About
About Me
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate in North Carolina. My areas of focus are anxiety, depression, emotional regulation, interpersonal difficulties, marital, and family issues. My background and training is in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, however, my first and foremost goal is to build rapport with my client and tailor the therapeutic approach to the client’s unique needs. I strive to work with clients holistically, by including not only the mind, but biological, social and spiritual aspects of health as well. I am open to incorporating spiritual needs, for client’s who wish to do so.
Beginning in August 2015, I interned at Turning Point Family care in Raleigh, N.C. Turning Point is a community mental health agency serving Medicaid, Medicare, and non-insured clients, providing clientele with individual sessions, group session for all ages and needs, peer support services, and in-home sessions. While at Turning Point, I assisted multiple therapists with groups, co-led 3 groups including Teen Girls, Creative Management for Anxiety and Depression, and Daily Living for Adults with Autism, observed multiple assessment sessions and individual sessions with various therapists, and personally provided individual sessions. Prior to turning point, I interned with a private practice therapist from January 2011-May 2011 at Westmore Church of God in Cleveland, Tennessee.
My approach to problems is to examine each area of the problem including psychological, biological, emotional, social, and spiritual. Services provided will stem from a Cognitive Behavioral Approach (CBT), Person-centered therapy, solution-focused approach, and also an integrative therapeutic approach. These therapy models have been research, established, and proven successful in working with clients form all types of backgrounds with all types of presenting issues. I believe that problems are multi-faceted and are at time caused by irrational beliefs, thoughts, and unsuccessful behaviors. Essentially, if we can recognize personal irrational beliefs and/or thoughts, we can change the approach to something that works for you and is beneficial for you.
To begin this process, we will establish goals together, and then find specific and working strategies that will assist you, the client, in achieving those goals. At various points throughout the process, progress will be examined and assessed. If needed, together we will modify treatment plan, goals, and strategies. The success of this process relies on our working together myself, the counselor, and you inside and outside of the counseling sessions to successfully complete and maximize the benefits. During this process, there may be homework, exercises, or journals assigned for you to complete in between sessions. Rarely rapid changes can occur, however progress is typically steady and gradual. Some exercises and effort may be continues or repeated if necessary.
For couples specifically, the PREPARE/ENRICH program is where we begin the process. This requires the couples to each take an individual assessment, which determines specific areas of focus. In the following sessions, the assessment is reviewed and goals established with both partners.