As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, I have experience working in the mental health field providing individual, couples, and group therapy. I understand how difficult it can be to take the first steps to seek mental health services whether it's due to society's stigma &/or negative experience in the past or plain uncertainty. My role as a mental health clinician is not only to build strong therapeutic rapport but to also educate and advocate for clients individual needs.
My clinical approach is eclectic and tends to vary from patient to patient as individualized needs differ and require unique treatment plans. Through colloboration, I work with patients from 5yrs old and older to identify presenting concern which can range in severity from mild to moderate and sometimes severe based on symptoms and functioning. Specialize in CBT, trauma-informed care, and co-occurring disorders including dual-diagnosis and substance abuse. Prefer to be direct but in a respectful, useful manner otherwise significant challenges can arise when being passive or aggressive.
During Initial session, clinician will complete biopsychosocial assessment with patient(s) by obtaining background data through comprehensive inquiry. Emphasis is on building trust by developing a strong therapeutic rapport through empathy, understanding, as well as meeting each individual where they are at in their mental health journey. Please consider goal(s) to work towards while participating in therapy; expect to create a treatment plan through collaboration.
