I have been a licensed clinical social worker for over 30 years. I received my MSSW from the University of Tennessee in 1982 and started my clinical practice as a medical social worker at the St. Louis Veterans Hospital spinal cord injury unit. In the late 80s I was transferred to North Carolina to start a new program in mental health. After retiring from the Veterans Administration I have practiced clinical social work in the private sector across the human services continuum in behavioral health in western North Carolina and central Florida. Having medical and behavioral health social work experience provides me knowledge of an integrated approach (mind /body connection) in psychotherapy. I utilize the best practice standards in treatment, unique to the participant and their situation. I am nonjudgemental, kind, careful, down-to-earth, and skilled in helping people change the way they think, feel, and behave while respecting their privacy and rights.
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, LGBT, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Anger management, Self esteem, Bipolar disorder, Compassion fatigue, Abandonment, Aging and Geriatric Issues, Attachment issues, Body image, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain illness and disability, Codependency, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster, Divorce and separation, Eating and Food-Related Issues, Emptiness, Family of Origin Issues, Family Problems, First Responder Issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, HIV / AIDS, Hospice and End of Life Counseling, Intellectual Disability, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Military and Veterans Issues, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders , Post-traumatic stress, Social anxiety and phobia, Traumatic Brain Injury, Workplace issues
Clinical approaches: Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Existential Therapy, Hypnotherapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
FL LCSW 10076
NC LCSW C003985