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My Approach to Helping

Counseling provides an opportunity to examine your relationships, beliefs, values, and feelings in a safe, nonjudgmental setting. Counseling promotes skill development in problem solving, decision-making, and effective communication -- all methods that improve your relationships with the significant others in your life.

My approach is eclectic - drawing from several psychological approaches to therapy: cognitive behavioral, family systems, and humanistic/client-centered. Most people generally benefit from a variety of techniques. My counseling practice is based on multicultural counseling principles with a social justice perspective. People from diverse racial, ethnic, and socio-economic backgrounds are welcome.

As a Professional Counselor, I honor the spirituality, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, and cultural background of all my clients. I strive to understand your world view and work with you as you make decisions about your life. The scope of my practice includes: children, youth, families, adults, individual, and group.

 

More Info About My Practice

PLEASE: Before scheduling an appointment, contact your healthcare provider/insurance company to find out what your coverage is for mental health or behavioral health care. Be informed to avoid owing money. I offer a sliding scale for those who do not have insurance.

 

Specific Issue(s) I'm Skilled at Helping With

My focus is on helping the client explore and examine the issue(s) causing distress in his/her life. Counselors are trained to listen actively, help clarify, describe, and define thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in ways that assist the client with gaining a deeper understanding of his/her issues.

Services I Provide

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

Ages I Work With

• Children
• Teens
• Adults
• Elders

Languages I Speak

• English

Therapy Approaches I Use

• Anger Management
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy /REBT
• Conflict Resolution Therapy
• Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy
• Energy Psychology
• Family Systems Therapy
• Feminist Therapy
• Guided Therapeutic Imagery
• Humanistic Psychology
• Internal Family Systems
• Interpersonal Psychotherapy
• Journal Therapy
• Journey Therapy
• Mindfulness Based Approaches
• Motivational Enhancement Therapy
• Parent Work
• Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
• Person Centered / Rogerian
• Play Therapy
• Process Oriented Psychology
• Relational Psychotherapy
• Sand Tray / Sand Play Therapy
• Shamanic Journeying / Psychoshamanic
• Solution Focused Therapy
• Systems Theory /Therapy
• Theraplay
• Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Concerns & Issues I Help With

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