Services
- Individual
- Couples
- Family
- Child
- Adolescent/Teen
About My Clients
Sometimes putting our thoughts into words is hard but I love my journey in the helping profession to helping you find the words. Rather than focusing on the “why,” the “what” is the answer I like to look for – what might be causing a child to behave this harmful way and how can we work together to replace those harmful/unhelpful behaviors.
My Background and Approach
I incorporate expressive therapies with a trauma informed, multicultural perspective using modalities of CBT, TF-CBT, and solution focused. incorporating expressive therapies, like play, art and music, this can help a child or adult with with trauma and/or behavioral challenges reveal unconscious fears, worries, thoughts and wishes. The expression is healing in itself but the patterns or themes in their play can reveal solutions to developing a plan for the family as a whole to heal. I like to maintain a calm, non-judgmental space to explore what is most productive to your individual needs will help.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
Originally from Maryland, receiving an undergraduate degree from the University of Maryland, College Park I have experience working with special needs children and substance abuse counseling. I worked briefly in a Montessori school while obtaining a Master’s Degree, Magna Cum Laude, from Argosy University’s CACREP accredited Clinical Mental Health Counseling program. I love the Montessori philosophy and often bring some aspects into my practice. I believe creating a calm, nonjudgmental space helps others go to that headspace themselves, making it easier to focus and create a habit to find their calm on their own. Rather than focusing on the “why,” the “what” is the answer I like to look for – what might be causing a child to behave this harmful way and how can we work together to replace those harmful/unhelpful behaviors with more helpful coping mechanisms.