I am a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional and a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Virginia. I am trained to help with processing trauma and relieving negative symptoms such as panic attacks, nightmares, anxiety and depression. I also have several years experience working with individuals that are severely mentally ill, struggling with issues related to psychotic disorders, Bipolar disorder, major depression and more. I have experience working in addiction and recovery. I have experience as a Christian/Biblical counselor as well. Do you struggle with your mood, anxiety, relationships, loneliness or persistent frustration. Do you want to feel joy and peace but are unable to do so? Have you struggled with self-defeating patterns of behavior and find yourself stuck? Do you want help breaking out of those patterns? I've helped numerous people find freedom from persistent panic attacks, unhealthy patterns of relating, ongoing anxiety and mood disorders. Through exploring and improving on coping skills, exploring triggers and trauma, and learning new and healthy skills, you too can find freedom from these troubling symptoms. With a warm, accepting, and nonjudgmental approach, I want to help you understand why you struggle with what you struggle with and help you find freedom.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
I begin by helping you establish helping skills to manage symptoms while giving you a space to share your experiences. I will help you gain insight into symptoms and behaviors that are keeping you stuck and help you move past them into more helpful and beneficial ways of thinking and acting. I will teach and expose you to many different coping skills until we find the ones that are best and most effective for you. Together we will develop a treatment plan to help you achieve the goals that you hope to accomplish with your time in therapy.
What treatment methods and tools do you utilize?
I am trained in CBT, motivational interviewing, training, mindfulness practices and management of anxiety and panic.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
I have found great success in helping clients quickly overcome anxiety and panic. I have many resources to help you establish and maintain healthy relationships and improve the quality of your current relationships.