Reconciling the past, nurturing self-love/inner peace, and setting intentions for a fulfilling present and future.
Reconciling the past, nurturing self-love/inner peace, and setting intentions for a fulfilling present and future.
My approach is collaborative, holistic, and culturally-responsive. Sessions usually integrate strengths-based and trauma-focused therapy to help process former and current experiences.
We spend our first few sessions getting to know one another, building the therapeutic relationship, and building coping skills. Once you’re comfortable, we will dig deeper into presenting concerns while staying within your window of tolerance.
We spend our first few sessions getting to know one another, building the therapeutic relationship, and building coping skills. Once you’re comfortable, we will dig deeper into presenting concerns while staying within your window of tolerance.
I deeply believe that you are the expert of your lived experiences. I take a collaborative approach, working with clients to develop their treatment plan and work at their pace. Safety and trust in the therapeutic relationship is paramount.
discuss what is important to you. Broad themes often include alleviating/reducing unpleasant emotions, achieving goals, improving healthy communication, setting appropriate boundaries, exploring spirituality/faith, and gaining self-insight.
discuss what is important to you. Broad themes often include alleviating/reducing unpleasant emotions, achieving goals, improving healthy communication, setting appropriate boundaries, exploring spirituality/faith, and gaining self-insight.
I will genuinely be interested in you and how you want to progress. I wear many "hats" as a therapist (e.g., listener, coach, guide, problem-solver) and tailor my approach to what each client is hoping to obtain from therapy.
Hopefully, we will learn what the issues are and work on different ways to face the issue. We will learn how to face the issue and solve it or figure out ways the client can handle the issue in a healthy way with little disturbance to their lives.
Hopefully, we will learn what the issues are and work on different ways to face the issue. We will learn how to face the issue and solve it or figure out ways the client can handle the issue in a healthy way with little disturbance to their lives.
After 26 years in the field, my style is eclectic. My fall back will always be CBT and person centered therapy. But I also use DBT, Motivational Interviewing, REBT, Strategic Therapy among others. I try to meet the client where they are.
Individual discuss triggers contributing to declines in mental health, current stressors, relationships, symptoms of declining mental health, current challenges/barriers, concerns, healthy and harmful habits, hopes, coping skills, and dreams.
Individual discuss triggers contributing to declines in mental health, current stressors, relationships, symptoms of declining mental health, current challenges/barriers, concerns, healthy and harmful habits, hopes, coping skills, and dreams.
Our approach is genuine, inviting, educational, and empowering for all who entrust us with awesome opportunity to accompany them on their journey to healing and transformation.