Hello! I am a licensed Masters level Social Worker, and have 24 years experience providing mental health therapy. I have spent most of my career focussing on trauma, working with suvivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, mlitary service men and women, members of the LGBT community, adolescents, families and couples. I have always looked for opportunities to expand and improve my skills set as a therapist, and have been certified in various treatments. I am certified in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Trauma Recovery, Emplowerment Model (TREM), Prolonged Exposure (PE), Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), and Motivational Interviewing (MI). Through my eperiences I have found that working with a team aproach, the therapist and client, clients have found the most success in improving their quality of life.
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, LGBT, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Attachment issues, Caregiver issues and stress, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment Issues, Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster, Divorce and separation, Domestic Violence, Expats, Family of Origin Issues, Family Problems, Guilt and shame, Hospice and End of Life Counseling, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Military and Veterans Issues, Mood disorders , Personality Disorders, Postpartum Depression, Post-traumatic stress, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-love, Sexual Assault and Abuse, Sexuality, Women's issues, Young Adult Issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
MI LMSW 6801085994