Welcome!! I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with over 13 years of experience working as a mental health therapist, a program manager, a clinical supervisor, a trainer, a university field liaison and a college-level instructor. Most of my experience comes from working in enhanced community-based crisis services that focus on supporting children/adolescents and their families in identifying goals and resolving conflict. I believe in adopting a strengths-based solution-focused approach and have found that this process works best when the client is motivated for change and able to engage in honest self-reflection. I may give direction at times and even advice if it is solicited, but usually the client possesses the internal strength and direction to improve life satisfaction and mental well-being. I see my role as a support and facilitator of that process. I look forward to hearing from you and congratulations on taking one of the first big steps!!
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, LGBT, Relationship issues, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Adoption and Foster Care, Attachment issues, Blended Family Issues, Body image, Cancer, 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, Emptiness, Family Problems, Fatherhood Issues, First Responder Issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Impulsivity, Intellectual Disability, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Mood disorders , Obsessions, Compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Phobias, Post-traumatic stress, Self-Harm, Self-love, Sexual Assault and Abuse, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia, Workplace issues, Young Adult Issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Gottman Method, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
NC LCSW C008529
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I've already suggested this app to several friends and other people I work with. I'm excited for my second appointment
Written on Nov 13, 2020 after therapy with John for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, lgbt, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, sleeping disorders, self esteem, and career difficulties