Services
- Individual
- Adolescent/Teen
About My Clients
I have extensive experience in helping clients address past trauma and/or abuse and have been trained in Trauma-Focused CBT. Helping clients manage their thoughts and feelings and learn new healthy coping skills is very important to me. I often use relaxation and mindfulness techniques in sessions and know how important developing a positive therapist/client relationship is. I strive for clients to take an active role in guiding their treatment goals.
My Background and Approach
Having been trained in trauma-focused CBT, I am able to work with clients with previous trauma, giving you the tools to help recognize your thoughts and feelings related to the trauma and help you learn how to process it and make new meaning of what happened to you. As depression and anxiety often are symptoms of trauma, I have also helped many clients learn new ways to cope with anxiety and depression. I feel strongly that learning to manage difficult emotions begins with learning how to regulate your body by teaching easy relaxation and mindfulness skills that you can use throughout your day. I have also worked with clients suffering from grief and loss. My goal for you is that you will leave therapy with many new tools that will help you with managing depression, anxiety, trauma or loss.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
I believe that all people go through times in their lives when they struggle with something, whether it's anxiety, depression, trauma or loss. Sometimes our negative thoughts and feelings seem to take over lives and it seems hard to return back to your baseline. I suffered from intense anxiety as an adolescent and over the years was able to learn new strategies and ways of thinking that helped me manage my symptoms on a daily basis to enable me to be able to lead a productive life. My own experience helps me further understand that there is help and hope available! It is okay to have rough patches in our lives. What is important is that you are reaching out for help to move through the rough patch. I consider myself a very empathetic and understanding clinician, who will help guide you on your healing journey. Please reach out if I can help answer anymore questions.