LCMHC, 3 years of experience
Hello! My qualifications include having very detailed experience working with children, parents and advocates for children. I have 27 years of School counseling experience working with culturally diverse, special needs and at risk youth populations within the school setting. I also have three years of experience as a Licensed Mental Health Clinician within the agency setting. I look forward to working with you and helping you be successful and be your best self in all areas of your life!
In our first session we complete introductions, work on building rapport, reviewing intake assessment paperwork to assist with developing treatment plan and goals that are specifically tailored to your individual needs.
I enjoy working with clients of all ages, individually or as a couple. My greatest strengths as a provider are rapport building, empathetic understanding and compassion. I believe in order to have total healing and complete growth, individuals must focus on treating all parts of themselves as a whole. This holistic approach includes looking within and at all areas of one's life (physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, etc.)
LIFE can be hard! It seems like it's always one thing or another. How do you handle stress and all that life throws your way? If you're struggling to find a way to balance it all and keep it together, don't be afraid to take the first step and get help. You can not take care of anyone else unless you take care of you first! Make yourself a priority today!
My main therapeutic approaches are Holistic and Cognitive-Behavioral. However, the therapeutic approach chosen will be client centered and problem focused on the issues experienced by the client to assist the client in reaching the most favorable outcomes, growth and healing.
In working with clients, using this approach allows clients to experience life within the moment and focus solely on being mindful of what is happening in the now, not past or future. This approach allows clients to be present fully within the day to day.
Using this client centered technique allows easy rapport building and allows clients to explore and resolve resistance to change, increase motivation and commit to positive behavioral changes.