I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Tennessee. I have worked with clients with a wide range of concerns including anxiety, stressors/life changes, relationship issues, grief and loss, domestic violence, eating disorders, and those who have experienced physical or emotional abuse or trauma. I have also worked in the field of hospice, terminal illness, and end of life care. My counseling style is warm and interactive. I treat everyone with compassion, respect, and cultural sensitivity. My approach combines cognitive-behavioral, empowerment and strengths based, trauma-based, and rational-emotive counseling. I also implement Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) to address trauma when applicable. I will design our sessions and treatment plan to meet your specific and unique needs. It takes courage and strength to seek help and support. This is one of the first steps for change. I am ready to support and empower through this journey to seek a happier and more fulfilling life.
In our first session, we will start with introductions to get to know each other better. Then, we will discuss what you would like to work on and work towards as we meet, so we can set an individualized plan to help you reach those goals.
I offer a calm and safe space to work through the challenges and obstacles together. We work through the root causes, past trauma, negative thoughts, and emotions to help you feel you can move on with a lighter and more positive life.
I love working with several different populations from adolescents to young adult professionals to couples to older adults. I specialize in grief, end of life care (hospice), self-esteem building, trauma and PTSD, and anxiety/depression.
I have been using EMDR in my practice for the past 5 years. It has helped dozens of clients to process trauma, negative emotions, images, beliefs, and somatic symptoms. EMDR has allowed these clients to grow and be able to move past the trauma to start living life without the heavy weight of crippling anxiety, PTSD, and depression.
Using the CBT framework has helped so many client challenge reoccurring thoughts and negative beliefs to manage anxiety, stress, and depression. We will use this to identify how your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors impact each other. We then can use this information to reframe your thought patterns to help reduce anxiety and stress.