“Since day one, she’s already had everything she needs within herself. It’s the world that convinced her she did not” –Rupi Kaur
About Me and My Counseling Apprach
Hello there! I am a Board Certified and Licensed Mental Health Clinical Counselor/Therapist. My areas of expertise include Anxiety, Stress and Trauma in female teens and adults. I earned a Master of Science in Counseling Psychology in 2011 and have been practicing professional counseling full-time in many settings including outpatient, school-based, and in-home. I have over thirteen years of professional counseling experience and have found every minute of it internally rewarding. It is truly amazing to witness positive growth and change daily and see clients working hard to meet their personal goals as they become empowered! I am also married with two children and a blind rescue mixed breed pup.
A positive therapeutic relationship between a therapist and client is essential to the growth process and is second only to the relationship you have with yourself. My first goal is to support you to feel extraordinarily free to explore your emotional and behavioral world with me as we seek to identify and understand the root cause of your pain in order to resolve or reduce your suffering. This relational work is how true change can occur on visceral and psychological levels. I seek to empower you by drawing on your innate strengths, which can be a liberating and healing experience and allow for the repair of deep inner wounds. Lastly, but importantly, I place a high value on understanding your distress from an ecological perspective that incorporates larger system involvement on micro and macro scales. For example, might you have been oppressed and harmed by societal, educational, or family systems throughout your life, and is this contributing to your emotional distress? In our work, you will be able to work through and understand how these past experiences have affected you.
In addition to being officially certified in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (C-DBT) and Sex Therapy as a CSTIP, I am trained in a variety of evidence-based clinical and therapeutic modalities specifically aimed at the treatment of anxiety and trauma disorders. You can view my comprehensive list here. I'll make sure to tailor my approach based on your unique needs and goals.
I am very honored that you have taken the time to read about me, and I would enjoy meeting with you to help you determine your goals and take this brave step in your journey. I believe that when we work together, hope will blossom and old patterns that are not working for you will be replaced with positive ones, leading to joy and serenity. You got this!