I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Idaho with over 13 years of experience working as a generalized mental health therapist (generalized meaning that I am trained and have extensive expertise in assisting you with a vast number of counseling needs and behavioral health concerns). I specialize in working with clients who are dealing with: men's issues, depression, anxiety, relationship issues, sexual addiction/pornography issues, developmental disabilities, bi-polar and other personality disorders as well as a multitude of organic psychiatric disorders. I am qualified in working with both individuals and couples. I am skilled in working with persons 18-end of life.
My counseling style is interactive and collaborative. I treat everyone with respect, sensitivity, compassion, and non-judgement. My approach combines cognitive-behavioral, dialectic behavioral, psycho-dynamic, motivational interviewing, solution focused, and faith based therapy. We will develop your treatment plan together in order for you to effectively achieve your desired outcomes.
I applaud your taking the first BIG step of asking for help with your needs. Effective counseling puts you (the client) in the driver's seat, determining your destination, and me (the counselor) will be your "GPS system" to guide you on your journey.
I look forward to working with you!
Additional areas of focus: Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Aging and Geriatric Issues, Antisocial Personality, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Avoidant Personality, Blended Family Issues, Body image, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain illness and disability, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment Issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster, Dependent Personality, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Domestic Violence, Drug and Alcohol Addiction, Eating and Food-Related Issues, Emptiness, Expats, Family of Origin Issues, Family Problems, Fatherhood Issues, First Responder Issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Hoarding, Hospice and End of Life Counseling, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Intellectual Disability, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Military and Veterans Issues, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders , Multicultural Concerns, Narcissism, Obsessions, Compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Personality Disorders, Phobias, Polyamory / Nonmonogamous Relationships, Postpartum Depression, Post-traumatic stress, Prejudice and Discrimination, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-Harm, Self-love, Sex Addiction, Sexual Assault and Abuse, Sexual Dysfunction, Sexuality, Smoking/Vaping Cessation, Social anxiety and phobia, Somatization, Traumatic Brain Injury, Workplace issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy