Services

Teens & Family Counseling 

It can be a difficult decision to bring your child into therapy.  I have worked with families of all kinds. 

I use child-centered therapy techniques in combination with cognitive behavioral therapy and narrative therapy in sessions with teens. 

Some benefits of sessions I have seen include tools to manage the difficulties of school, family, and challenges of social circles.  Clients appear to have emotional regulation, more self-esteem, and improved cooperation at home following therapy. 

Family therapy Services

Often when one member of the family is struggling it affects the whole family. In family therapy, problems are addressed and treated by working with the family system instead of just the individual.  

Family therapy gives each member an equal voice to be heard and understood in a  safe space place for discussions. Family therapy will assist the family in looking at how the family system, the role of the family members, and communication affects the functioning of the members. Family therapy sessions could include talk therapy (psychotherapy/ cognitive behavior therapy) but  often more interactive with play, art, and activities.  

The goal of family therapy is helping families connect and increase their understanding of one another.

Adoption Competence Services

There is such joy in deciding to adopt a child into your family. Most parents do not realize that adoption is beyond complex and bring new sets of challenges for a lifetime.  

According to The National Resource Center for Adoption, Adoption Competent Therapist “understand the services necessary in supporting families and children/youth after adoption and the essential elements of a successful post-adoption services plan.”  

I have been a trained Adoption-Competent Therapist since 2012 working to successfully assist clients with processing unresolved issues connected with being adopted. I use my knowledge of child development, attachment theories, and grief/loss while working with child and their families.  The goal of therapy is that clients and family members report an increased sense of loyalty and connection to grow as a healthy family.

Adults

Do you hear the term “Self-Care” and start to laugh? It is vital to put yourself in a position as important as all the other people in your life or your career. When flying they always say, “in case of an emergency put on your oxygen mask first.” Therapy could teach you how to find your oxygen mask and use it.

No one knows you, better than you, so I will work with you to develop your goals.  Together we identify patterns of thinking and feeling that may be keeping you stuck using a combination of cognitive behavioral therapy and narrative therapy. I work with clients on short issues using Solution Focused Therapy. For deeper issues like Trauma/PTSD, depression, and anxiety that calls for psychotherapy, ART ( Accelerated Resolution Therapy), CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), mindfulness techniques, and Trauma Focused Therapy.  

Individual therapy can help to improve your confidence, communication, and emotional regulation.  The future depends on what you do in the present.

College and University Students

Are you having trouble balancing your life as a college student? Is the financial burden of your education creating concern? Do you experience panic attacks? Has it been hard to make the transition to living away from your family?

College life presents many new challenges that can be difficult to navigate on your own. If you have a history of ADHD, Anxiety, or Depression, college life becomes an even harder adjustment. We can work together on identifying your goals in a supportive environment.  Joining with a therapist to assist you to overcome any challenges you face, to achieve success in your academic, and social life.  

Contact me to arrange college student rates (limited appointments). Let's not make finding money for your mental health a reason not to get assistance. 

Professional services 

Qualified Supervisor 

Accepting Registered Social Work Interns. Connect directly for group and individual rates.

Therapist for Therapist Services 

I support and encourage therapy for all therapists. A therapist who knows what it is like to be a patient may be more empathetic. It is often said that “therapists are wounded healers”.

 We come into this profession with strong desires to help others and give back.  Therapists cannot help but be directly affected, personally and professionally, by the clients that they serve. Clients have a huge impact both positively and negatively on a therapist.

Compassion fatigue, also known as secondary traumatic stress (STS), is a condition characterized by a gradual lessening of compassion over time. Compassion fatigue can affect most therapists at one or another.

We encourage our clients to get self-care and get their needs met but are we neglecting our own needs? We are better therapists when we are getting our own needs met.  We can explore ways to keep you healthy, re-energized, and maintain your personal well-being to support your clients.  

Qualified Supervisor 

Accepting Registered Social Work Interns. Connect directly for group and individual rates.