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About My Clients
Does this sound familiar? One minute you feel fine, the next you are stuck in a worry cycle. The inconsistency of your moods is exhausting and the frequent ups and downs sometimes makes you question where you belong. You are beginning to notice life has become difficult to manage alone. Many of my clients come to me wanting to find support in coping with a diagnosis that is oftentimes misunderstood and stigmatized.
My Background and Approach
I’ve worked in a number of settings during graduate school and post-grad such as a youth and family services agency, college counseling center, a public health department crisis center, inpatient psychiatric hospital, and private practice. Early on in my career I treated young adults struggling with substance dependence through one on one therapy and group therapy. I have treated clients experiencing suicidality and hoplessness in-person and via the National Suicide Prevention Hotline. I have worked with individuals after a mental health emergency in a crisis center and psychiatric hospitalization setting. This care consists of involving family members and loved ones for holistic treatment and continued outpatient support. When working with individuals, I firmly believe in the power of the therapeutic relationship. You are the expert in your own life and I am honored you have chosen me to sit beside you in what may feel like a very difficult season.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
I love working with individuals and families coping with chronic mental health conditions, because I too have been there, both professionally and personally. I know what it can be like on a level that I couldn't without living through it. Being a witness and caregiver to a close loved one having a severe and persistent mental illness is difficult to endure. I have my own life experience that allows me a deeper understanding and I too, acknowledge everyone's path is different, no two are the same.