journey helping others has brought me to a variety of settings that include partial programs, emergency rooms, and the homes of the clients I’ve served. My training experience is heavily rooted in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) as well as Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and I project this through the lens of Humanistic Counseling. This means that I’ll help you identify negative thought patterns and better tolerate distress, all while ensuring I’m being genuine, supportive and never judgmental. Throughout our days - regardless of our responsibilities - we take time out to meet the needs of others. When you seek out counseling, you’re setting time aside to be able to reach your full potential.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
After we’ve collected the important demographic and background info about what brings you to the session, I’ll explain my approach in greater detail and get to know you better so that we can take that first step in bringing you relief - together.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
After nearly two decades of experience, I believe I've honed the ability to create and foster a warm environment in which my clients feel welcomed and safe. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, I've adapted this approach for virtual sessions and after over 4 years of working exclusively in telehealth, I'm confident my clients will get just as much value out of our sessions as they would if we were meeting in-person. I’ve always been fascinated by the mind and how it can help us overcome immensely challenging situations on one hand, and get in the way of us achieving our goals on the other. Helping clients begin to see how much change is possible through small shifts in perspective is my greatest strength.
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Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I've found that I've helped my clients achieve excellent results by learning to recognize the relationship between their thoughts, feelings and actions and how their negative thinking patterns can sabotage them from reaching their goals. Typically, I employ an approach that centers around teaching you to build a greater awareness of what you tell yourself about the world around you as well as your own personal situation (self-talk) in order to help you learn to challenge your negative thinking. Together, we will identify goals and I’ll ensure that you’re steering the direction of the journey. I may have a lot of training and experience but you’re the expert on yourself.
Person-centered (Rogerian)
By applying a person-centered approach to whomever I'm working with, I'm able to ensure that I create an environment in which my clients feel safe, heard and above all - never judged. I use this nonjudgmental approach to give my clients what Carl Rogers defined as Unconditional Positive Regard with the hope that they can learn to give themselves the same treatment and validation. That being said, because I'm a goal-oriented therapist, I don't hesitate to challenge my clients (when appropriate) once I've been able to establish that foundation of trust and rapport.
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
I was first trained in DBT while working with teens however in the years since, I've found that some aspects of the 4 skills of DBT (Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotional Regulation and Interpersonal Skills) have crept into the work I've done with virtually everyone. When applicable, I try to incorporate aspects of the skills in order to help my clients not only be more present but also to understand why they're feeling or thinking a certain way and what steps they can take to regain control and roll with the adversity that life throws at all of us.
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