About
Hi and thank you for looking at my profile. I am a licensed clinical social worker with over 20 years of experience. True to the social work profession my approach to therapy is client centered focusing on strengths. I am accustom to many therapy models; however, I do not subscribe to just one or a handful. We are all truly unique and we can't always fit into a model. I have years of experience with children, adolescents, adults, senior citizens, individuals, relationships, families and groups. I have spent the later years helping people with chronic health care conditions, as well as their families, significant others and their communities. When working with my clients I very much try to make the therapy experience a positive safe place. I fully believe in unconditional positive regard. So, what is unconditional positive regard? A general definition is the attitude of complete acceptance and love, whether for yourself or for someone else. When you have unconditional positive regard for someone, nothing they can do could give you a reason to stop seeing them as inherently human and inherently lovable. It does not mean that you accept each and every action taken by the person, but that you accept who they are at a level much deeper than surface behavior (Rogers, 1951). In therapy, the idea is much the same, although with a more specific purpose: to build a positive, trusting relationship between the therapist and the client. It is a defining feature of client-centered therapy (and an important feature in many other forms of therapy), in which the client is accepted and supported by the therapist no matter what they say or do (Rogers, 2001). I look forward to building a positive working relationship!
Basic Data
Entity Type: Individual; Sole Proprietor
Gender
Female
Client Focus
- Adults
- Elders (65+)
Therapy Specialties
- ADHD
- Adoption
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Career Counseling
- Chronic Pain
- Codependency
- Depression
- Divorce
- Family Conflict
- Gender Identity
- Grief
- Infidelity
- LGBTQ Issues
- Life Coaching
- Multicultural Issues
- Panic Attacks
- Parenting
- Personality Disorders
- Phobias
- Pregnancy/Childbirth
- Relationship Issues
- Self Esteem
- Sexual Abuse
- Stress
- Trauma And PTSD
- Women's Issues
Treatment Orientation
- Coaching
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative
- Person Centered/Rogerian
- Psychodynamic
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
Modality
- Couples Therapy
- Couples
- Family
- Group
- Individuals
Education
- Marywood University, Master's in Social Work
Years in Practice
20 years
Languages
- English
Faith
- Christian
Healthcare Provider Taxonomy
- Code: 1041C0700X
- Grouping: Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers
- Classification: Social Worker
- Specialization: Clinical
Credentials
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
- Master of Social Work (MSW)
Licenses
Name | License Number | State |
---|---|---|
LCSW | CW022339 Verify | PA |
Practice Locations
63 Farmhouse Rd
Mountain Top, PA 18707-1720
Phone Number: (570) 954-9938
Therapists Near Mountain Top, PA
Master of Social Work (MSW)
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)