Khalilah Garrett, LCSW, LICSW. Khalilah has been providing Mental Health Treatment and Services including program coordination/management, psychotherapy, coaching, and case management for over 20 years. Khalilah specializes in treating individuals with depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, co-occurring disorders (mental health and substance use disorders), and unresolved emotional issues. Khalilah's therapeutic techniques include individual counseling for personal and emotional growth, creating more meaning and purpose in one's life; and include counseling to increase self-esteem and self-empowerment.
My approach
Khalilah assists adults, couples, and families with developing coping strategies, mental health/interpersonal skills, and techniques to mitigate life stressors and mental health symptomology that negatively impact personal functioning and quality of life. Khalilah is a trauma treatment expert and focuses on effective treatment for those that have endured sexual, physical, emotional, childhood, and domestic abuse. Khalilah utilizes evidence-based psychotherapies such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Psychodynamic Theory, and Attachment Theory. However, Khalilah would consider herself to be an Integrative Psychotherapist, which means that Khalilah utilizes a variety of orientations and therapies according to the client's individual needs.
My focus
Khalilah specializes in treating individuals with depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, co-occurring disorders (mental health and substance use disorders), and unresolved emotional issues. Khalilah's therapeutic techniques include individual counseling for personal and emotional growth, creating more meaning and purpose in one's life; and include counseling to increase self-esteem and self-empowerment. Khalilah is a trauma treatment expert and focuses on effective treatment for those that have endured sexual, physical, emotional, childhood, and intimate partner abuse as well as combat-related abuse.
My communication style
Khalilah is known for a warm, relaxed, and comfortable approach to counseling. Khalilah's approach involves genuine caring, acceptance, and non-judgment. Khalilah also works with clients from a strengths-based, positive, and affirming perspective.