If this is your first time in therapy you might find it helpful to know that counseling is not as difficult, scary or intimidating as it may seem. Being able to share your thoughts, having a sounding board with a non biased person in confidence is the biggest part of it. Therapy is a way to have that confidential sounding board while receiving guidance and feedback with tips and tricks that are evidenced based practices researched and tested as being effective.
Reflecting on my own personal experiences combined with the professional experience and education I have obtained allows me to be effective, genuine and down to earth. I believe the client is the expert of their own life, meaning you know what you want to get out of therapy and what goals you would like for me to help you achieve while in therapy. Our first session will consist of meeting, building trust and rapport while I ask a set of assessment questions to get to know your background and your reason for coming to me and your goals while in therapy. I have over 10 years experience as an LPC, Licensed Professional Counselor and 10 years working in the field of mental health prior to that.
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, LGBT, Relationship issues, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Bipolar disorder, Depression, ADHD, Abandonment, Adoption and Foster Care, Antisocial Personality, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Blended Family Issues, Caregiver issues and stress, Codependency, Commitment Issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Domestic Violence, Drug and Alcohol Addiction, Emptiness, Family of Origin Issues, Family Problems, Fatherhood Issues, Fertility Issues, Forgiveness, Gender Dysphoria, Guilt and shame, HIV / AIDS, Hospice and End of Life Counseling, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Military and Veterans Issues, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders , Multicultural Concerns, Narcissism, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Personality Disorders, Post-traumatic stress, Prejudice and Discrimination, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Self-Harm, Self-love, Sex Addiction, Sexual Assault and Abuse, Sexual Dysfunction, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia, Somatization, Traumatic Brain Injury, Trichotillomania, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young Adult Issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Jungian Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
OK LPC 5303