Clinicians who offer sliding scale payment structures may offer lower or reduced fees based on an individual's ability to pay. Please contact this clinician for more details regarding their fees or sliding scale policy.My Approach to Helping
As an older adult, I have experienced a multiplicity of seasons through which I navigated prior to becoming a counselor and since I have become a counselor. This has given me priceless insight and compassion of which I use for my patientsclients; with respect and knowledge as to where each are; so as to build their skills and tools; in order for them to successfully transform negative, learned behaviors and thoughts to healthy ones. With over 30 certificates and 4 degrees, along with continued education; and due to wearing many hats (nutrition, parent, grandparent, child of mother with Parkinson's Disease; mother of special needs, carrier of special needs, foster parenting, single parenting, blended family experience, divorce, death of a close family member, trauma, teaching, and like; then I can grasp the struggles that others face. I graduated top of my class from each of 3 colleges with highest honors. I am a happy and content woman with a son with Aspergers, a daughter with Nail-Patella Syndrome and OCD; a grandchild who is partially paralyzed and with a feeding tube; a grandchild who has cerebral palsy and ADHD, and am a daughter of the Revolution with a high respect for my country and the constitution. Foremost, I am Christian, and although I will not press my values on others which would be unprofessional or ethical-I operate from high standards, and love all people and their souls. I am an artist and musician and do pull from every gift and skill that I have learned to effect healing and change. With each clientpatient-I learn and grow while helping each to do the same. I like to walk alongside, discover what tools that my clients have and then help them learn more tools as we journey together to an effective change.