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I am a licensed professional counselor. I’ve been in practice for 45 years. During that time I have been fortunate to work in all areas of Mental Health. Counseling approach is based on meeting the individual needs of the client.

I am a licensed professional counselor. I’ve been in practice for 45 years. During that time I have been fortunate to work in all areas of Mental Health. Counseling approach is based on meeting the individual needs of the client.
Primarily, I like to work with a clean slate. So the first session usually involves talking about what’s going on with the client and addressing issues and concerns. At this point if the diagnosis is made and medication is required, the client is referred to either their family doctor or a local psychiatrist.If the client wants to return for future counseling, a treatment plan will be developed at that time.
Because I have been counseling for many years what used to take 10 or 15 session now takes five or six. The short term counseling approach has proven very effective. The only exception would be trauma therapy, which would take much longer and involve more extensive counseling.