New to Grow
I am a compassionate therapist who believes that everyone deserves to be heard, understood and supported. I work by tailoring my approach to meet you where you are and build a strong trusting relationship so that you feel supported every step of the way. I have experience helping people navigate grief, life transitions, stress, support to adults/adolescents facing anxiety, depression, addiction, and trauma. Together, we would create a safe, supportive, non-judgmental space where you can explore your feelings, be more self-aware and find practical ways to solve problems, live a balance/fulfilling life and gain tools to move forward with confidence.
In our first session together, here's what you can expect
In our first session, we will take time to get to know each other, assess what brought you therapy and discuss your goals at a pace that is comfortable for you. You will expect to find a safe, welcoming space where I will listen to you actively with empathy and without being judged. Most importantly, you will have a clear understanding of how we can work together towards achieving meaningful changes and your goals.
The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions
I am warm, patient, collaborative and create a safe, comfortable and non-judgmental space helping you feel heard and understood. I provide culturally sensitive and inclusive care blending different forms of evidence-based approaches like Cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness-based therapy, grief therapy, trauma-based therapy etc. I support people with different psychological problems like grief, depression, anxiety, addiction, trauma and major life transitions.
The clients I'm best positioned to serve
I work with adolescents, young adults, and older adults facing anxiety, depression, addiction, stress, low self-esteem, grief and loss, life transitions like relationship loss/loss of job, and trauma-related issues. My focus is on helping you build hands on skills to take care of your current life situations, psychological health, improve your emotional well-being, navigate life's difficulties with confidence and improve your ability to enjoy life.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Cognitive behavioral therapy is a collaborative form of therapy that is evidenced based and has been found to work for different psychological problem and can be applied in solving different problems. This form of treatment is based on understanding the link between thoughts, feelings and behavior and how all of these influence one another. We will work together to understand unhealthy ways of thing and learn to respond in healthier ways. Typically, I will not tell you what to do but we will work as a team to figure out together what will help you the most. CBT is also goal oriented which means that we will focus on the things you want to improve and steps to manage them.
Eclectic
The Eclectic approach is a modality of treatment that draws from different evidence-based therapies like cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, reality therapy, so that treatment is directed at the unique needs of each person. I have found that this approach is flexible and has shown to improve outcomes in people by adapting to each person and providing meaningful and lasting change. I provide this eclectic approach in group and individual basis
Person-centered (Rogerian)
I have found thins approach to be effective for most of my clients in improving their mental state and overall well-being, helping them feel more confident and empowered. Using person centered counseling, I will meet you where you are, listen actively and support you as you make sense of your experiences.
Motivational Interviewing
Motivational interviewing is an approach that is effective in increasing motivation, commitment and lasting behavioral change. I use motivational interviewing to help you explore your goals, resolve any ambivalence about change and strengthen you motivation in a supportive non-judgmental space. You will be able to explore your own reason for making any kind of change and build confidence in your ability to make decisions towards change.
Mindfulness-Based Therapy
Mindfulness based approaches has helped many people in my practice to become more present, aware and well-grounded in their daily life. Well will work together to utilize mindfulness-based techniques to manage stress, regulate emotions and respond to problems with better clarity. Mindfulness based approaches has been effective in reducing anxiety, stress and in different psychological challenges.