Services
- Individual
About My Clients
From surviving sexual assault, to medical trauma, to war, to a motor vehicle accident, to the death of a loved one, trauma and grief are common, yet difficult experiences. Finding a therapist with extensive training and experience providing trauma-focused therapy is vital when you have been through a distressing life event. For the past 15+ years, I’ve worked with individuals with significant trauma histories. If you are struggling with difficult memories from the past, anxiety, depression, guil
My Background and Approach
People who have experienced trauma, ex., survivors of sexual assault and veterans, often believe that they did something to cause the outcome of the tragedy they experienced. These beliefs typically lead to feelings of shame, guilt and distress, and efforts to prevent the trauma from occurring again. Reducing, and when possible eliminating, these feelings of guilt, shame and distress, helping you gain a sense of peace and improving your quality of life is my goal as your therapist. This is achieved by utilizing interventions tailored to your specific needs. After graduating with my doctorate in clinical psychology, I worked at the VA as the PTSD/Substance Use Disorder Coordinator where I was trained in Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Seeking Safety, Motivational Interviewing (MI), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain (CBT for CP) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Being skilled in these numerous modalities, allows me to personalize your treatment.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
Most mental illness have highly effective treatments and providing these treatment, improves individuals' quality of life and empowers them to make their world a better place by living in congruence with their values. I'm dedicated to actively work to reduce sexism, racism, classism and other exclusionary classes by helping clients understand how they have been impacted by these systems and deconstructing the beliefs they hold that perpetuate these exclusionary institutions.