Hello, my name is Jamie and I am excited to navigate this journey with you. Working with individuals to help them understand and identify treatment for their mental health is my life's passion. I know how difficult it can be to have mental health concerns, and the guilt and shame that comes with the inability to navigate them alone. I strive to make clients feel comfortable and confident in themselves and their treatment. I can help by providing you insight and awareness into your mental health. I can help you build confidence and motivation towards life and living. I can answer questions and provide recommendations as needed. I can be a person that you can trust, and that cares about your future.
During my first session we will just get to know each other, discuss the presenting issues, and discuss treatment. I like to cater my sessions to the energy of the client, so the first few sessions are genuinely about building rapport, and discussing goals for treatment. I like my clients to feel comfortable and confident with the treatment they will receive with me. I also like to build rapport by sharing insight and understanding through empathy. I am also therapeutically direct with my approach, but in a manner that is supportive for your treatment.
My greatest strength as a provider is building rapport. I am a social person, with a lot of life experience, so I can relate to almost anybody. I have not met a specific type of client that I cannot work with thus far, and tend to have a popular following. My vast life experiences have allowed me to be able to relate to a lot of people, and I am also curious about what I do not know, so I like when clients can help teach me as well.
I utilize an eclectic variety of treatment modalities, but specialize and maintain focus with solution focused brief therapy. It helps to navigate the therapy sessions in a positive direction and allows clients to recognize and use interpersonal coping skills that are personal to them. I have utilized solution focused brief therapy in all aspects of my previous working experience, and it has been effective for almost any individual.