Thank you for contacting me through the Better Help online counseling program. My name is Audrey Jackson and I am a licensed clinical social worker from Michigan. I enjoy helping others find their purpose and to use the best tools to sustain their life goals. My clinical focus is anxiety and depression. I am skilled in counseling elderly adults, foster care families, and adult age men and women. I have worked in a telehealth setting, community mental health, residential programs, job training, and elderly home environments. I am sensitive to special circumstances that affect women such as domestic relationships, as well as the social stresses that impact male responses to the environment.
SPECIALTIES
My professional training is clinical social work with an emphasis on health education related to anxiety and depression and helping to improve health related outcomes. Cognitive behavior therapy is a centered approach of my counseling. I believe that individual thinking has a significant effect on personal choices. Learning to improve the quality of thoughts can result in greatly improved personal choices. Cognitive function is important in dealing with everyday stress, anxiety, and depression. I use a client strengths approach that allows individuals to identify their own goals and support for the skills building or resources they need to achieve their goals. Interventions include anger management, psychotherapy including analysis of prior family or interpersonal dynamics, and trauma sensitive counseling.
Years of experience: I began my social work career in 1985. I graduated from the University of Michigan School of Social Work in 1983.
Licensing: I am licensed as a clinical masters social worker in Michigan. License #680110568
I am also experienced in providing support for housing insufficiency, food insufficiency, liaison for local DHHS agencies, severely mentally impaired individual counseling, panic disorder, drug and alcohol assessment, self-harm reduction, and social anxiety.
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Additional areas of focus: Grief, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Depression, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Aging and Geriatric Issues, Antisocial Personality, Communication problems, Domestic Violence, Drug and Alcohol Addiction, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Impulsivity, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Mood disorders , Prejudice and Discrimination, Self-Harm, Social anxiety and phobia, Workplace issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
MI LMSW 6801105658
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A great listener, very understanding, and she has went above and beyond for me within these past couple of weeks. Her wisdom very much appreciated! I’ve changed in such a short period of time.
Written on Apr 16, 2024 after therapy with Audrey for 4 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and adhd
I like Audrey she helps me with the problems I am working through.
Written on Mar 04, 2024 after therapy with Audrey for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, compassion fatigue,
She relates to me very well and Because of that she can provide effective support towards my situation.
Written on Feb 14, 2024 after therapy with Audrey for 3 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, and coaching
Great
Written on Jan 08, 2024 after therapy with Audrey for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, and adhd
Audrey was wonderful. Thank you
Written on Nov 14, 2023 after therapy with Audrey for 3 months on issues concerning relationship issues, and family conflicts
Audrey was more than a therapist. It was like talking to someone that knew me and generally understood what i was going through and just wanted to help . I really appreciate her and the skills she taught me .
Written on Sep 24, 2023 after therapy with Audrey for 4 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, self esteem, coping with life changes, and coaching