LPCC, 10 years of experience
“What one person has to offer to another, is their own being, nothing more, nothing less” – Ram Dass. My therapeutic approach is a strength-based perspective that focuses on a person’s innate potential rather than pathologies and shortfalls. Consistent with this approach, my role as a therapist lies not in solving problems but in helping clients examine inhibited issues and biases, identify practical solutions to their problems and progress toward deeper wisdom. I have worked with adults, children and families. This experience has included clients of various ethnicities and addressed a range of mental health issues, interpersonal relationship problems, and life transitions. I draw on my experience of 15 years in travel journalism and Corporate America and this understanding helps me support my clients as they navigate the stress and success in their place of work, endure layoffs, reevaluate priorities, and make renewed efforts towards new beginnings. My therapeutic style is adaptive to the individual needs of my clients. I believe the process of change is an ongoing dialogue. This process can be brief or longer term, depending upon the needs of the client. Sometimes I use mindfulness techniques to supplement therapy.
The sessions start with building a rapport to establish trust in the therapeutic relationship. It takes a few sessions to expand upon a person's journey through life which helps identify their strengths, changes they have navigated and the areas of growth. We then take the time to collaborate on identifying specific goals for therapy. After this we develop interventions that are best suited for a client and the pursuant sessions focus on feedback on the interventions, their effectiveness and as and when need recalibrating solutions.
Life transitions - moving to a new life stage, adapting to a new place, moving on (voluntarily or not), loss/ grief. These are some of the transitions we go through and to grow through these experiences requires patience and care.
I work with clients from various cultural backgrounds. In my practice there is an emphasis on learning the cultural influences along with the strengths, values and beliefs of a client.
I build an understanding of my client focusing on self-development, growth and responsibilities to help them recognize their strengths and ability to choose.
Some clients respond to a structured approach in therapy that includes examining the triggers and developing an alternate way to cope.