About Me and My Counseling Approach
Hello there! I am a Board Certified and Licensed Mental Health Clinical Counselor/Therapist who is highly trained and experienced in evidence-based treatment. My areas of expertise include Anxiety and Trauma in female teens and women. I earned a Master of Science in Clinical Counseling Psychology in 2011 and have been practicing professional counseling full-time in many settings including outpatient, school-based, and in-home. I have fifteen years of experience in this great profession.
I am also married with two children and a blind rescue mixed breed pup and love the beach, hikes and good restaurants!
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. 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 you may have not known existed. I place a high value on understanding your distress from an ecological perspective that incorporates larger system involvement. For example, might you have been oppressed, neglected or 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), I have obtained advanced certifications in cutting-edge treatment modalities for trauma and anxiety disorders. I implement a variety of evidence-based clinical and therapeutic modalities (such as EMDR and CBT) specifically aimed at the treatment of anxiety and trauma disorders. I am also certified as a Clinical Nutrition and Mental Health Specialist. By integrating both Eastern and Western clinical modalities I provide a holistic and individualized healing experience that can better enable lasting transformation.You can view my comprehensive list below. I tailor my approach based on your unique strengths, needs and goals.
I am very honored that you are considering me and I would enjoy meeting with you to help you determine your goals and take this brave step in your journey. When we work together, hope can blossom and old patterns that are not working for you can be replaced with positive ones, leading to joy, serenity and the sense of safety you deserve.
My Advantages
We can draw from various modalities to fit your or your teens unique needs. Below you will find a start to this individualized pairing to best support your journey toward growth and healing.
Therapeutic Modalities for Trauma Associated Disorders in Women:
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
Written Exposure Therapy (WET)
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Somatic Psychotherapy and Applied Polyvagal Theory
Therapeutic Modalities for Trauma Associated Disorders in Teens:
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy (TF-CBT)
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
Attachment and Regulation Competency (ARC)
Integrative Treatment for Complex Trauma (ITCT)
Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Adolescents (DBT-A)
Modalities for Anxiety Disorders in Women and Teens: (including Social Anxiety, Specific Phobias (such as fear of vomiting or spiders), Agoraphobia, Generalized Anxiety, School Avoidance and Panic Disorder):
Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)
Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Somatic Psychotherapy and Applied Polyvagal Theory
...“Since day one, she’s already had everything she needs within herself. It’s the world that convinced her she did not” ...
–Rupi Kaur