I have over 15 years of experience providing direct therapeutic services, case management, crisis intervention, resource and referral services, and supervision to pre-licensed clinicians to individuals and the community at large as a solo private practitioner, in psychiatric inpatient/veterans hospitals, and non-profit outpatient free clinics.
I have worked with a wide range of populations including domestic violence survivors, individuals with severe mental illness, veterans, under or uninsured individuals, and individuals without homes. Though I use an eclectic approach to each individual's needs, I tend to focus on one's strengths to guide them through the struggles and challenges they face. In turn, this promotes growth, healing, and recovery in a safe, trusting environment.
I have a particular passion for working with clients who suffer from the effects of trauma and incorporating a variety of therapeutic interventions to alleviate their trauma-related symptoms, including Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR). I am trained in EMDR and specialize in Recent Event Protocol EMDR. This technique is conducted when an individual experiences a trauma within 90 days or less of the event to ensure the incident is NOT stored in the brain's memory as a traumatic event, thus causing trauma symptoms and present or future false negative beliefs of oneself.
My goal is to help people ease their suffering, improve quality of life, and STOP any further incurring events from impacting the people I have the honor of serving.
I have worked with a wide range of populations including domestic violence survivors, individuals with severe mental illness, veterans, under or uninsured individuals, and individuals without homes. Though I use an eclectic approach to each individual's needs, I tend to focus on one's strengths to guide them through the struggles and challenges they face. In turn, this promotes growth, healing, and recovery in a safe, trusting environment.
I have a particular passion for working with clients who suffer from the effects of trauma and incorporating a variety of therapeutic interventions to alleviate their trauma-related symptoms, including Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR). I am trained in EMDR and specialize in Recent Event Protocol EMDR. This technique is conducted when an individual experiences a trauma within 90 days or less of the event to ensure the incident is NOT stored in the brain's memory as a traumatic event, thus causing trauma symptoms and present or future false negative beliefs of oneself.
My goal is to help people ease their suffering, improve quality of life, and STOP any further incurring events from impacting the people I have the honor of serving.
