As a Licensed Mental Health Professional and Owner of a Telehealth-based Treatment and Training Center, I bring over 15 years of expertise in utilizing CBT and DBT therapeutic approaches to address a wide range of mental health concerns, including Anxiety, Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Dual Diagnosis, Grief, Parenting, and Relationship issues. Specializing in individual and family counseling, I offer tailored support for those seeking a Christian or faith-based perspective. My commitment is to provide compassionate, client-centered care that fosters resilience and empowers individuals to achieve meaningful change.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
In our first session together, we'll start with brief introductions, then dive into the specific challenges that you're dealing with. This will help me to create a tailored plan for us to work through in follow-up as a means to ensure that we are addressing those areas that are most important to you and then measure progress over time.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
Having to do this work over a decade, my greatest strengths as a provider are honesty and transparency; empathy, and insight to identify root issues that clients may not be able to see for themselves.
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Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a widely used therapeutic approach that focuses on the relationship between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It is effective for a variety of mental health issues including anxiety disorders, depression, phobias, and more. In individual therapy sessions, CBT can be applied in the following ways: Assessment and Goal Setting: The therapist and client collaborate to identify the client's specific concerns, symptoms, and goals for therapy. This may involve discussing the client's thoughts, emotions, behaviors, and their impact on daily functioning. Psychoeducation: The therapist educates the client about the principles of CBT, explaining how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are interconnected. Clients learn about cognitive distortions (such as black-and-white thinking, catastrophizing, etc.) and how these distortions can contribute to emotional distress. Identifying Thought Patterns: Clients learn to recognize and challenge negative or distorted thoughts that contribute to their emotional distress. The therapist helps the client identify automatic thoughts (spontaneous, often subconscious thoughts) and examine their accuracy and validity. Cognitive Restructuring: Clients learn strategies to challenge and reframe unhelpful or irrational thoughts. This involves replacing negative thoughts with more balanced and realistic ones. Techniques such as Socratic questioning, examining evidence, and decatastrophizing are commonly used. Homework Assignments: Clients are often given homework assignments to practice the skills learned in therapy sessions and to continue challenging maladaptive thought patterns and behaviors outside of therapy.
Christian Counseling
The goals of Christian counseling can vary depending on the needs and preferences of the client, but they often include: Integration of Faith and Psychology: Helping clients understand the intersection between their faith and mental health, and how biblical principles can inform their understanding of themselves and their struggles. Healing and Restoration: Assisting clients in finding healing and restoration through their relationship with God, whether it involves forgiveness, reconciliation, or finding hope and peace in difficult circumstances. Personal Growth and Transformation: Supporting clients in their journey of personal growth and spiritual formation by exploring how their faith can shape their identity, values, and life goals. Crisis Intervention and Coping Skills: Providing support and guidance to individuals and families facing crises or significant life transitions, drawing on biblical wisdom and spiritual practices to cope with stress, anxiety, and adversity.
Attachment-based
Attachment-Based Therapy Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on improving the emotional bonds between individuals, often addressing issues stemming from early attachment experiences. In practice, this method involves exploring past and present relationships to understand how they influence current emotional and behavioral patterns. Clients can learn to identify and alter negative attachment patterns, fostering healthier relationships. Therapists guide clients in expressing emotions and needs more effectively, which can enhance connection and understanding with others. This approach helps clients build a secure sense of self and improve their ability to form and maintain healthy attachments.
Cognitive Processing (CPT)
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) is a structured, evidence-based approach designed to help individuals process and reduce the impact of traumatic experiences. In practice, CPT involves identifying and challenging unhelpful thoughts related to the trauma, helping clients develop healthier thinking patterns. Clients can learn to recognize and modify distorted beliefs, leading to reduced PTSD symptoms and improved daily functioning. The therapy includes writing and discussing the traumatic event to reduce avoidance and emotional numbness. Clients gain skills to better manage and reduce the impact of trauma-related thoughts and feelings on their lives.
Psychodynamic
Psychodynamic Therapy aims to uncover unconscious processes and unresolved conflicts that influence current behavior and emotions. In practice, therapists help clients explore past experiences, dreams, and interpersonal relationships to gain insight into their inner lives. Clients can develop a better understanding of their emotional responses and how past experiences shape their present behavior. This approach encourages self-reflection and exploration of the unconscious mind, promoting personal growth and emotional healing. Clients learn to recognize and change maladaptive patterns, leading to improved self-awareness and emotional resilience.