Services
- Individual
- Adolescent/Teen
About My Clients
I believe my clients come to me wanting to work on goals through the therapeutic process we generally find that less productive beliefs/actions originated from a positive or protective mindset but their current coping skills no longer meet their needs as a result we try to get the client new coping strategies and modify old coping patterns that are useful. I work with mainly military personnel mainly Navy. However, I also work with civilians as well. Areas of treatment Anxiety depression PTSD .
My Background and Approach
My therapeutic approach is somewhat integrated but mainly consist of CBT I believe an individual is the expert in their own lives; however I do incorporate dialectical behavioral treatment which posits the idea two things can be true at the same time this helps individuals challenge all or nothing thinking which from time to time we all engage in additionally I believe values are critical for every client to verbalize and articulate how their values affect their daily lives because often times life's pressures make it hard for people to live out their values as they would like. Finally I completely understand as a disabled individual that some circumstances are fixed however that does not mean an individual can't modify or work around the things they cannot change.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
I personally believe that one does not necessarily have to have an in depth family history/social history; however, in my I work these past three years I have found that in some shape or form family history and social history is part of the clinical picture. This is due to families being the first and primary socialization experience we get in life it can do a lot of good and also damage. I try get my clients to see the various nuances that we can examine there are some positives even in negative situations more importantly they already have some skills and some strengths that they have been able to use effectively to solve their own problems in the past. On a non-Clinicall that help my work is my love of history and my respect for philosophy.