I am a clinical social worker with experience with adolescents and young adult populations, and with topics such as anxiety, depression, self-esteem, academic challenges, life transitions, and school avoidance. I have worked in partial hospitalization & intensive outpatient programs, foster care, and outpatient hospital treatment settings. I gravitate toward cognitive behavioral therapy techniques in order to challenge and interrupt difficult or disruptive thought patterns that can keep clients stuck in overwhelming moments. I also have some experience with motivational interviewing, behavioral activation, and dialectical behavioral therapy of which I bring into sessions. I use a client-centered treatment approach to establish safety & trust within the therapeutic relationship, as well as strengths-based treatment to highlight the tools clients already have available to them. I provide a supportive environment for my clients to share challenges & goals which I believe is essential to growth and the work we do in sessions.
Qualifications: | Loyola University Chicago |
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Academic Suffixes: | LCSW |
Expertise: | Anxiety, Coping Skills, Depression, Learning Disabilities, Life Transitions, Peer Relationships, Relationship Issues, School Issues, Self Esteem, Stress |