LMFT, 5 years of experience
Welcome. I work with adults and children looking for Christ-centered professional therapy. Being Christian doesn't make us immune to suffering and you're not alone in your struggles. We live in a fallen world. Family issues, trauma, suffering, depression, anxiety and extreme anger are very real challenges that any of us can face from time to time. I work with people who are tired of the way things have been going in their life, and are wanting to see change as quickly as possible.
Hope. What to expect from our first session: My goal with our first meeting is to help you feel as comfortable as possible with me and the therapy process. I'll start by asking you if you have any questions and then I'll explain a little about myself and my process. After that, I'll start asking questions about how you've been feeling lately, your goal for therapy, and what problems you'd like help with. Using that information, I'll ask relevant follow-up questions to make sure I understand the most important details. Our first session will last about 55 minutes.
After working with children and adults in crisis for the last 5 years, I've found that my ability to listen well, remain calm, and use humor, helps tremendously to make the therapy process more comfortable, productive and helpful. I genuinely care about people and I use a lot of strategy in my work to help people move forward in their life as quickly as possible. I like to help people learn new coping skills, solve life problems in practical ways, and to explore healthy boundaries. Above all, I enjoy encouraging people in their faith. Psalm 34:19-"Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all."
You matter, there is hope and your faith is important. I work best with people who want to be encouraged in their faith, who want to move forward in life, and who want practical tools/coping strategies to handle life stressors.
I provide professional counseling from within a Christian worldview, using the Bible as a foundation for truth.
I use CBT techniques to help people work through trauma, break free from unhelpful thinking patterns, and to equip my clients with practical coping skills and effective problem-solving strategies.
I provide professional therapy from within a Christian worldview, using the Bible as a foundation for truth.
I use solutions focused techniques to help people identify their God-given strengths so they can use them more effectively in their journey toward hope and healing.
I use a trauma informed care approach with all my client's and I use a variety of techniques from assessment tools to therapy interventions to help people work through their past traumas in a safe way.