LCSW, 29 years of experience
New to Grow
Hello, thank you for viewing my profile. "Building Resilience Through Empowerment" is the belief that guides me as a therapist. I believe everyone has the ability to overcome any obstacle(s) they are facing. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, and I have over 25 years of experience providing counseling services to children, adolescents, adults, couples and families. I have over 15 years of nursing experience as a RN. I've earned degrees from The University of Central Florida, Valencia College, and Walden University. I provide clinical support on an individualized basis to assist in improving thoughts, behaviors, moods, and daily functioning.
Starting with the first session, I will provide a non-judgmental, and safe therapeutic environment to ensure you are heard and valued. During our initial interaction, I will focus on rapport building, information gathering, and clinical feedback. My goal is not only collecting information from you but, to also provided clinical feedback and support to allow you the opportunity to observe my clinical approaches.
My greatest strength is my emphasis on "wellness", which encompasses a healthy connection between the mind and body. Additionally, I have the ability effectively assist people of various ages, sexes, races, and cultures. I meet your where you're at and they we build as a team from there to propel you to achieving your clinical goals.
My ideal client is someone who committed to receiving therapy and has an open mind in relation to evidenced-based clinical interventions. I believe everyone have the ability to overcome any obstacle(s) they are facing and need you to believe you can, as well.
My primary therapeutic approach is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with an emphasis on Reality Therapy. I believe therapeutic interventions are most effective when the reality faced by an individual is uncovered, and the connected thought and behavioral patterns are explored and addressed. As a therapist I utilize CBT is to eliminate negative thought processes, build those positive thought processes, improve coping skills, and healthy behavioral patterns.
As mentioned above, Reality Therapy is utilized in conjunction with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Uncovering the reality of your current situation is the most effective way to provide effective and realistic solutions related to your current decisions and behaviors. I utilize this approach to assist in improving self-confidence, self-awareness and self-accountability, while improving decision-making and building empowerment.
As a therapist, I utilize Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) to assist in managing emotions by building emotional regulation, effective stress management skills, healthy communication skills, strong coping skills. There is also an emphasis on learning to live in the current moment (Mindfulness).
As a therapist, my focus for Couples Therapy I utilize a variety of clinical interventions (The Gottman Method, Emotionally Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Behavioral Couples Therapy) to assist couples in improving their relationship dynamics by improving communication, resolving conflicts, building healthy emotional bonds, improve problem solving skills, eliminate negation thoughts and behaviors, and reinforcing positive behaviors and communication patterns.
My approach for Family Therapy centers around how all individuals in the family impact the family systems as a whole, while identify areas of needed improvement. As a therapist, I emphasize examining the family structure and individual roles, resolving identified problems between family members, improving communication, interactions, and strengthen the family unit as a whole.