I am a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, based in Maryland, and I work with clients statewide via telehealth. I love working with young adults (18-40) and specialize in life transitions, anxiety, and depression, using Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy and Trauma Informed Care to assist clients with finding their voice and making progress towards experiencing healing.
My approach is tailored to your personality and your needs so that you feel free to be your most authentic self when you arrive in the counseling room. Trauma Informed Care, Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Existential Therapy are my most common approaches to help you find new meaning and new understanding to past experiences and build confidence to charter a new life.
My style and approach to therapy works best with new adults, those who are struggling with the responsibilities of adulting, and individuals working to establish their own identities and life practices separate from their parents. Men's issues, anxiety, depression, and self-esteem, and/or self-efficacy tends to be the focus of therapy for these clients. I work with these clients to help them find the strength to stand on their own, honor the truth, and establish their unique footprint in the world and community of their choice.
I use a person center approach with goal setting that puts you in the driver seat. Consider me to be SIRI. Tell me about your destination, why it is important to get there, and then I layout different navigation options for you to choose, as well as the benefits and potential unexpected surprises for each route. When you are comfortable with the route, hit go and our navigation towards healing begins.
Your first session with me is our foundational session. I take some time to share about me, what it will feel like to work with me and take time to learn about you, your history, your desire for therapy, and begin to learn your personality. We will discuss the realities and misconceptions of therapy, especially if you have never engaged therapy before.
