Balance and self care are attributes I gracefully extend to myself and clients.
Hi! My name is Dr. Vicki Carter. I earned my doctorate in Counseling Psychology from Capella University, 2008. I specialize in trauma, mood and personality disorders. I have twenty years of integrative counseling experience. Integrative care speaks of treating the whole instead of individual aspects. Therefore this value speaks to exploring the physical and mental health of clients .
I have been using Person-centered approaches for twenty years . This approach creates stronger therapeutic engagement between client and counselor. The therapeutic engagement process consists of treating you with utmost respects, active listening skills, gentle questions to stimulate thoughts on the onset of behavioral symptoms . Clients feel " more at home " which fosters improved therapeutic connection and engagement.
In our first session together, we will start with brief introductions, then dive into the specific challenges you are facing . This will help me create an individualized approach for us to work towards in future sessions .
