Hi there! I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in the states of Florida and Maine with over 10 years of clinical experience. I specialize in working with adults and teens struggling with issues related to stress and coping with life’s changes, anxiety, trauma, identity, body image, self-esteem, and LBTQIA+. I earned my undergraduate degree from Mary Baldwin University in Staunton Virginia where I majored in Sociology. I continued my education at Springfield College in Springfield Massachusetts and earned my master's degree in Social Work.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
In our first session together, we'll start with brief introductions, then dive deeper into the challenges you're facing and goals to help you get to where you want to be. This will allow us to develop a treatment plan together that we'll work through in follow-up sessions. You can expect a warm, inviting, nonjudgmental environment where we will begin our work together. Take a moment to acknowledge that you've taken the first step towards bettering your mental health because, let's be honest - starting therapy can be empowering, confusing, or scary, all at the same time. I strive to create a safe and welcoming environment that allows clients to explore obstacles with concerns related to anxiety, depression, and/or self-care. I focus on helping clients develop assertive communication and boundaries with themselves and those around them that can help improve their quality of life. Counseling can foster personal development in whatever way you may be seeking and help build the life you so deeply deserve. If that's what you're looking for, I'm here when you're ready to share.
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Having worked with adults of all ages and teens for more than ten years, I have developed reliable systems to examine the root causes of your struggles to assist you in better understanding yourself and making long-lasting meaningful change in your life.