I have my LCSW in the States of Connecticut, Texas and Florida. I have been practicing for over 20 years with a primary focus with adolescents and young adults. I have worked in an Alternative School for years bridging gaps in services and helping empower families. I have been an advocate for adolescents with emotional and or behavioral issues for many years. I also have created an animal assisted therapy program at the agency and have volunteered for the State of Connecticut to do Crisis Stress Management with first responders. When in Texas I worked as a LCSW counseling young adults arrested for non violent felonies in a pilot program. The goal of the program was to help them work on issues and develop a plan for future goals. I do like to be solution focused with my clients and believe that anything can be accomplished with determination and hard work.
Additional areas of focus: LGBT, Relationship issues, Trauma and abuse, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Adoption and Foster Care, Attachment issues, Caregiver issues and stress, Codependency, Commitment Issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Drug and Alcohol Addiction, Family Problems, Fertility Issues, First Responder Issues, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Money and financial issues, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Postpartum Depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Sexual Assault and Abuse, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young Adult Issues
Clinical approaches: Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy
FL LCSW SW17368