I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Michigan. I strive to offer an environment where clients feel safe sharing their personal journey, work on resolving problems, and accomplish their desired goals. My work with clients is determined by the issue at hand, meeting the client where they are. I use a variety of counseling techniques including cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, brief solution focused, and trauma focused/narrative. I believe the client(s) have the solutions to their dilemmas within. Therefore the counselor is a facilitator of the process that helps the client take responsibility, learn new skills, and create change. My master's degree in Counseling is supported by a bachelor's degree in Family Life Education and an associate's degree in Child Development. I have been working with clients for four years. However, I have a combined 25 years of experience working with children and families in different capacities . I am passionate about helping individuals, families, victims of abuse, women, men, and children.
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, LGBT, Family conflicts, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Adoption and Foster Care, Aging and Geriatric Issues, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, 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, Divorce and separation, Domestic Violence, Drug and Alcohol Addiction, Emptiness, Family Problems, Fatherhood Issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Hearing Impaired, Hospice and End of Life Counseling, Immigration Issues, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Military and Veterans Issues, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders , Multicultural Concerns, Obsessions, Compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Personality Disorders, Phobias, Postpartum Depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Prejudice and Discrimination, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-Harm, Sexual Assault and Abuse, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young Adult Issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Somatic Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
MI LPC 6401014458