Kelly Miyakawa
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the state of California. As your therapist I will support you in building the skills you need to navigate everyday life stressors. I have years of experience working in the areas of anxiety, trauma, suicidality, depression, PTSD, adjustment disorder, and relationship issues. I also have had the opportunity to work in diverse settings both inpatient and outpatient programs, long and short term, and with various populations of different cultural, ethnic, sexual orientations, gender identities, and socioeconomic backgrounds. I am a strong believer in providing a safe space for everyone. It can be difficult at times to find openness and support and I am happy to help with those challenges. It is important to develop a safe non-judgmental space to help build a better trusting relationship to help guide you and learn ways to live with more joy and fulfillment in your life. It is not easy to reach out and ask for help. It is incredibly difficult for so many people to seek the care they need. You are already taking one of the most important steps and allowing yourself to make your self-care a priority. This process can be both confusing and overwhelming, but I am looking forward to working collaboratively with you on this journey.
I find it is important to provide a safe non-judgmental environment for everyone I work with because it helps to build a better trusting and working relationship.
First session
In our first session we will start with brief introductions, space will be offered to share what is bringing you to therapy, and what goals you want to set for yourself. This will allow me to create a specific treatment plan for us to work through together in out follow-up sessions.
Strengths
I have years of experience working with a variety of populations in diverse settings. I have the most experience in areas of depression, anxiety, PTSD, suicidality, adjustment disorders, and life transitions.
Ideal clients
I am best positioned to serve Adults, LGBTQ+, Severely Mentally Ill.
Treatment methods
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
CBT Level 2 Certified: CBT is a treatment method that is helpful for clients due to its bases in teaching clients think in a less negative way about themselves and their life. This method helps to better identify ways to manage emotions and develop coping skills.
Person-centered (Rogerian)
Person-centered therapy helps to resolve conflict and better organize your personal values and approaches to life and helps to better interpret your thoughts and feelings.
Motivational Interviewing
Motivational Interviewing helps both the therapist and client to establish a supportive working relationship with each other with the goal to help the client feel more empowered to make positive changes in their life.
Strength-Based
Strength-Based Therapy helps to build resilience by identifying the strengths clients have used in the past but were not identify or seen as strengths at the time.
Location
Virtual sessions
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Licensed in
- CaliforniaLicense 88099