Pre-Licensed Counselor
I feel I can address a variety of needs but ideally want to work with clients that have struggled with long term depression and anxiety. Additional presenting stressors may be interpersonal conflict, life transitions (ex. going to college, moving out of the home, etc.) that present challenges, underlying trauma, and more. I hope that my client’s goals include working to implement positive changes in their own life while better handling aspects of it that may require better coping. Needs may include a nondirective approach, but i can also be more directive and provide psychoeducation on CBT and DBT skills.
I hope to walk alongside clients on their therapy journey. at times, this may look like a person centered approach, other times it may be more directive and skills based. i want to meet the client where they are at. I want people to look forward to seeing me for session, while also recognizing that therapy is hard and requires work. I can provide psychoeducation on CBT and DBT, while promoting therapeutic growth by being a support system and positive space emotional expression.
I have experience working with teenagers, young adults, and middle adults. I have worked on inpatient psychiatric units and have had exposure to many presentations of mental health disorders. My main goal as a therapist is to understand you, and use that understanding to guide my ideas of the best ways in which I can help you.