Welcome! I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who has experience practicing therapy within residential, day programs and in-home settings for over 10 years. I work with children and adults regarding mental health, anxiety and depression, addiction, developmental delays, trauma, and homelessness. I aim to help my clients achieve personal growth and stability, listening to them and gently guiding them as they build their awareness of the strengths within themselves to persevere and heal.
Our first session will help me to get to know you, your goals and expectations with in treatment.
I have been a provider at all levels of treatment from direct support, case manager, therapist up to supervisor. I am able to maintain a positive and encouraging approach, helping to propel individuals natural drive for change and motivation. I have a sense of humor that allows me to get to help sessions flow from weighing topics to moments of light heartedness. I have training in the Nurtured Heart Approach that builds upon each persons greatness, giving energy to the positive and set clear expectations.
I truly enjoy working with a variety of clients. My experience is with severe mental health, cooccurring disorders and those who have endured trauma. I have worked with ages 5-70.
I have worked within residential settings with children and families using ABFT to address thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and exchanges that individuals have learned either to suppress and avoid due to early attachment issues.
I have used CPP with youth and families to address safety. Specifics are creating safety in the physical environment, legitimizing feelings and highlighting the need for appropriate behavior, and strengthening parent/child roles.
I have used CBT SP with young adults and children to help combined modalities such as CBT and DBT to address a suicidal event, safety plan development, skill building, psychoeducation, family intervention, and relapse prevention.
DBT has been a primary approach I use when working with individuals who use extreme coping defense mechanisms such as self harm or drug use. DBT addresses faulty coping mechanisms and focus' on building mindfulness to achieve insight on effective, healthy coping skills.
Trauma informed care is a part of all of my treatment interactions. Trauma informed care has five major components safety, choice, collaboration, trustworthiness and empowerment.