I have been a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor since 2014 and have worked with children, youth and adults from ages 5 to 94. I am licensed as a counselor in both North Carolina, Virginia and Texas and certified as an anxiety treatment professional. I have a Masters in Professional Counseling from Liberty University. I typically use as my main mode of therapy what is called cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing, but I also borrow ideas from other modalities of therapy if needed such as acceptance and commitment therapy or DBT. My philosophy of counseling is that I am a partner with the client in helping them to grow in self awareness.
I have worked with adults, youth and children in a variety of settings both in the home and in a local agency in a variety of services including outpatient therapy, intensive in home services with families and with foster children. Many different issues have been addressed in these sessions including depression anxiety, bipolar, relationship issues, religious issues, family problems and anger issues just to name a few issues.
It is important to me for me to respect your personal beliefs and customs and for no one to feel judged during our sessions. Everyone is unique and i want to try to help you build off of your strengths, unique gifts, abilities and beliefs. While I do pray for my clients, I do not pray with my clients during sessions. While I do not impose my beliefs on others, I do at times share with the clients permission scriptures or spiritual principles that I have learned to help people grow in their spiritual walk.
Please be in an area when the live sessions start that is free from distraction and privacy so you can focus on the session. It is a good idea to test your computer or phone ahead of time with a video test to make sure it works properly. I will not see you if you are driving a car as I don't want you to have an accident, so please do not start session when you are driving. I will be using a headset to protect your privacy on my end so that I can hear you and that nobody else can. Please remember you must be in a state that I am licensed in at the time the session starts (NC, VA or TX).
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, Grief, Sleeping disorders, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Adoption and foster care, Aging and geriatric issues, Attachment issues, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Co-morbidity, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Family problems, Life purpose, Men's issues, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Mood disorders, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Social anxiety and phobia, Workplace issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Gottman Method, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy
TX LPC 93625
NC LCMHC 10896
VA LPC 0701011288
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Excellent therapist. Very much appreciated help
Written on Nov 03, 2022 after therapy with Jeffrey "Jeff" for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, bipolar disorder, and adhd
I highly recommend Mr. Jeffrey is very easy-going guy and very understanding to my mental needs
Written on Sep 29, 2022 after therapy with Jeffrey "Jeff" for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, and bipolar disorder
After only having 2 sessions with Jeff he had decided that we didn’t have a good connection. I highly disagree with that but he’s the professional not me.
Written on Sep 28, 2022 after therapy with Jeffrey "Jeff" for 1 week on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self esteem, anger management, and adhd
So far we’ve only had 2 sessions together but Jeff has found a way to quickly put me at ease and drill to the core of the issues. I trust him that he has my best interest at heart and is actively seeking to help me
Written on Sep 07, 2022 after therapy with Jeffrey "Jeff" for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, bipolar disorder, compassion fatigue, and adhd
I respond well to people who treat from personal experience of the tools they teach and this man does that
Written on Jul 09, 2022 after therapy with Jeffrey "Jeff" for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and adhd
Jeff has been great in our sessions. He's easy to talk to and offers practical ways to apply what I learn during our meeting.
Written on Mar 09, 2021 after therapy with Jeffrey "Jeff" for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, self esteem, and adhd