Hi, I am a License Marriage Family Therapist, I offer 10+ years of professional clinical experience. I hold a Master of Arts in Psychology Counseling with a concentration on Community Mental Health, and a Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies from the California Institute of Integral Studies located in San Francisco. I bring an array of lived, and professional clinical experience. I have experience servicing diverse populations, communities served and underserved and individuals from various socio-economic status and cultural backgrounds: Children & Adolescents, Transition Age Youth, Young adults, LGBTQ+, non-traditional families, Individual with disabilities, and aging adults,
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
I strive to create a space where the client thoughts and feelings can be shared, expressed, and unpacked without fear of judgment. I focus on identifying the client strengths and skills to support the client in gaining insight and awareness about specific issues. I focus on the client goals while assisting that client at creating an achievable path for reaching their goals.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
Utilizing a humanistic approach with clients to create a collaborative allianc as my therapeutic style is easy going. I am described as authentic, understanding and compassionate. I am passionate about supporting clients to reach their fullest potential through inspiration, motivation that ultimately build self-esteem and confidence. I’ve been told that I am easy to talk to, relatable and I have the proven skills to establish rapport. I Utilize a humanistic approach with clients to create a collaborative alliance.
Describe the client(s) you are best positioned to serve.
I have a passion for working in adolescent mental health. I Acquire exceptional clinical skills, training and knowledge at treating and supporting teens and their parents with trying to navigate the task of adolescent, developmental milestones. Often, many adolescents are faced with milestones as trying to establish their identity, autonomy and since of belonging.At the same time, they are seeking a healthy balance between the forces of differentiation and separation while trying to maintain a healthy attachment to their secure base. Each adolescent experiences navigating these developmental tasks in various context that is unique to their own growing personality. During this milestone, for some parents, the task can be daunting/challenging , and can look like: parenting/boundaries problems, School/academia problems, social/romantic relational problems, parent/peer conflict, negative peer influence, ADHD, Conduct Disorder, ODD, depression, self-harm, SI, LGBTQ+ issues, teen substance use, bullying, gaming/social media disorder, Etc. I can support you through these processes.
About Jamelle Brown
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Attachment-based
I have extensive training and experience using Attachment Base Family Therapy Model. I've spent years utilizing this treatment model as a Primary Therapist in Residential Treatment Programs for adolescents boys and girls. In my experience, I have observed families and individuals experienced successful therapy outcomes using this method an have gone on to have healthier relationships. I apply this model in my practice by Identifying the client attachment style and attachment ruptures while assessing and assisting the Client at repairing those attachment ruptures. My approach is gaining an understanding and insight into the content and context of the family's dynamic by assessing the presenting problem while exploring the underlying causation of the attachment rupture and symptoms. I aim to shift the attachment theme to assist the patient in exploring consequences of attachment ruptures while eliciting and amplifying a desire for a healthier self and relationships as the goal of therapy.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I have extensive training and experience using CBT in my 11 plus years of providing psychotherapy. I assist clients with assessing how their thoughts impact feelings that ultimately become behaviors. My goal is to help the client identify and to recognize unhealthy thinking patterns. Catch the thought, assess the thoughts, and challenge the thought for facts or evidence or accuracy. This approach helps to reduce the individual problematic, cognitive rumination. This method can ultimately change the individual unhealthy behavior so help the individual can move towards their goals.
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
I have extensive training and experience using CBT in my 11 plus years of providing psychotherapy. I utilize DBT particularly to provide skills for managing intense emotions and negotiating social relationships, depression, substance use, Bipolar Disorder, Anxiety SI to curb the self-destructive impulses of chronic self harm, suicidal patients, and borderline personality disorder. I assist the client using the four components of implementing DBT: Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, and Interpersonal Effectiveness.
Mind-body approach
I believe in nurturing your well-being from the inside out. Holistic therapies is understanding that the mind, body and soul are not separate. Individuals can experience self healing through improved physical health, reduced stress and anxiety, increase nutrition, energy, mental clarity, work life balance and a greater sense of purpose and fulfillment in life.
Strength-Based
I have extensive training and experience using a Strength Base model. In my 11+ years of providing psychotherpay, Identify internal-external strengths and talents while assisting the client at building confidence and self-esteem. I aim to assist the client with focusing on those strengths as a resourcefulness traits, rather than on the individual weaknesses, failure or shortcomings. This shift of cognition, focus and reframing sets up a positive mindset that helps the client build on their best qualities. The client can experience strength improvement, resiliency and change their worldview to one that is more positive. My hope is to discuss the patient’s problems collaboratively to discover the inner strengths.