INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING

Individual counseling is largely driven by your goals in therapy. Once we have an understanding of what you hope to achieve in counseling, we can create a treatment plan which draws from a variety of different psychological frameworks. I most often implement strategies from cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical-behavior therapy (DBT), mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), and solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT).

I use a direct, active, and team-based approach in therapy. It is my goal to help you feel heard and understood throughout this process as we explore new insights together, while also providing psychoeducation and practical strategies/tools to manage whatever symptoms you may be experiencing. Part of this active approach may include homework assignments at times to help you apply what we are discussing and bridge the gap between sessions.

Specialty Areas:
-Depression
-Anxiety
-Interpersonal issues (e.g., boundaries, expectations, communication patterns, conflict resolution, people-pleasing, perfectionism)
-Life transitions (e.g., new job, getting married, becoming parents, retirement)
-Trauma (TF-CBT)
-Teenagers/Adolescents
-Faith-based concerns/spirituality

You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.
— C.S. Lewis