Hello there! Here’s my bio, happy reading: I am a clinical social worker with 8 years of experience working as a psychotherapist. I have worked with clients on trauma, depression, anxiety, relationship issues, interpersonal issues, career challenges, ASD, ADHD, and more. I’m well-versed in individual, school-based, couple’s, and family therapy. I’ve worked with people ages 2 to 90+.
Finding a therapist who you “vibe” with is very important. I highly encourage you to be picky about who you choose, with no offense to either party. My therapeutic style is client-driven and solution-focused, meaning that you are the expert on your own life, and you create your own goals. I focus more on you as a person, and less on your diagnosis. My approach combines cognitive-behavioral, humanistic, psychoeducation, and trauma-informed therapy. I use a combination of both support and feedback, and I will tailor proportions to your specific preferences. I will ask you when you’re ready to be pushed or challenged, and encourage you to tell me when you just want me to listen.
I consider myself to be gentle, down-to-earth, and honest. I hope I can be your safe space, your neutral sounding board, your personal cheerleader. It’s so much easier together; Let’s do this!
Additional areas of focus: Stress, Anxiety, LGBT, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Adoption and foster care, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Avoidant personality, BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture, Blended family issues, Body image, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Dependent personality, Domestic violence, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Fatherhood issues, Fertility issues, First responder issues, Forgiveness, Gender dysphoria, Guilt and shame, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-love, Sexual assault and abuse, Sexuality, Women's issues, Workplace issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
ME LCSW LC19201