LPC, 5 years of experience
New to Grow
Are you burned out? Easily triggered? Wondering whether or not you're on the right path? As a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), practicing virtually for clients in South Carolina and Alabama, I am dedicated to helping individuals navigate the challenges they face in today’s world while pouring into their loved ones. My approach integrates a variety of therapeutic approaches and psychoeducation to create and implement personalized treatment plans that promote lasting change. I provide guidance with improving communication, setting boundaries, and strengthening family dynamics. With twenty years in the field of education and almost ten in counseling, I strive to offer a compassionate, nonjudgmental space for clients to explore their feelings, challenge negative thought patterns, and develop coping strategies that work in real life to strengthen their relationships. My therapy sessions are client centered, goal-oriented, practical, educational, and aimed at achieving meaningful results through collaboration and support.
I think of therapy as cleaning out that closet that you've crammed everything in for who knows how long. You've eventually got to pull everything out, decide what needs to be kept, mourn the things that need to be thrown away, and finally, put it all back in its designated place for future needs. However, before you get to work, you need to survey the damage, make a plan, and probably call for backup. I'm the backup. We will move at your pace, focus on what you deem important, and determine where to put everything we find. Our first session will be where you determine whether or not I am the backup you need.
I am well versed in therapeautic approaches, but more importantly, I am relatable and have a passion for helping others. I have worked extensively with young people in the past, but have found that the greatest impact I have made in their lives has been when I have had the opportunities to positively impact their relationships with their trusting adults. By helping adults heal and understand what they're healing from, I am indirectly improving the futures of every child they encounter.
As a parent and educator of almost twenty years, I am passionate about improving the lives of young people by working with those who love them, whether as their parents, caretakers, educators, or coaches. I am uniquely positioned to help adult clients understand their pasts, work through traumas, and improve their understandings of the children in their lives. This promotes an improvement to the client's overall wellbeing while the strengthening the foundations they're establishing for the children in their lives.
We will explore how your past impacts your present and discover the best path(s) for moving forward with goals- personal and professional.
We will outline your thought processe, determine how they currently affect your day to day life, and ceate a plan to shift them to foster the life you desire.
I am happy to work with any individual, regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, or political beliefs. I am comfortable with people who look and think differently than me, and I am open to learning about any backgrounds with which I am not yet familiar. I will use this information to ensure that your experiences and beliefs are considered as we design and implement your treatment plan.
I am a proponent of my clients understanding the whys behind their thoughts and actions. We will dive into the brain chemistry to gain a better understanding of why you think and feel the way you do.