Welcome and I'm glad you are here! I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who is passionate about making a difference and assisting you on your path to meeting your goals. I enjoy working with adult clients providing individual and couples therapy. I work with primarily anxiety, depression, PTSD, couples however have experience with treating various diagnosis. Additionally, I assist with other life problems, such as family conflict, boundary setting, interpersonal relationships, marital conflict, anger management, and self-esteem.
The first session will be spent reviewing your intake questionnaire to ensure completion to be able to best understand you as a person and help you. It will be a safe place dedicated to getting to know and listen to you. We will discuss your goals for treatment together. We will explore questions such as "How will I know when I have met my goals?" I prefer to work with clients who are ready to make changes and receptive to understanding therapy is about how much you participate in and out of our sessions to see the difference in your life.
I'm direct, supportive, empathetic and will be here every step of the way to encourage you to be the greatest version of yourself.
Cognitive Processing (CPT)
CPT is evidence based approach to assist with trauma processing and being able to learn how the traumatic event has affected your core beliefs and how holding onto that belief is affecting you as a person today and creating "stuck points."
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
CBT is used to assist with understanding how our current thoughts are affecting how we feel abouts ourselves (self esteem), people, and the world. Together we will examine thoughts and how this can maintain feelings such as anxiety and depression.
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
DBT is evidenced based to assist with helpful skills to learn to practice mindfulness, regulating your emotions, and keeping healthy relationships.