LCSW, 5 years of experience
Hello, my name is Clint and I'm a licensed clinical social worker in Florida. With 5 years of experience, I have been able to empower people in my community to cope with a variety of hardships and mental health issues. To be a part of people's journeys towards a more meaningful life is incredibly rewarding and I am honored to contribute to their success.
Before you decide on a therapist, it is important to know what the first session is going to look like. For me, I first set the stage by assuring my clients that they are in a safe place and that they can be themselves. There is no judgement here. As the session progresses, we work together to identify the issue that is troubling them and formulate a plan to address it. That way when we come to the end of our first session, we have a direction to go into that assures the client that they will overcome whatever it is that is bothering them.
The art of therapy is using logic to address clients' distress to empower them to have more meaningful, happier lives. This process must be done in the most compassionate way possible so that clients feel safe to open up and be themselves. With this balance of competence and compassion, I have been able to empower clients to face their issues head on and gain the confidence that they can overcome whatever hardship that they're having to face.
My mission is to support adults facing a myriad of mental health issues by creating a safe, nonjudgemental space where they feel truly heard and understood. Using a collaborative, evidence based approach, including cognitive behavioral therapy, solution focused, strengths based, among others, I help clients recognize unhelpful thought patterns, develop healthier coping strategies, and reconnect with their strengths. I'm passionate about walking alongside each person in their journey-helping them feel more empowered, hopeful, and in control of their lives.
I have been certified by the Association of Psychological therapies in CBT. I have found that CBT coupled with a nonjudgemental approach has been effective in helping clients develop coping skills to better address their issues.
I have spent several years working in hospice and hospitals working with patients experiencing the loss of a loved one or their independence. By providing space for them to be able to express their feelings of loss and encouraging them to give themselves the time and space to grieve, I have empowered patients to be able to adjust to their new lives.
Relationships are complicated. Although they are a source of our greatest satisfaction, they can also be quite stressful. I have found that through the use of interpersonal therapy, my clients have learned to be more empathetic to their partner's needs while also prioritizing their own.
Although rational emotive behavior therapy is similar to cognitive behavioral therapy, this approach focuses more on how an individual interprets a certain event and how that interpretation can be limiting. By helping clients reframe these events in a healthier manner, they are able to see that they can overcome it and be a better person for it.