LMHC, 11 years of experience
Hi, I am a licensed mental heatlh therapist in the state of NY. I received my masters from Medialle College and have been practicing for 11 years. I have worked in clinics and in addictions. My goal for any client is to guide and assist him/her/they to be the best version of themselves. I do believe that change is possible and I believe that working together has the best results.
At our first session, I take the time to build rapport with you and move into what brings you here and what your goals are for therapy. We make a plan of action to move forward in future sessions as well as specific issues you wish to work on.
I am calm,dedicated to client care, supportive, directive when needed. I easily build rapport by meeting the client where they are and making sure they are very involved in their treatment and have a say on what their goals are for treatment to make a plan together.
I love working with adolescents and adults who struggle with personality disorders, severe mental health issues, anxiety, depression, and addictions. I have a great deal of experience working with the above. I believe that people can make the changes they wish to make with a little guidance from a therapist.
I am certified in DBT skills. I have 10 years of using DBT, which includes: mindfullness, interpersonal effectiveness, emotion regulation, and distress tolerance.
I use CBT to assist clients with identifying intrusive thoughts and reframing such thoughts to decrease mental health symptoms.
I use trauma informed care to assist clients to work through trauma and decrease trauma responses.
I use methods of grief therapy to assist clients who are dealing with loss.