20 years experience Specializing in emotional/behavioral disorders in children Family therapy Individual therapy Anxiety Depression Conflict resolution Reunification therapy Additional services: Supervised and therapeutic visitations Monitored exchanges I provide therapeutic services that look at the whole person/child/family and work to integrate all the pieces of emotional, mental, social, cognitive and spiritual areas to find healing and growth. A clinical focus of providing insight-oriented and solution-focused therapeutic experiences that facilitate personal growth, improved relationships, and higher quality of life. When working with your child, it will be playful, creative, and flexible “play is the language of children, and the toys are like a child’s words”.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
During our first session... You will feel welcome, comfortable, and safe. We will begin with role induction, discuss expectations, the pros/cons of any previous therapy experience that may inform how we work together now. I will gather background information about your current concerns. We will begin to build trust and a therapeutic rapport.
What treatment methods and tools do you utilize?
Cognitive behavioral therapy-Treatment is centered around how your thoughts and beliefs influence your actions and moods. It often focuses on your current problems and how to solve them. Gestalt therapy- is an approach to psychotherapy that helps clients focus on the present to understand what is actually happening in their lives at this moment, and how it makes them feel in the moment. Dialectical Behavior Therapy-The focus behind DBT is that the child or teen learns to take responsibility for their problems while learning to recognize how they deal with stressful situations and negative emotions. Play therapy-During play therapy, a therapist uses playtime to observe the child and gain insights into the issues or experiences they may be struggling with.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
My greatest strengths... Communication skills, Empathetic, Patient, Confidence, Non-judgmental, Observant, listening Skills, respectful, acceptance and open. “A counselor's empathy has the power to mend broken hearts and restore hope.”