I am an LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker ) in Colorado with 3 years of professional work experience as a therapist. I have performed clinical work in various roles for 9 years : working with families involved in child welfare, supportive housing, homelessness, personality disorders, addiction, and chronic mental illness. My passion is in trauma resiliency . I work with my clients to create an open and safe environment where thoughts and feelings can be shared without fear of judgment. I am very open and nonjudgmental, empathetic and compassionate. I strongly believe in social justice and racial equity. As a white, cis-gendered, straight woman of European descent, I cannot understand what it is like to be a racial minority or a member of the LGBTQIA community. However, I strongly believe in creating equity for all marginalized groups and will be curious to hear about your experiences and how they have shaped you. I am also experienced in working with neurodivergent individuals and believe that our diversity (race, gender, sex, age, ability, neurodivergence, ethnicity, culture, and more!) are what makes us function as a society. I am not religious myself, but I invite you to bring your beliefs and values into our work together and I will commit to honoring them.
I am trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy), TBRI (Trust Based Relational Intervention), MI (Motivational Interviewing), and SFBT (Solution Focused Brief Therapy). I try to help clients use their existing strengths to overcome obstacles and to help clients learn about how our past experiences and beliefs manifest in our present bodies, minds, feelings, and behaviors. I also use art, music, and movement as therapeutic interventions to help the body process trauma and overwhelming stressful experiences.
I commend you on your commitment to personal growth and would be honored to be part of your journey toward healing, resiliency, understanding, and living the fullest life possible.
Additional areas of focus: Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, LGBT, Relationship issues, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Depression, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Body image, Communication problems, Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Dissociation, Domestic Violence, Emptiness, Family of Origin Issues, Family Problems, First Responder Issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Impulsivity, Midlife crisis, Mood disorders , Panic disorder and panic attacks, Personality Disorders, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Sexual Assault and Abuse, Somatization, Women's issues, Workplace issues
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