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I have been a therapist for 25 years and have worked in the field for 30 years. My practice is open to adults that are dealing with a variety of struggles. I am skilled in treating a wide range of the challenges people face in their daily lives. If you are dealing with trauma, anxiety, depression as well as other types of difficulties, then you will be served well in my practice. Approaches such as: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Solution focused strategies are utilized in this practice. I have extensive experience in working in educational settings and am very familiar with stress that teachers endure in their work. I have also done considerable work with parenting, occupational struggles, relationship difficulties, phobias, and attention deficit disorder.
I began my private practice 10 years ago and I have been able to keep this as an independent practice. I feel an independent practice allows me to place more focus on the client's needs vs getting caught up in "red tape". I find that the most important ingredient in counselling is the relationship and genuineness of the practitioner, all of which you will find in this practice. I strive to create a comfortable non-judgmental atmosphere for individuals to work on the issues that are creating obstacles in their life's. A little about me: I enjoy the outdoors, playing bass guitar, movies, and creating landscape gardens. I am currently accepting clients for virtual sessions, and I do offer weekend hours.
Years of Experience: 25 years
Academic challenges - Addressing underperformance in coursework, school avoidance, and procrastination
ADHD - Skill-building and support around organizational challenges, distracted attention, procrastination; building and maintaining healthy routines and structure
Anxiety - Coping with excessive worry, nervousness, or stress; intense discomfort in social settings (social anxiety); sudden and intense feelings of panic (panic disorder)
Career counseling - Support around personal and professional growth; clarifying career goals and implementing steps toward building a fulfilling career and meaningful work-life balance
Depression - Providing support and promoting healing of hopelessness, low motivation and energy, sadness, irritability, sleep disturbance, and loss of interest and pleasure in life
Trauma - Coping and healing after threatening or scary events, such as witnessing accidents or experiencing sexual, verbal, emotional, or physical abuse