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Thank you for considering me for your personal mental health therapist and emotions coach. The last few years have been traumatic, distressing, and challenging in ways that have caused us to adjust our traditional views of the world or revise how we will continue to survive within it. Many have chosen to grasp tightly onto their conventional beliefs in search of comfort in what they find to be familiar. We have been impacted by trauma in one way or another but not all of us have the recourse to fall back on our inner strengths and continue with our capacity to be resilient. We get trapped in feelings of hopelessness and fatigue. We need someone to guide us and bring us back out from the darkness, back into the light. I want to be that beacon of light. I am a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional who has over 15 years of experience with counseling and 20 years of experience serving families. My treatment philosophy is to utilize psychotherapy and clinical social work theories in a strength-based model to optimize coping skills and tools needed for your well-being. This is done through our building of trust, a good rapport, and growing a secure and confidential dyad supported by feelings of empathy, respect, and validation without furthering any pity or blame you may have experienced in the past. My practice skills and interventions are best implemented through the use of Narrative Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Trauma-Focused Therapy, and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy within a behavioral change model.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
Our initial session will focus on conducting a thorough biopsychosocial-spiritual-cultural and lethality/imminent danger assessment - don't worry it sounds more intimidating than it actually is, so try to relax and enjoy this safe place together. We will also discuss your consent to engage in therapy sessions and your understanding of how we will work together. During our next sessions, you will have your chance to just unwind and further express your reason for why you are seeking my service.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
Through a Transtheoretical Model of Change, I believe that when the client can track their progress on the goals and objectives of a mutually created plan, they can self-monitor their path towards a successful termination of services. Additionally, my model is a relationship dyad without walls. While maintaining healthy boundaries between the client and the clinician, I eliminate the traditional communication structures of the cold office and provide multiple ways for clients to access services including phone, video, and in-person sessions with flexible appointment times.
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Trauma-Focused CBT
I'm a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional however I believe that many symptoms may derive from the need for an integrative healthcare approach. Insight building into trauma and mood regulation should be assessed from the inside out, from environmental to internal sensory impacts, and from spiritual and metaphysical practices. I have worked with several clients who came believing the pathology of their dysfunction was easily explained by a simple biological mood disorder when the cause and effect was more centered in the need for better self-care, dieting, and environmental impacts.
Psychoeducation
I believe that many of my clients have preconceived ideas about their diagnosis but are not able to fully explain their disorder in clinical terms and how they impair their functionality. I will educate and build insight into clinical mood disorders to help my client better understand disorders and how they impact them on a clinically significant level.
Culturally Sensitive Therapy
I have an history of working with minority males of all ages, military personnel, law enforcement, and first-responders. Additionally, I am an ally to my LGBTQ family and friends. Alongside of my Christian values and upbringing I work within spiritual practices that are diverse and open to new nonconformist ideologies. I am in Independent at the voter’s box yet a conservative in my patriotism. If I was to describe my base clientele it would be men and women of color who have been impacted by mental health and personal growth issues while trying to navigate in a world of racism, systemic issues, and oppression. In my clientele you will also find various ethnicities and gender identities who are just looking for a safe place to process trauma and find inner-peace. Let me walk alongside of you on your path to mental clarity and spiritual serenity.
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