Services
- Individual
About My Clients
I have held a belief since I started working in this kind of work that whoever is right in front of me is my ideal client, the client I am divinely meant to be speaking to. That does not mean that I would not refer out if needed. Sometimes, that fifteen minute consultation is enough to know whether I will be a good fit for a client or not. My thoughts tend to drift towards what can I offer you the client. If there is something not in my skill set, I will be honest and let you know that.
My Background and Approach
My approach to therapy is rooted in the core social work belief that the client is the expert on the client, and it's my job to chisel away at the client's maladaptive coping mechanisms to reach the core of who they really are and help them to develop coping mechanisms that are healthy and promote resilience. Therapy found me one day in a book store when I decided to purchase the DSM IV - TR so that I could read about my own diagnoses. What I found from my reading was understanding and connection, and it's my aim to provide that to you. Like many social workers, my calling found me through life experience before education. I struggled for so long wishing I could feel connected to others, wishing for a hand to hold. Then I met my husband. That chance encounter at Waffle House helped me so much in my life and helped me to not feel so alone and misunderstood. I waited on my husband, and now I wait on my clients who just have different needs, and I will always be the one in their corner.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
A lot of my beliefs stem from my profession as a social worker and my religion as well. The simple belief that one person can make a difference in another person's life being one of them. It's a belief that one person can reach a hand out and actually help another person, actually pull another person out of their depression or just give them a sounding board to hear themselves from a non-judgmental perspective. I also believe that we humans are ever-changing, so it's important not to pigeonhole anyone into one conclusion. I believe that everyone has a part of them that is good and can receive goodness, so when I am doing therapy, that is the part of the person I am speaking to directly. I believe in drowning out the noise and listening and responding to a person's humanity. I believe that taking this vital perspective is the gift of therapy.