Hi all! I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in both the state of RI and MA. I began my educational journey obtaining my BSW from Rhode Island College and then proceeded to receive my MSW from Simmons College. I have worked with children, adolescents and adults across a multitude of settings including inpatient hospitalizations, residential treatment programs and correctional facilities. I have experience working with those who struggle with a multitude of mental health issues including PTSD, depression, anxiety, grief, family conflict, relationship issues, acceptance and substance use disorders.
To best address the unique needs of clients I have versed myself in multiple evidence-based intervention styles including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Mindfulness Approaches, Relaxation Training, Solution-Focused Therapy and Strengths Focused Therapy. I additionally have experience in working in group settings and providing psychoeducation.
I understand how difficult it can be to seek help, especially when we may deem, we are unworthy of such help. However, through establishing a safe, supportive, collaborative, and therapeutic relationship, we can work together to find your voice, identify your needs and goals and work towards a journey of positive change and an improved quality of life.
I intend to meet each of my clients where they are at and work together to create positive changes. I welcome you to take the first step in change by reaching out.
“Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times if one only remembers to turn on the light” – Albus Dumbledore
Additional areas of focus: Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Coping with grief and loss, Intimacy related issues, Parenting issues, Career difficulties, Compassion fatigue, Concentration, memory and focus (ADHD), Abandonment, Attachment issues, Avoidant personality, BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture, Blended family issues, Body image, Caregiver issues and stress, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Dependent personality, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Drug and alcohol addiction, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Fatherhood issues, First responder issues, Forgiveness, Gender dysphoria, Guilt and shame, Hoarding, Immigration issues, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships, Post-traumatic stress, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm, Self-love, Sex addiction, Sexual assault and abuse, Sexuality, Smoking / vaping cessation, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Existential Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems
RI LICSW ISW04525