Explore who you are and what goals you have. As your counselor I will first need to understand your background to more fully understand you. Then together we will explore what your goals are moving forward, and work to make them a reality.
Explore who you are and what goals you have. As your counselor I will first need to understand your background to more fully understand you. Then together we will explore what your goals are moving forward, and work to make them a reality.
I draw on many different theories in my work as a counselor: attachment theory, mindfulness and meditation, psychodynamic theory, stages of change model, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and CBT. I will tailor our work together to your needs.
We will discuss how ages 1-18 shaped your life in effort to figure out how you got to where you are. We will examine traumas and hurts that are still affecting you today. We will process feelings, build coping skills, and I will educate you.
We will discuss how ages 1-18 shaped your life in effort to figure out how you got to where you are. We will examine traumas and hurts that are still affecting you today. We will process feelings, build coping skills, and I will educate you.
I use a mostly psychodynamic approach while incorporating other helpful techniques. All this means is I believe that the past influences how we behave and think today. I help clients examine old thoughts and behaviors to help create new ones.
We will define themes or patterns of dependency that have led to ongoing or current stressors that have led to excessive worrying, caretaking in close or romantic relationships, and seeking excessive advice and reassurance to make decisions.
We will define themes or patterns of dependency that have led to ongoing or current stressors that have led to excessive worrying, caretaking in close or romantic relationships, and seeking excessive advice and reassurance to make decisions.
I am committed to accompanying my client on their therapeutic journey with warmth, honesty, and honorable actions. I understand affirmations and validation have reverb and also believe in the let your hair down, take your shoes off, kind of therapy.
I enjoy helping people figure out the underlying obstacles to growth and success. I come alongside each client and we work together to explore the known and unknown, identify barriers, problems, and solutions, and set goals for the future.
I enjoy helping people figure out the underlying obstacles to growth and success. I come alongside each client and we work together to explore the known and unknown, identify barriers, problems, and solutions, and set goals for the future.
I use a variety of therapy techniques including motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral therapy, rational emotive therapy, gestalt, and psychodynamic primarily. I generally do what I can to help clients reach their treatment goals.
work to better understand the nature of your difficulties and form a treatment aimed at both symptom relief and meaningful change in accordance with your values.
work to better understand the nature of your difficulties and form a treatment aimed at both symptom relief and meaningful change in accordance with your values.
that it is drive by Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), an active, directive, and problem-focused form of treatment rooted in psychological science. I also incorporate Mindfulness and Motivational interviewing into my treatment approach.