Haylie Schermerhorn

Hi! My name is Haylie. I am a huge animal lover, enjoy the beach and great music. As a LICSW, I strive to create a warm, collaborative and non judgmental space where my clients feel comfortable exploring life's challenges. I am a huge advocate for mental health services and supports and believe that everyone deserves tools to cope through life's challenging moments. In todays world many of us seek external validation, I am here to help remind you that you are worthy and capable of far more than you imagined. My approach is rooted in the belief that meaningful change can happen through a strong therapeutic rapport built on safety, authenticity and compassion.

I generally work from an integrative approach, strength based, person centered perspective which can often help client discover existing resilience while developing coping skills to navigate stress, anxiety, interpersonal relationships, self esteem difficulties and other emotional challenges. I develop treatment to each individual's needs drawing from evidence based approach and honoring client's personal goals and values.

I have worked in a school setting as an Adjustment Counselor, at an agency setting and now in private practice working with client's across life span.

My approach to therapy is creating a safe and comfortable session to promote a strong positive therapeutic rapport while actively listening to my clients. My specialities are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Strength Based approach and Solution focus. I use a collaborative approach with my client to determine what goals they would like to set for themselves and also provide recommendations.

First session we typically take time getting to know one another, I typically share my policies and expectations in session. After that I will ask basic history questions and what bring you to therapy. My goal is to make it as comfortable as possible and making it a collaborative experience.