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Hello! I'm a LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) based in Gainesville, Fl. I recieved my masters at Florida State University and have been practicing for 10 years. I help teens and adults dealing with transitions or loss such as starting a new school/college, a new career, parenthood, going through separation/divorce, death of a loved one, or healing from childhood attachment wounds that continue to impact thier present.
In our first session together we'll identify what has brought you into therapy and begin investigating your perspective and experience. I'll find out what you want to get out of the therapy process and provide ideas on how I can guide you to getting there. By the end of the session, I'll offer insights to integrate into the understanding of yourself and your specific experience with anxiety (or depression, etc.) and usually a new coping skill to implement between sessions.
I'm best at helping people to understand and connect with themselves. Self connection is the key to building emotion regulation and confidence. I love teaching people how to honor their unique, individual experience, which then opens up life to more possiblities.
I'm best at helping people learn how to decrease and manage symptoms of anxiety and depression. I also have 10 years experience working with trans folx. I provide a safe, affirming space for everyone. This includes anyone seeking support for hormone therapy or any gender affirming medical care.
Other specialties
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Cash - $125 per session
Aetna
Aetna - Allied Benefits
Aetna - ASR Health Benefits
Aetna - Luminare
Aetna - Moda
Aetna - WebTPA
Aetna – HealthEZ
All Savers
AvMed
Golden Rule
Harvard Pilgrim/UnitedHealthcare
Optum
OptumHealth Complex Medical Conditions
Oscar
Oxford
Surest (formerly Bind)
United Medical Resources
UnitedHealthcare Life Insurance
UnitedHealthcare Shared Services
UnitedHealthcare StudentResources
UnitedHealthcare/Optum
Acceptance and commitment (ACT)
I help clients to clarify what's important to them as a unique individual. When we identify our values/priorities it helps to guide us to make conscious, positive choices that move us in our desired direction.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
CBT is a modality which I use as a foudnational building block to then build upon with other modalities.
Attachment-based
Our relationship with our parents/primary caregivers forms the lens in which we perceive and experience all other relationships. Understanding our attachment style allows us to make choices that will improve the quality of our relationships. The relationship between client and therapist can help to heal any attachment wounds. I help people to understand where there may be wounding, and provide an emotionally supportive environment that can repair attachment wounds.
Grief Therapy
We cannot escape life without feeling grief. Grief is one of the most primal emotions. Unresolved grief zaps our energy and blocks us from being able to experience joy. I help people to acknowledge and feel their grief so that it can move through them instead of being stuck in it which leads to anxiety and depression. Grief can result from many situations- death of a loved one, divorce, job loss, a break up, etc. There's no wrong situation to experience grief. If it's there, it's there and needs your care and attention.
Humanistic
Humanistic therapy is a holistic approach that focuses on free will, human potential, and self-discovery. It aims to help you develop a strong and healthy sense of self, explore your feelings, find meaning, and focus on your strengths.