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My Approach to Helping

I am an individual and adolescent therapist passionate about helping people overcome the suffering and discouragement in their lives and finding their place in a greater story. My work primarily focuses on women's and adolescent's issues. These issues include building self-esteem and self-worth, healing from personal or parental divorce or infidelity, healing from abusive relationships and working through depression and anxiety.

In counseling, we work together and build off your strengths to address the challenges you face. Our work is collaborative and encouraging, but at times I may be more directive and challenging.

Individual Therapy
Our work together in counseling is conversational and casual. We will work together to establish your goals for therapy. Each week, we may talk about whatever is most pressing to you, but I will ensure that we are consistently working toward your goals. I encourage you to take an active role in our work together: to ask questions, voice concerns and honestly share your thoughts and feelings. Most issues that are related to a limited situation can be addressed with short-term therapy. When exploring more complex issues, counseling may take longer.

My work with individuals includes working through depression and anxiety, including OCD tendencies; healing from abusive relationships; recovering from divorce or infidelity; and working through a period of adjustment when you would like to work on who you are.

Adolescent Therapy
Our work together is conversational and causal; sometimes we play games or make collages. I work with both the parents and the teen to establish and build therapeutic goals so that both parties are satisfied. Though my work will be primarily with the teen, there will be times that a session with a parent or the family is beneficial.

My work with adolescents often includes supporting the client with school, social and familial related problems, including specifics such as ADHD, building a better reputation at school, and sibling rivalry.

I work with teens facing depression and anxiety, or simply having a hard time adjusting. Part of our work together includes building self-esteem and self-worth which enables the client to go on to make healthier and better choices for themselves.

 

More Info About My Practice

Part of my counseling foundation includes a biblical worldview. I approach counseling in a manner consistent with Scriptural values. I welcome people of all faiths, or of none, and will not seek to impose beliefs or agenda. Clients may be assured that their personal and religious values will be respected. I consider the story of the woman at the well in John 4 to be my guide in how I use the Bible and specific Christian principles with clients: I meet them where they are at.

Services I Provide

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

Ages I Work With

• Children
• Teens
• Adults

Languages I Speak

• English

Groups I Work With

I work with adults and adolescents struggling with depression, anxiety, school related concerns, problems in relationships, eating disorders and self-harming behavior such as cutting.
I also work with children and young adults whose parents are going through divorce or separation.

Therapy Approaches I Use

• Interpersonal Psychotherapy
• Narrative Therapy
• Object Relations
• Process Oriented Psychology
• Psychodynamic