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About My Clients
I specialize working with people who have low self-confidence, low self-esteem, and distorted self-concept. Together, we will strive to work on and improve your self-concept, as self-concept is your organized set of beliefs and ideas about yourself. Self-concept plays an important role in determining not only how you see yourself but also how you view and interact with the world around you. Through my therapy approach, I focus on helping you reach a more realistic view of yourself and the world.
My Background and Approach
I offer an approach influenced by a person-centered, conversational style, drawing upon gestalt, CBT, mindfulness, and childhood trauma work to assist in overcoming barriers associated with depression, stress, anxiety, relationship distress, and trauma. While supporting individuals as they face codependency and/or addiction issues, sexual abuse, and other types of distress, I take a holistic, integrated, and strength-based person-centered counseling approach for healing and growth. We all have a past. That’s part of who we are today. I value the counseling setting as a safe and non-judgemental space where individuals can first understand how their personal experiences have impacted their lives by discussing all thoughts and feelings freely to create new associations, and replace emotional isolation with connection. I then collaborate with clients to establish authentic insights that will shape their stories moving forward.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
I became a therapist because I am passionate about exploration, self-discovery, and healing. If I think of the darkest moments in my life, I am reminded that I am a human and have fought my own battles, not always with ease but with determination and hope. My clients describe me as a person who offers safe and non-judgmental space to express, explore, and talk about their issues openly. I provide Client-centered therapy, also known as Rogerian therapy, where I remain non-directive by being non-judgmental about my feelings or when offering suggestions or solutions. I strive to create the conditions needed for clients to change, grow psychologically, become more self-aware, and change their behavior by unlearning them. In my approach, a client feels safe and free from judgment. Together, we will explore and help you express your true emotions without fear of rejection. This is often an affirming experience, and it may set the stage for you to make positive changes.