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Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist, Master Addiction Counselor, and Certified Clinical Supervisor. I earned my Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Lenoir-Rhyne College and earned my Master of Arts degree in Professional Counseling from Liberty University. I have a total of 18 years of experience working in the behavioral health field within various settings which include 6 years of inpatient psychiatric work and 12 years of outpatient behavioral health counseling. I utilize an eclectic counseling approach incorporating various counseling theories and techniques to include but not limited to Psychotherapy, Motivational Interviewing, Transtheoretical Model, CBT, DBT.
National Academy of Sports Medicine certifications include Certified Personal Trainer, Certified Nutrition Coach, and Certified Group Fitness Instructor. Personal training focusing on behavior change and corrective exercise while utilizing the NASM Optimum Performance Training Model based on scientific evidence and principles. Nutrition coaching utilizing the latest and most up-to-date information on nutrition science, behavior change strategies, and nutrition coaching strategies. Ability to guide clients seeking to improve their body composition, athletic performance, and their health through carefully crafted nutrition coaching that takes age, culture, socioeconomic status, and more into account. Main focus of concept is to integrate behavioral health with physical health and nutrition to maximize client progress towards achieving their goals in life.
Orientation & Focus
Modalities
Languages Spoken
Populations
Specialties
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Co-Occurring Disorders
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating Disorder
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sex Addiction
- Sleeping disorders
- Stress, Anxiety
Conditions Treated
- Addiction & Substance Abuse
- ADHD
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body Image
- Cancer
- Career Issues
- Caregiver Stress
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Domestic Violence
- Dual Diagnosis
- Eating Disorders
- Family Conflict
- Forgiveness
- Gender Dysphoria
- Grief & Loss
- Guilt & Shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice & End of Life
- Life Coaching
- Life Transitions
- Midlife Crisis
- Mood Disorders
- Panic Attacks
- Personality Disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory & Non-Monogamy
- Relationship Issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self Esteem
- Self Harm
- Sex Addiction
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexuality & Sexual Identity
- Sleep & Insomnia
- Social Anxiety
- Stress
- Trauma & PTSD
- Women's Issues
- Workplace Issues
Treatment Options
- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- Jungian Analysis
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Motivational Interviewing (MI)
- Psychodynamic
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
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