I enjoy and am gifted in working with clients who have experienced grief and loss, trauma and abuse, relationship distress, co-dependency, attachment wounds, low self-esteem and life transitions.
I enjoy and am gifted in working with clients who have experienced grief and loss, trauma and abuse, relationship distress, co-dependency, attachment wounds, low self-esteem and life transitions.
I am a very active therapist and I like to help clients understand what is getting in their way from living the life they want, learn tools to make changes (internally and externally), and refocus on their future and living their best life.
Build a therapeutic relationship that allows you to enhance self-awareness, develop coping skills, and create a space where you can process your feelings, thoughts, and emotions in an affirming, compassionate and curious way.
Build a therapeutic relationship that allows you to enhance self-awareness, develop coping skills, and create a space where you can process your feelings, thoughts, and emotions in an affirming, compassionate and curious way.
A strong therapeutic alliance is the cornerstone of my work and I use an integrative and somatic approach. I draw on various modalities to enhance self-awareness and connection with your emotions, tailoring our sessions to your unique needs.
Meet feelings, narratives, patterns & roles with curiosity & compassion. Build capacity for uncertainty & healthy coping as we learn and understand the context in which roles & reactions were cultivated. Align next steps (just the next) with values
Meet feelings, narratives, patterns & roles with curiosity & compassion. Build capacity for uncertainty & healthy coping as we learn and understand the context in which roles & reactions were cultivated. Align next steps (just the next) with values
Grow in Connection, Trust & Sturdiness in Self: My hope is to join you in broadening the understanding of self and strengths -- building confidence, connection and tuning into the knowledge within you.
Explore your feelings, circumstances, and options. I will help you grow in coping with what is right before you and navigating your present and future. Our sessions will be safe spaces, full of empathy and devoid of judgment.
Explore your feelings, circumstances, and options. I will help you grow in coping with what is right before you and navigating your present and future. Our sessions will be safe spaces, full of empathy and devoid of judgment.
You can encounter a nonjudgmental, therapeutic relationship. Through a clear plan to reduce negative behaviors, my clients gain more confidence and ways to learn, grow, and uncover root issues. Also, I am a Christian and offer prayer if desired.
I have had the pleasure of working as a therapist since 1997. I have a PhD in Social Work and Social Research and have a particular interest in the area of resilience and using strategic techniques to increase and support personal growth.
I have had the pleasure of working as a therapist since 1997. I have a PhD in Social Work and Social Research and have a particular interest in the area of resilience and using strategic techniques to increase and support personal growth.
My counseling expertise utilizes skills and techniques drawn from: Solution Focused Brief Therapy, Person-Centered Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy.