Hi there, I am glad you are here! Although I have varied experience working in community mental health. I love working with adolescents and young adults, and their families. I try to be the type of helper and ally that I could have benefitted from as a teen. Growing up is hard work! Transitioning to adulthood is no easy task, and I thoroughly enjoy working with this population whether it be for school challenges, choosing a career, emerging mental health challenges, parental or relational challenges, I'd love to help.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
In our first session, we will get to know each other, learn if we are a good match. You will have opportunities to ask any questions you may have about therapy. I will learn about your reasons for coming to therapy, prioritize any challenges, and begin to lay a solid foundation upon which future sessions will build.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
Compassion and empathy for fellow humans. Ability to listen, demonstrate empathy, creating a therapeutic alliance, open to feedback, allowing clients to lead the way and direct their own treatment.
Describe the client(s) you are best positioned to serve.
I love working with transition age youth (age 15 - 30), I have experience working with new parents, postpartum challenges, individuals experiencing life transitions. This is where most of my experience and training is centered. I am also interested in working with military families.
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Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I practice CBT for depression and anxiety from the Beck Institute for around 10 years. For the past 6 years I have also trained and practiced using CBT for early interventions in psychosis (CBTp) and clinical high risk populations (CBTchrp) with youth and young adults. In many cases this modality has been effective in preventing or delaying the onset of serious mental illness and disability when used with a coordinated approach to treatment.
EMDR
EMDR is an extremely effective tool that I have used either by itself to help symptoms of anxiety, depression and trauma, or alongside CBT and other modalities to offer an individualized approach to treatment. I am EMDR institute trained and happy to discuss whether this would be a helpful approach for you.
Motivational Interviewing
Motivational Interviewing can be a powerful tool to help individuals recognize their own strengths and challenges or empowers them to recognize changes that will support therapeutic goals leading to improved motivation and success in their wellness journey. Originally designed to treat addictions, I use the principles of MI to develop a partnership with you to ensure you receive the support needed for best outcomes.
Strength-Based
Everyone has strengths. By using a strengths-based approach to counseling I can help ensure your plan of care aligns with your values and assets to help manage challenges.
Trauma Informed Care
I am a trainer for trauma-informed care and I recognize the need to allow individuals choice when seeking help for mental health challenges. There are many different types of traumatic experience and the impact of these experiences can have long-term impacts of quality of life. It is crucial that individuals to feel safe when seeking treatment and that they trust their provider to provide quality and unbiased treatment. I will work with you as a collaborative partner in treatment while you direct every aspect of your recovery.