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I am a licensed clinical social worker with 10 years experience helping individuals through various hardships and stages of life. I specialize in treating anxiety, depression, relationship issues (co-dependency, attachment wounds), trauma, and other conditions. I am currently licensed in Washington DC and Colorado, with plans to obtain licensure in other states. I have worked in a variety of non profit and hospital settings, as well as in private practice.
My therapy style is compassionate and precise, yet I also challenge clients to come up against their growth edges so that they can experience the breakthroughs that they came to therapy for. I apply a mindfulness based somatic approach with my clients to allow them a chance to develop skills to bring greater awareness to their thoughts, emotions and bodily experience. I also combine a cognitive behavioral approach with a psychodynamic perspective because I believe that looking into family system dynamics as well as early life attachment wounding helps to be able to transform any dysfunctional patterning into beliefs and behaviors that serve you.
I will allow you as the client to take the lead on your process, while providing collaboration and support every step of the way to ensure that you meet your goals. I look forward to working with you!
Orientation & Focus
Modalities
Languages Spoken
Populations
Specialties
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating Disorder
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
Conditions Treated
- Abandonment
- Addiction & Substance Abuse
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Attachment Issues
- Avoidant Personality
- Bipolar Disorder
- Blended Families
- Body Image
- Career Issues
- Caregiver Stress
- Codependency
- Commitment Issues
- Communication Problems
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce & Separation
- Domestic Violence
- Eating Disorders
- Emptiness
- Family Conflict
- Family of Origin Issues
- Gambling
- Grief & Loss
- Guilt & Shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation & Loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life Coaching
- Life Transitions
- Money & Financial Issues
- Mood Disorders
- Multicultural Concerns
- OCD
- Panic Attacks
- Parenting
- Polyamory & Non-Monogamy
- Prejudice & Discrimination
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self Esteem
- Self Harm
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Health
- Sexuality & Sexual Identity
- Sleep & Insomnia
- Social Anxiety
- Stress
- Trauma & PTSD
- Trichotillomania
- Women's Issues
- Workplace Issues
- Young Adult Issues
Treatment Options
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Coaching
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Internal Family Systems
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Motivational Interviewing (MI)
- Psychodynamic
- Somatic Psychotherapy
- Trauma Focused
Locations
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