A Safe Space To Talk

Introduction: We create a confidential, compassionate, and non-judgmental space to talk where ever you are. We provide counseling services in our office, at your home, in the community, on the phone, or online. You determine the safest space to share. I hold a master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling from Capella University, 2013. I have worked with both children and adults with mental health and substance abuse issues since 1995. I received my professional licenses in 2014. I am currently a licensed professional counselor and a licensed clinical addiction specialist. I have received intensive training in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and Family Centered Treatment. I have experience providing counseling services to individuals, groups and families. I have assisted clients with the following issues: ADHD, conduct disorder, oppositional defiant disorder depression, relational problems, adjustment issues, anxiety, emotion regulation, and family relational issues. I am person centered in my approach with clients. I listen empathetically and with unconditional acceptance to assist you in working through life difficulties based on your own values and belief system. I utilize an eclectic approach to achieve this end. My interventions are a mixture of insight oriented interventions, motivational interviewing interventions, cognitive behavioral therapy interventions, reality therapy interventions, solution focused therapy interventions, and gestalt therapy interventions. During the counseling session, we will utilize enactments to assist you in learning new behaviors to try outside of the counseling session. Although new insights are discovered during the counseling session, a significant amount of change will occur outside of our session. To assist with the development of new skills, I may request that you do “homework” to assist in reinforcing concepts discussed during our sessions or to prompt further insight and self-exploration. Homework is assigned to assist you in maximizing your counseling experience. When homework is assigned, it will be discussed at our next session. You will gain more from your counseling sessions if you complete the homework that is assigned between sessions.