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About My Clients
Everyone deserves a safe place to be able to openly talk and express themselves. I focus on assisting with managing anxiety, depression, substance use/abuse, social difficulties, transitional struggles, and relationship development/maintenance. I strive to provide an open, compassionate, and non-judgmental environment to a variety of people in vastly differing populations and communities. At the risk of sounding cliché, everyone is an individual, and should be treated as such.
My Background and Approach
I combine several different therapeutic styles, to cater and customize the therapeutic needs of each person I work with. I follow a direct (and sometimes humorous) approach, while utilizing metaphors and imagery to make correlations with the client's emotions and day to day situations. This helps to normalize difficult feelings, which typically results in the ability to delve deeper and become more self-aware.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
It is "easy" for people to go to a cardiologist if they have a heart condition. It is "easy" for people to go to a dentist for a toothache, or a pulmonologist if they have asthma, or an orthopedist if they have a broken bone. Yet, it is not so easy for people who struggle with managing their mental health to go seek our treatment by a professional. I personally suffered with severe depression growing up. I thought that I was broken. It took me years to realize I was/am not broken. I was the phoenix, who had struggled, and was able to rise from the ashes. It took time and years of hard work. It is not easy to devote time and compassion to yourself. To let yourself heal and learn to live your truth. My anxiety still peeks its head out, but I know how to manage it. I am with you to guide you on your journey to manage your needs and to help you find the pieces you need to become your own phoenix and rise.