Areas of Expertise
Individual Counseling
As a Licensed Professional Counselor in Georgia, I would like to provide an open, safe, confidential, and supportive environment to allow you to address issues of concern. Working on ourselves and making change is hard but worth the effort and time. We will work together to focus on the goals that you would like to achieve during your therapeutic experience. My goal is to give you support, tools, and a listening ear to work through where you are in life now and get you to a place where you have grown in strength and awareness. At that time, you will have gained the resources to manage your life in a way that is authentic and healthy for you.
Family Counseling
I specialize in helping each member of the family learn about themself and where they feel they fit in the family unit. I will help the family unit grow and connect when challenges present themselves. We will work through each challenge one at a time and you will attain useful tools to effectively communicate with one another respectfully as well as to learn how to establish healthy boundaries and give space to one another when needed.
Couples Counseling
One of the most important benefits to couples counseling is re-establishing closeness and intimacy. Both of you will better learn your roles in your relationship and gain understanding and respect for one another. You will learn valuable information about yourself as well as your partner. Through commitment and our work together I will help both of you understand how to recover, heal, and strengthen your relationship.
My Approach
I would like to say thank you for taking your time to research therapists to find someone that speaks to you. It would be an honor to work with you. I have a deep appreciation for the courage that it takes to seek help and to start therapy. Talking about our feelings, experiences, and thoughts can be extremely hard. We tend to ignore or stuff these feelings and experiences because it is hard to face them head on when we do not have the healthy tools to work through them. I take pride in providing a safe, calm, trusting space to build a rapport naturally. We will work through your experiences and issues at your pace as it seems appropriate. During my experience I have found that this allows you to feel open and comfortable sharing the emotional load you have been carrying. Therapy is not a "one size fits all" so my approach is eclectic in therapy style. My strength is meeting you where you are in life and working from there to meet the goals you are looking to achieve in your therapeutic experience. I will tailor my approach to your needs. Several of the techniques I use are stated below and come from evidence-based treatments such as:
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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Person Centered Therapy (PST)
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Psychoanalytic Therapy
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Humanistic Therapy
I will listen, ask questions, and provide perspective. I have a passion for those struggling with setting healthy boundaries, managing conflict resolution, family struggles, unhealthy communication, and poor coping skills. Through therapy I have seen people grow and learn about themselves, strengthen their self-esteem, grow closer to others, develop insight, and attain tools and strategies to gain leverage into lasting change.
My services are available in my office or via telehealth.