I’m a Licensed Mental Health Therapist, My education in regard to this discipline of work was acquired from Palm Beach Atlantic University where I received a Master’s Degree in Science with a focus on Mental Health . For the past 10 years I’ve worked in a variety of settings where I have been utilizing the clinical and practical skills acquired from my education and experience over the years. Some of this work includes kids and adolescents (Teens), Department of Children and Families (DCF), Community Based Agencies, and the school district of Palm Beach County.
I take great pride in my work with kids, teens and young adults as they navigate life’s challenges that are unavoidable, given the variety of presented developmental stages and phases during this time of their lives. My aim is to assist them along their journey of discovery as they embrace their sense of self, purpose, and position themselves to achieve their maximum potential.
I specialized in working with kids and teens along with their families and other systems to help decrease the presentation and in many cases, mitigate symptoms of depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, social and self-awareness, a lack of assertiveness skills, healthy relationship building, academic/career goals, as well as the reduction of social and environmental stressors.
Clinical Specialty Areas
Foster Systems Work and Advocacy
Assistance with the trauma associated with a sense of loss, grief and the need for stability.
School System Advocacy and Support Services
Work Life Balance and Adjustment issues
Reactive Attachment Issues
Attachment Issues in General
Mood and Anxiety Issues
Familial Bonding and Existential Experience Cultivation
Adolescent (Teen Issues)
Anxiety/Depression
Communication Issues
Emotional Autonomy and Regulation Skills
Academic/Social Anxiety
SMART Goal Skills Building
Interpersonal Relationship Skills
Identity Crisis
Self harm
Suicidal Ideation/ Homicidal Ideation
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, LGBT, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Career difficulties, Depression, ADHD, Abandonment, Adoption and Foster Care, Attachment issues, Avoidant Personality, Blended Family Issues, Body image, Caregiver issues and stress, Commitment Issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster, Dependent Personality, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Emptiness, Expats, Family Problems, Fatherhood Issues, Forgiveness, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders , Multicultural Concerns, Personality Disorders, Phobias, Post-traumatic stress, Prejudice and Discrimination, Self-Harm, Self-love, Smoking/Vaping Cessation, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young Adult Issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
FL LMHC MH18230