I believe the therapeutic relationship is central to the change process and as part of this, I strive to foster a collaborative approach with my clients by creating a safe, accepting environment. I approach counseling in a strengths-based framework and recognize that we all have skills and abilities that have developed to cope and carry us through our toughest times. I work to create a space of compassion and acceptance to help guide those I work with through their own healing process. The counseling process should not be unnecessarily painful or traumatic but rather uplifting, motivating, encouraging, and inspiring. I focus on helping clients understand how experiences from the past affect the way they feel in the present. By working through these issues, you can begin to experience life in a whole new way, freeing yourself up to create a more satisfying and meaningful life.
Through identifying strengths, challenging maladaptive patterns, and learning effective coping strategies, we can start to heal emotionally, gain greater insight, increase overall functioning and start to truly feel better. In life, our perceptions, expectations, judgments, and hurt can cause disappointment and resentment, erode trust, impede healthy communication, and ultimately damage relationships and create personal suffering. Through respectful, collaborative, solution-focused conversations, we can improve our relationship both with ourselves and with others.
I employ an eclectic approach with an emphasis on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). I also specialize in Solution Focused Brief Therapy, Collaborative Problem Solving, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Internal Family Systems (IFS). As a dual-diagnosis counselor, I also have significant experience addressing co-occurring alcohol and drug concerns.
If you’ve found yourself needing a safe place to process and heal I invite you to reach out to inquire about services. At times only one to two sessions are needed to target a specific concern, while other circumstances may require more intensive care.
ADHD
Alcohol Use
Anger Management
Job Satisfaction
Codependency
Divorce
Domestic Abuse
Dual Diagnosis
Family Conflict
Grief, Loss & Life Transitions
Infidelity
LGBTQ+
Life Coaching
Relationship Issues
Self Esteem
Self-Harming
Sexual Abuse
Sexual Addiction
Spirituality
Stress
Substance Use
Suicidal Ideation
Trauma and PTSD