Master Social Worker

I am a clinician at our Fall River clinic who provides therapy services!

The issues my client has been experiencing are continuously low mood, with no motivation to do anything. The client feels exhausted all of the time and struggles with day-to-day tasks and self-care. Lately the client has been avoiding socializing and is not willing to connect with close friends or family members. She stated she feels hopeless and not worthy of anything which leads to her having negative thoughts and negative self-talk.

My client needs to be in the midst of professional and emotional support to create a safe space for her to express herself without feeling judged. She also needs coping skills for when she feels debilitated and to help her cope with her stress and to assist her to build herself back up. The client also needs to be connected with the community, friends and family.

What does the client want and why:
The client wants to stop feeling worthless, hopeless and understood, where they can regain hope and to have a meaningful life.

The goal is to assist the client in diminishing her negative intrusive self-talk to help her build her confidence and self-worth; Another goal is to help the client reconnect with family friends and the community and to reduce depression symptoms by doing things to bring the client joy and happiness to have a stable and healthy mind.

I can help by giving the client professional and emotional support by educating the client with coping skills and strategies; Assist the client with reconnecting to the community, family and friends that will encourage the client to socialize more and to help create a more fulfilling life for the client.
I can offer Psychodynamic therapy to explore with the client unconscious or dormant experiences from their past that are patterns that contributed to the clients’ depression. I can also offer, CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) to help the client develop behaviors that are healthy that will lessen negative thought or until they turn into positive thoughts. I can also use modality such as DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) to help the client with regulating their emotions; and ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) to help the client with loving themselves and accepting who they are no matter what is going on. That will give the client motivation to work on their goals.

I will let my patients know what I value and my personal passion for being in the mental health field. I will like my patients to know that when we are in each other’s presence they are in a safe space, and they can speak freely and comfortably without judgment. I will also like them to know that I am solution focused, an empowerer, a good listener and communicator and the importance of healthy communication. I will let my patients know what they can expect from me in sessions. My discussions are structured, I will at periods of time in the sessions do reflections, exercises and give homework for continuity and a great outcome.

To build empathy I will use empathetic words that addresses their struggles, and I would do this in a compassionate way to let them know that I am not just hearing them, but I understood what they are going through by doing reflective listening. I will address (if they have any) fears in getting therapy and I will explain it in a simple, non-clinical, warm and inviting way that they can understand.
To invite potential clients to reach out to me, I will make it easy for the patients to reach out letting them know it is no pressure, and I will offer multiple ways for them to get connected or to contact me. Also letting them know healing takes time and it is about the process and having patience till the end to see the remarkable outcome, saying this with a kind, neutering and loving tone of voice.