About
I have been working with clients for over 30 years to help them make better choices so that they can be happier and more content, realize what strengths and good qualities they already posses, and to add coping behaviors to build upon those positive attributes. I utilize a variety of approaches that focus on the present and coping with current stressors, as well as identifying when any past issues needs to be addressed further to free up one’s energy to move in the direction they would like to go. I like to identify practical, manageable, as well as possible changes with my clients that can be reached by making changes they have control over - in small steps or leaps, respecting the pace a client wants. I include some practical coping behaviors from CBT, assertiveness and boundary setting, mindfulness and DBT types of treatment, as well as evaluating life style choices when changes in self care that may be advisable (but up to the client, of course). I also keep in mind the bigger picture of a client’s background and current life situation. For example, making changes in the middle of a pandemic may need a somewhat different focus, as well as with other life events like illness, divorce, moving, etc. I have worked with clients from young adulthood to elderly and of various ethnicities with respecting individual, family, and cultural values and issues. I am always willing to learn more from an individual’s experiences and welcome feedback as we work together In their counseling. I am available for morning and afternoon sessions
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Entity Type: Individual; Not Sole Proprietor
Gender
Female
Therapy Specialties
- Addiction
- Adoption
- Anxiety
- Career Counseling
- Codependency
- Depression
- Divorce
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Life Coaching
- Men's Issues
- Postpartum
- Relationship Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sexual Abuse
- Stress
- Trauma And PTSD
- Women's Issues
Treatment Orientation
- Acceptance & Commitment Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Based Approaches
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
Modality
- Couples
Years in Practice
35 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)
Licenses
Name | License Number | State |
---|---|---|
LCSW | SW9242 Verify | FL |
Practice Locations
560 Jackson St N
Saint Petersburg, FL 33705-1449
Phone Number: (727) 580-6131
Fax Number: (727) 816-1726