LPC, 18 years of experience
New to Grow
I am a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, who has served Southern Maryland and the DC metropolitan area for over 20 years. A Nationally Board Certified Counselor, and a member of the American Counseling Association, and fully insured through HPSO. As a former Law Enforcement Officer, I am passionate about assisting those who have served as first responders and in the military; treating PTSD, and a focus on vicarious or secondary trauma. I also have a passion for working with children and adults diagnosed with ADHD. This often misdiagnosed and under-reported neurodevelopment disorder is stigmatized and misrepresented as being “lazy” or “unmotivated”, while understating the extreme barriers that contribute to one’s ability to meet societal norms of being goal or task oriented and organized. I love to help clients see the magic of their A-Typical Brains and bring light to all of the various challenges that a person with ADHD encounters in day to day life. Learning to leverage their differences as an asset and not a deficit by assisting them in creating opportunities for growth and success; through development of adaptive coping skills
We will spend the session getting to know each other, I will ask you some questions, and you can ask me some questions. I will develop a diagnosis and we will decide on next steps to get your wellness journey started!
As a subject matter expert in CBT and other evidence based practices, I have a depth of knowledge to assist clients in discovering unhelpful thinking patterns that negative impact life satisfaction. Additionally, I always approach mental health from a full body perspective. Your mind is the leader of your body. We cant treat your mind without including the body. My approach is to consider things that could be impacting your mental wellness beyond thinking and feelings, by evaluating sleep patterns, nutritional habits, brain chemistry, and more. Treating all of you, because you deserve it!
Clients who are ready to start a new journey of self discovery open to understanding their mental health from a scientific perspective and want practical tools to help them change unhelpful thought patterns to increase overall life satisfaction. Individuals, couples, parents, and families. former or current first responders/military.
Using a holistic client centered psychodynamic approach; seeking to aid clients in getting to the root cause of issues/problems and helping them develop adaptive coping skills that enhance overall wellness and increase life satisfaction.
Specializing in the areas of Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, and other Evidence Based Practices, with a focus on Neurodevelopment Disorders such as ADHD, as well as Anxiety and Stress related disorders, Depression, and Trauma related disorders, Attachment and relationship issues, Parenting skills, Work place wellness, Leadership Development and more!
I believe in treating the whole person and use a holistic approach to treatment which is incorporates not only your mental health, but your physical/ somatic health using a Wellness based model to treatment. Referrals to medical, psychiatric, and other physical health services can be made to assist in providing accurate diagnosis and quality treatment. Additionally, I offer advocacy services in the educational setting and can provide recommendations for accommodations based on clinical diagnosis/presentation.”
I will meet you where you are. Your goals and your needs are at the forefront of the treatment process.
Understanding family of origin dynamics, and discovering relationship patterns that affect current life satisfaction. With a focus on healing, understanding, and promoting renewed commitment to complex family situation.