About

I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs. Taking the first step to seeking a more fulfilling and happier life takes courage and I am here to support you in that process. My approach I predominately utilize Solution /focused therapy finding out what the clients' bottom line best hopes are as a result of therapy and highlighting their strengths, abilities, and resources to fully realize those best hopes. My focus Individuals who are experiencing anxiety, depression, and/or stress; those with relationship issues, substance abuse issues, parenting difficulties, and career-related issues. My communication style I create a tone of one who is easy for them to talk to. I am attentive, very interested in who they are and where they are at, and especially what they want out of therapy. I emit the attitude that they truly have the answers and I am a support for them to develop their own solutions utilizing their strengths and abilities. My journey to mental healthcare I started out in education as a teacher, then a psychologist and an administrator of special needs programs and social intervention programs for children and families. As a licensed, therapist, I have done private practice, parenting groups, and several years as a therapist on U.S. military bases all over the world. I am now doing teletherapy work My goals for you I ask them to narrow down what their best hopes are and the difference it would make in their lives to have those best hopes a true reality in their everyday life. My first session with you That I am interested in what they would like to achieve in therapy and that the focus is more on what they want rather than what they no longer want, I want them to have an initial snapshot of what their life would be like if their life was better.