Helping People Find Therapists & Advocating for Ethical and Healthy Therapy & Marriage Counseling Practices

My Approach to Helping

Do you feel stuck? Does it feel like it's been awhile since you've had your "footing" with things? Do you find yourself doing the same thing over and over to create change in your life--frustrated by the results? Often times, people place obstacles in their own paths and are not able to recognize why or how. It takes tremendous strength to reach out for help. By reaching out, you give yourself the gift of the support and tools needed to move forward towards whatever change you may seek. The focus of my practice is to support clients through life's challenges by offering compassionate, affordable, effective therapy. I am committed to connecting or "re-connecting" clients to the internal strengths and tools that may assist their navigation toward a happier, healthier, more peaceful life.

 

More Info About My Practice

I work with individuals, families, parents, and children in Play-Therapy. Whatever your needs may be, I would be honored to answer any questions you may have.

Offering affordable mental health care to the community is very important to me. In an effort make care more attainable, I've created an income dependent adjusted-rate scale. If finances are a hindrance for you, please call for more information. I'm here extended hours to accommodate various scheduling needs.

 

My View on the Purpose of Psychotherapy

I believe psychotherapy is crucially beneficial in that it aims to identify core issues contributing to the concerns effecting the lives of individuals/families. Through a collaborative process of discovery, healing, and growth, clients often become more aware of “self”, gaining a greater understanding of their thought patterns, needs, and priorities, thereby enhancing emotional well-being. New ways of thinking effects emotions, and these emotions effect daily actions. Psychotherapy also aims to identify effective coping skills as well as problem solving techniques, assisting clients to become better able to manage their own psychological health.

 

My Role as a Therapist

My role as a therapist is to partner with my client and safely guide them towards the change that they seek. I do not judge my clients and our relationship is never contingent upon their behavior. I strive to foster a safe therapeutic relationship in which my clients feel safe to heal, develop, and grow. My role includes assisting them in seeing themselves in a more positive light. While I do not typically focus on past issues, I understand that often times, past-hurts must be healed in order to live a healthier, happier tomorrow. I work to assist my clients in discovering new, healthier ways of thinking as well as identifying effective coping strategies in situations that they cannot control. Ultimately, my role is assisting my clients meet their goals—better communication, more effective parenting, decreased anxiety, to heal.

Services I Provide

• Individual Therapy & Counseling
• Family Therapy
• Group Therapy
• Other

Ages I Work With

• Children
• Teens
• Adults
• Elders

Languages I Speak

• English

Groups I Work With

I have a passion for individual counseling, helping people in every stage of life. I also love working with children in my Play-Therapy room. Play-Therapy is an effective approach utilizing a child's natural medium--Play! Play-Therapy is effective in treating depression, anxiety, impulse control, social concerns, grief, trauma, and more

Therapy Approaches I Use

• Anger Management
• Art Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy /REBT
• Emotionally Focused Therapy
• Family Systems Therapy
• Filial Therapy
• Narrative Therapy
• Other - Not Listed Here
• Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
• Person Centered / Rogerian
• Play Therapy
• Sand Tray / Sand Play Therapy
• Solution Focused Therapy
• Systems Theory /Therapy

Concerns & Issues I Help With

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