My focus during adult individual therapy is to help clients resolve their presenting problems, align more closely with their beliefs/identity, and break through challenges to achieve life goals.
I view individual psychotherapy as a mutually committed, collaborative experience as well as an opportunity to candidly examine, better understand, and learn to resolve problems you face. During this process, many issues, events, and memories are discussed for the purpose of creating positive change. In my role as counselor, I guide clients to examine their thinking, choices, values, and emotions in order to connect more deeply with who they really are and to experience their lives more fully.
I have training and experience treating clients with issues related to anxiety, depression, relationship/communication, self-esteem, shyness, trauma, childhood abuse, grief, chemical dependency, addiction, codependency, chronic illness, life transitions, and spiritual growth.
I incorporate a variety of therapeutic approaches including cognitive-behavioral methods, object relations theory, and positive psychology. I also utilize Gottman skills, Imago healing work, the 5 Love Languages, and 12-Step philosophy.
I honor the beliefs of each client and help each individual to grow within his or her own framework of values. For those who want to have a faith-based/biblical component of their counseling, I am glad to support you in that area and use Biblical principles to bring advancement/breakthrough.