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About My Clients
You might feel like you had your life under control in the past, but it seems that something has changed and you're not quite sure what it is or how to address it. Many of us find that we struggle to live the life that we want, and this can contribute to a negative self-evaluation that buries us deeper in a self-defeating cycle that we feel powerless to escape. But you can overcome these challenges. This is what I built my counseling practice to help you with.
My Background and Approach
I went into nursing for all the wrong reasons, but I wouldn't trade the experience for anything. I had convinced myself that my dream was to work as an ER nurse, and I spent 5 years beating myself up as I tried to make that work for me. During that time, I thought I was learning how to be a better nurse, but instead, I was learning how hard it was to commit to something only because I thought I should. During that time I learned that nurses are exceptional people and that I value what they do (even if I don't want to do it myself). I observed colleagues pushing their bodies beyond the point of pain in order to bring comfort and safety to their patients. I watched professionals and paraprofessionals alike struggle against challenges they were not prepared for. The spectrum of suffering and joy that I witnessed led me to this place where I am devoted to helping all professionals whose sense of self is deeply connected to their work.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
I believe that working for social justice and confronting my own biases is essential to my work as a counselor. The field of psychotherapy is plagued with inherent, systemic oppression of minority groups and I believe that it is the duty of every therapist to actively fight against these forces.