Resume Summary: Trauma Therapist
I love being a therapist. I love knowing my clients, caring for them. I love when clients know they can trust me. There is very little I have not seen nor heard. You will not offend me or hurt my feelings. My experience runs from being a special ed teacher, guidance counselor, utilization reviewer. I have worked with Military since 2008. I have worked with every kind of behavioral health diagnosis. I have worked inpatient and outpatient. I am well trained in trauma. I would love to help you.
Strengths: 30 years in mental health; trained in eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), accelerated resolution therapy (ART) and moral injury; Motivational Interviewing, EAP services, and short- term problem-solving; advanced training in ART and EMDR; utilizing ART for chronic pain and medical trauma, ART and EMDR has even proven effective for Intrauterine trauma, chronic pain and medical trauma; during Ph.D studies, specialized in attunement and motivation therapies; my background as a Special Ed. teacher and guidance counselor enhances my work with children and adolescents.
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Depression, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Aging and geriatric issues, Attachment issues, Blended family issues, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Codependency, Communication problems, Control issues, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Divorce and separation, Drug and alcohol addiction, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Fatherhood issues, First responder issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Mood disorders, Multicultural concerns, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-love, Sex addiction, Sexual assault and abuse, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Gottman Method, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Somatic Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
UT LCMHC 311861-6004