Welcome! Practicing psychotherapist for 5 years now, licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist in September of 2024. Completed internships in private practice non-profit organizations, completed a fellowship, and associateship at Kaiser Permanente. Currently facilitate group psychotherapy with the Young Adult population, as well as conduct structured CPT treatment for patients diagnosed with PTSD.
The most pivotal part of this Writer's style has to do with assessment of willingness for change and level of motivation. Treatment is heavily geared towards patients acknowledging and taking accountability for thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that have impacted daily living. Recognizing patterns of problematic thinking, where they learned these habits, challenging, balancing, and maintaining application of skills to assist with tolerating and increasing confidence in the face of distress, ,
Identifying the most harmful presenting problem and setting long-term, as well as short-term goals. This Writer will assist patients in setting realistic and achievable goals as well as observation of where they have control versus where they may not. This Writer emphasizes patients on what they can do to help themselves through changes and challenging situations.
