Services
- Individual
- Adolescent/Teen
About My Clients
When working with adults, I work with those who suffer from depression, grief, anxiety, low self-esteem, bipolar disorder, and borderline personality disorder. Those who struggle to find balance and set boundaries in everyday life activities. When working with teenagers, I work with those who are dealing with school issues, family conflict, oppositional defiance, behavioral issues, stress, and relationship issues. In addition, I work with parents on parenting and helping their children.
My Background and Approach
I earned my Bachelors in Social Work from Saginaw Valley State University in 2016. I have worked within mental health since 2017 doing case management, Home and Community-Based Rule implementation within a Community Mental Health, and supervising a Housing Resource team within the same Community Mental Health. In 2021 I chose to go back to school. I obtained my Masters in Social Work in 2022 from Saginaw Valley State University. Once I received my MSW, I began supervising a Support Coordination team working with those with diagnosed mental illness and intellectual or developmental disabilities. I have also done significant Crisis Intervention work within a local hospital contracted with Community Mental Health. I provided pre-screenings and assistance with placing individuals in psychiatric hospitals that needed more intensive services than what outpatient services could offer.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
I help clients by using a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy approach paired with mindfulness. I will help you by teaching you how to change thoughts, feelings & actions. We will analyze all of these to see which thoughts are helpful and which one’s aren’t. When paired with mindfulness, clients see significant improvement with their symptoms and develop positive coping skills to thrive. Our first session will be getting to know you. This session is more of an open-ended session where we collect all the information about your life so I can get to know you as a whole person. We will also develop your goals here and what you want to work on in therapy. We analyze goals every three months to make sure you are getting the most out of your experience. After the intake is completed, follow-up sessions are based on what you would like to work on & see improvement on in your life. Throughout our time together, I will provide you with different tips, tricks, and coping tools.