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Congratulations on taking the first step in reaching your life goals! Reaching out for help can be scary, and I am here to make that process as stress-free as possible. I have experience working with families, couples, adults, children, teens/tweens, veterans, and military families in school settings, community group practice, and private practice. My goal is to walk alongside and assist you in making the vision you hold for yourself, your life, and your relationships more of a reality.
My approach
During our work together, I will provide a nonjudgmental, safe, and caring space where you will feel free to explore current challenges, set goals, and develop a plan for overcoming those challenges. I use a trauma-informed, attachment-based approach and utilize Cognitive Behavioral, Dialectical Behavioral, and Person-Centered techniques and Solution Focused strategies to help with difficulties such as depression, anxiety, ADD/ADHD, grief and loss, interpersonal challenges, communication struggles, life satisfaction, family obstacles.
My focus
Finding hope when life's challenges overwhelm you can feel almost impossible at times. I am here to help you reclaim lost hope so that you are able to move forward toward your future with renewed optimism. I am especially passionate about helping families function peacefully, adults rediscover the strength within, couples reconnect and communicate effectively, and teens/tweens navigate confusing, distressing times productively.
My communication style
I use a person-centered approach during therapy. I believe that authenticity, genuineness, empathic listening, and unconditional personal regard allow for a strong therapeutic relationship to be established. When appropriate, I use encouragement to challenge clients to push themselves outside of their comfort zones in order to increase functioning, improve relationships with themselves and others, and work towards reaching their desired goals.
My journey to mental healthcare
I believe that part of living is being faced with challenges, including hard, sometimes painful seasons. During these seasons in my own life, I received support from knowledgeable, compassionate, empathetic people, including therapists. I became a therapist because I want to give the same type of support that I received to others—helping others find hope that has been lost and a drive to work toward reaching their goals, improving their view of self, relationships. Life overall is of upmost importance to me.
My goals for you
Successful care and progress during therapy are attained when clients themselves report "feeling" or noticing decreased levels of bothersome symptoms, increased levels of positive symptoms, improved relationships with self and or others, and improved daily functioning overall. Sometimes growth is difficult to recognize when it does not happen overnight, therefore, I assist clients in recognizing every step toward their goals, regardless of how small that step may be. Every small step counts toward reaching the ultimate goals!
My first session with you
The first session is an important time to ask any questions, bring up any concerns, discuss limits of confidentiality and HIPAA, and begin building therapeutic rapport. This is also a good time to see if we are a good fit to work together, as I believe a strong therapeutic relationship is the best predictor of success! During our first session together, I will conduct an intake assessment while you tell your story and discuss what brings you to therapy. We will work collaboratively to develop a treatment plan representing your therapy goals. We will talk about the frequency of sessions and proposed treatment timeframe and discuss scheduling.
