I have been a social worker for 27 years and have experience working with kids, adolescents and adults. I graduated with a Masters of Social Work from Simmons College in 2006. I have worked in various settings such as DCF, doing adoption home studies, clinical director of a residential program for adolescents and doing therapy. I specialize in family systems, anxiety, depression, children's behavioral concerns and ADHD.
I take an empathetic and solution focused approach to help you work on the concerns that brought you to therapy. I feel that therapy should be a collaboration between therapist and client, and therefore I try to gear the therapy that best meets my clients needs.
I like using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). CBT assists in helping decrease anxiety by confronting things in small steps while DBT helps the client to be aware of thoughts and feelings.
I create a warm and inviting environment where the client feels comfortable. I find out what the concerns are and tailor the therapy to meet those goals. I like to check in with my clients to make sure that therapy is effective and make any changes that are needed.
