LCSW, 20 years of experience
Hi! I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker-R with many years of experience in psychotherapy, substance use counseling, domestic violence, medication adherence, HIV counseling, and couples counseling. I enjoy my chosen career path in social work because we are trained to address patient's needs holistically. I believe in client-centered treatment because everyone is perfectly imperfect and needs to be heard and allow to grow.
In our first session - the getting to know you/me assessment/or Intake, rules of engagement, address your/my expectations will be done. A timeline established, expected end date/or extension will be discussed.
I have worked in many clinical and non-clinical areas for 20+ yrs. which has given me a scope of knowledge and skills that is vast but also keeps me humble. I am a good listener not just with my ears but with empathy and compassion.
I love working with young adults and adults, however, I am comfortable with all populations. Short-term therapy would be the most suitable. Three months to a year/or as long as is required for the client to get to where they need to be .
CBT can be used with various mental health cohorts, and can be short-term/or long-term. It is a treatment that uses self-awareness, discipline, and agency.
Gestalt centers on the here and now. How the individual psychologically, emotionally, financially and spiritually feeling in the moment and how or what is impacting discordance in any of these areas of their life.
Open ended questions used to assist clients become aware of their behaviors, how it impacts self, family, agency, treatment and self care.
I have used Eclectic therapy to assist clients who cannot identify the etiology of where/what is causing their depression/or anxiety. Any treatment modality can be used with this tx method. Clients have be very receptive and generally able to identify where the issues stems from.