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About My Clients
I enjoy working with children, adolescents and their parents, and the adult population to resolve differences, restore emotional well-being, and build confidence in your ability to successfully manage your relationships. Unhealthy relationship patterns and coping strategies are explored while healthier ways of engaging, with self and others, are introduced. Self concept, unmet needs, and goals for reaching your full potential and reducing psychological distress are defined.
My Background and Approach
I hold a Ph.D. in Psychology and the Supervisory credential for the LCMHC and LCAS in NC. I am also licensed as a LCMHC in GA. I am trained in Equine Assisted Services and Therapeutic Riding. I am a relationship centered therapist and believe much of our psychological distress originates in relationships. My therapeutic approach is Trauma Informed, strengths-based and solutions focused which creates a frame in which clients can examine their life and reframe what they value, what they want, don't want, and how to get there. We often have to learn or re-learn how to identify, engage in, and create healthy relationships that honor and enrich us and others. By controlling ourselves we have influence in our relationships and our needs and interests can be realized. Emotional safety, establishing self respecting boundaries, and learning how to connect and attune to your own needs and the needs of others is a goal we can work on together.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
Healthy Relationship Principles, when implemented and practiced, lead to healthy connection and attunement with others: 1. Most of our psychological distress originates in relationship. 2. It takes a connected and attuned relationship to heal that distress. 3. Healthy relationships meet the needs of both parties. 4. If it is not good for one it is typically not good for either. 5. Healthy, Consistent, and Predictable Relationships build safety and trust. 6. Choice is always offered in the context of relationship. 7. Connect before you correct or expect 8. Relationships come before the task 9. Choice is always offered in the context of relationship 10. If we fail to expect things from our relationships they cease to grow 11. If you take away choice, you take away the opportunity for cooperation 12. We are responsible for our own emotions, not the emotions of others 13. If you can't control yourself someone else will 14. Trust that others know how to take care of themselves