I am a Licensed Professional Counselor who has over 30 years in the helping profession; 20 of those helping profession years were accomplished while serving on active duty in the United States Air Force. While serving my country, I loved helping to motive, encourage, mentor & lead others to know better, do better and be better, nothing has changed, I still love helping others to affect change in their lives!
Touching Lives, Inspiring Life to Restore, Recover, Redeem, Reconcile, Return, Renew, & Regenerate, this is what I do to help YOU be the best YOU there is!
My Mission is to help others learn to effect change by recognizing their stories (thoughts and self-talk) about "stuff" create their emotional stress. I will help you rewrite your script to start the healing process that leads to total emotional, mental, physical, & spiritual life transformation. I have learned over the years that dis-ease is caused in a person's life because they are not in tune with themselves. Healing starts when a person acknowledges "I need change in my life." However, getting to know yourself, learning to like/love yourself begins the road to YOUR healing. Trust yourself, trust the process, trust me as your helping agent to get you to your healed YOU!
I specialize in general issues to include depression, anxiety or fears, ADHD, addictions, behavioral issues, adolescent concerns (self-esteem & self-harming), emotional disturbances, couples conflict, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), peer relationships, spirituality, suicidal ideation, trauma & PTSD. mood concerns, crisis intervention, life stressors/adjustments, loss and grief, anger management, and communication/social skills. I like to utilize behavior-based therapies such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT) and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) to assist clients. “Meeting clients where they are” and helping them to reach goals while feeling better mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually are my personal commitment.
Additional areas of focus: Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Intimacy-related issues, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Attachment issues, Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Domestic Violence, Emptiness, Family Problems, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Military and Veterans Issues, Mood disorders , Obsessions, Compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Personality Disorders, Phobias, Post-traumatic stress, Self-Harm, Self-love, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Young Adult Issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Gottman Method, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
VA LPC 0701006579
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Twaina is a gifted therapist. She listens well and has insight that brings light into the darkness that can so often overwhelm my mind. I am so thankful for her.
Written on Aug 25, 2021 after therapy with Twaina for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, self esteem, and coping with life changes
She is extremely responsive and will reach out to me to check in
Written on Dec 07, 2020 after therapy with Twaina for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, and career difficulties
Very friendly and understanding, not judgy at all and had a lovely warm personality.
Written on Nov 16, 2020 after therapy with Twaina for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, sleeping disorders, and self esteem
She’s great
Written on Nov 09, 2020 after therapy with Twaina for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, anger management, and coping with life changes