New to Grow
Welcome! I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker that honors client-led sessions to support your wellbeing journey with humility. I seek to support clients in identifying a desired outcome and explore how to build upon their strengths and examples of success to address their emotional, social and psychological wellbeing. I am passionate about working with youth and their caregivers to provide early intervention during the formative years of development to support the youngest in our community and help them flourish. I believe in the impact of recognizing positive feelings and functioning in life, in addition to character strengths and behaviors that help build a meaningful and purposeful life. I recognize the importance of cultural and community strengths to demonstrate how our social environment can benefit out mental health outcomes.
In our first session together, here's what you can expect
In our first session, I will take time to get to know you and hear firsthand what you would like to gain from our time together. I will support you in exploring and identifying a desired outcome that will direct the focus of your future sessions.
The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions
I have experience in a variety of environments, including community, school, hospital, and outpatient settings, in both urban and rural communities, locally and abroad. This has allowed me to see firsthand the various environments that may impact a client and serve as a potential resource to attain their wellbeing goals. I have adapted my clinical services to incorporate important cultural perspectives in my practice, as appropriate to help clients flourish. I continuously seek way to emphasize culture as health.
The clients I'm best positioned to serve
I am best positioned to serve clients navigating various life transitions, grief and loss, anxiety, traumatic experiences or interpersonal conflict that are seeking to address their emotional, psychological and social wellbeing. I am passionate about supporting youth in addressing academic or relationship challenges, as well as trauma. I enjoy supporting clients in exploring the resources they have to reach their preferred outcome from therapy, building upon their strengths and past instances of success.
Child Parent Psychotherapy
I am certified in this treatment method and have provided services for youth ages 0-5, alongside their caregivers, to address early childhood trauma for 8 years. This modality incorporates child-led, trauma-related play, in which the caregiver leads the age-appropriate conversation about the traumatic experience with the child.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I have incorporated Cognitive Behavioral Therapy into sessions to support clients of all ages in identifying and changing unhelpful thought and behavior patterns to support their mental health and emotional wellbeing.
Solution Focused Brief Treatment
I am trained in Solution Focused Brief Treatment, which is a treatment method that allows for client-led sessions that focus on a desired outcome, as well as strengths and past examples of success.
Positive Psychology
I work from the positive psychology perspective that resilience is a set of skills that can be developed from adverse experiences. I focus on character strengths and behaviors that help build a meaningful and purposeful life to support individuals to move from surviving to flourishing.
Trauma Informed Care
I have experience providing trauma informed care to youth and adults. This treatment method considers past traumatic experiences in the care provided, as well as the impact on current thoughts, feelings and behaviors.