I am a licensed Clinical Social Worker in Maryland and California for over 10 years working with individuals with Mood Disorders, PTSD, relationship issues, Anxiety and Adjustment concerns. My specialty upon graduation from the University of Maryland was Children and Families. I’ve worked with families, children and adolescents with a wide range of concerns such as parenting issues, ADHD, OCD, physical trauma and abuse.
My treatment modality is mostly talk therapy with an Existential emphasis,
Solution Focused Therapy, and CBT as well as Behavioral interventions for children and adolescents. Research and keeping up with the knowledge base is of utmost importance to me and my treatments are evidenced based.
My first task as a therapist is building a respectful, safe and positive therapeutic environment where you will feel comfortable sharing your thoughts and emotions. Once this therapeutic relationship is established the problem solving and coping skills will be developed leading to stronger emotional health. Dialog and treatment plans are tailored to meet your unique and specific needs.
This is a transformative time for African Americans. With so many police murders of our children and family we’re literally all collectively experiencing PTSD. Research is showing that this cycle of unnatural deaths and despair is doing much more to our psychic than the eye can see. As the Baltimore, Afro American newspaper reports “… from depression to trouble focusing, the implications of living in a country with racial tension and unrest are endless…. “. In 2019, the American Academy of Pediatrics issued a statement on the health implications of racism for the first time. They found that the “stress generated by experiences of racism may start through maternal exposures… and continue after birth with the potential to create toxic stress.”
Approved Supervisor by the MD Board of SW
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, Relationship issues, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Anger management, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, ADHD, Abandonment, Adoption and Foster Care, Attachment issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Existential Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
CA LCSW 95245
MD LCSW-C 17157