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My Approach to Helping

Every client has within him/her the ability to heal. Within each client is the body-mind-spirit connection. It is this connection that is the most pertinent to my practice. The ability of the human being to examine, process and change behavior is not finite.There is the innate ability to heal oneself with the guidance offered in therapy. I use many techniques to get to the emotional core of a client to help him/her heal. I continue to be amazed at our ability to heal our wounds; it is not a simple process and it is work, but it is wonderful.

 

More Info About My Practice

Besides my credentials of a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW),I am also a nationally certified gambling counselor (NCGC). I treat alcohol addiction, gambling addiction and have found that underlying the addiction is often the need to treat underlying family of origin issues. I do much work with PTSD, it can be PTSD that began in infancy, childhood or a one time incident. I am well oriented to the military.

I am well versed in clinical hypnotherapy as well as EMDR.

Services I Provide

• Individual Therapy & Counseling
• Marriage, Couples, or Relationship Counseling

Ages I Work With

• Adults
• Elders

Languages I Speak

• English

Therapy Approaches I Use

• Anger Management
• Body-Mind Psychotherapy
• Breathwork
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy /REBT
• Critical Incidence Stress Debriefing
• Depth Hypnosis
• Depth Therapy
• Depth-Oriented Brief Therapy
• Developmental Needs Meeting Strategy
• Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
• Guided Therapeutic Imagery
• Hypnotherapy
• Mindfulness Based Approaches
• Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy
• Object Relations
• Psychodynamic
• Solution Focused Therapy
• Somatic Experiencing
• Somatic Psychotherapy
• Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Concerns & Issues I Help With

• Identity Issues
• Attachment
• Trauma
• Abuse: Emotional, Physical, or Sexual
• Addictions & Compulsions
• Social Skills & Problems
• Anxiety, Fear, & Stress
• Emotion Management
• Depression & Mood
• Health & Body
• Relationships & Marriage
• Life Changes
• Family Problems
• Occupational & Academic Issues
• Childhood & Adolescence
• Self-Esteem & Confidence
• Reproduction
• Self-Harm & Suicide
• Sexuality