I provide a safe and compassionate atmosphere to support awareness and acceptance so that change can then happen. I focus on my client’s strengths to assist them in living a life worth living, and achieving the life they want. Our work together can target ineffective thinking and behavior patterns, painful emotions, and conflicted relationships. We can work on developing healthier coping strategies and ways of looking at ourselves and the world around us. I am also trained in EMDR, which is an evidence-based trauma treatment option. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor with over 17 years of experience in outpatient and residential services. I help to treat both mental health and substance use issues with adults and adolescents. My therapy approach uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, EMDR, Person-Centered, and Motivational Interviewing techniques. It would be a privilege to be part of your journey, as everyone has a story that has changed them. "The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change". -Carl Rogers
Qualifications: | State University of New York at Plattsburgh |
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Academic Suffixes: | MS, NCC, LPC |
Expertise: | Addiction, Anger Management, Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Body Positivity, Borderline Personality, Career Counseling, Codependency, Coping Skills, Depression, Emotional Disturbance, Family Conflict, Life Transitions, Peer Relationships, Relationship Issues, Self Esteem, Self-Harming, Stress, Substance Use, Suicidal Ideation, Trauma and PTSD, Women |