Licensed to practice in Ohio and accepts 9 insurances. Specializes in Addiction, Trauma and PTSD, Depression and 9 more.
(he/him)
New to Grow
With over 9 years of experience I have developed a skill for connecting with individuals and meeting people where they are at. I am license in Ohio as a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) and a Licensed Independent Chemical Dependency Counselor. Utilizing motivational interviewing skills we will build a plan to best you and the outcome you desire. Specializing in trauma and substance use I use multiple types of therapy, EMDR, CBT, SFBIT and PCT to help achieve these outcomes. I work with children ages 11 and up to late adulthood.
During the first session we will start by building a therapeutic relationship to better help identify that we will be a good fit to work with each other. As well as completing an assessment to help gauge needs and start to build a plan of treatment.
The approach I have one is one of compassion, empathy with some humor at appropriate times. I feel my ability to feel others emotions allows me to hold the session where I can allow processing, silence and be challenging when needed.
The ideal client would be one that is wanting to change and willing to practice new skills to help reach desired goals. Someone that is willing to discuss the hard topics and allow themselves to learn to feel feelings. An individual that is able to open up about issues has a better success rate in the therapy setting. So as long as you are an individual that is seeking change and willing to put in a little work to get there, you are ideal for me.
EMDR is used to target traumatic memories to help reduce the negative cognition established by the event and reprocess to build positive cognitions.