As your therapist I’m committed to providing a safe, nonjudgmental, and comfortable place where you feel understood and able to define your concerns, process your feelings, and begin to work on personal solutions.
We will work together to help you identify the correct questions and answers that will enable you to live the life you want. Challenging times can be intimidating and talking about it can make us feel vulnerable. It is my goal to make the experience not only tolerable but positive. People can be complex creatures which can make their problems and solution just as intricate. I am educated in many forms of treatment to be able to provide personalized treatment plans and interventions.
I am a licensed Clinical Social Worker in Boise, Idaho. My last 7 years of experience has been working with families and individuals that are dealing with depression and anxiety, trauma, conflict, grief, addictions, gender and sexuality concerns, as well as personal crisis.
I work from a cognitive behavioral and strengths-based approach. I am trained and certified in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR). EMDR has tons of research showing great help to trauma and depression and isn’t a talk only based treatment. Please see education page for more information on EMDR.
In addition to these modalities I am also efficient at Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Dialectical Therapy which are progressive treatment modalities that focus on being in the present moment, feeling your emotions, and then feeling effective at handling what life and your emotions might bring.
Finally, I am a solution focused brief therapy clinician. We can together find out what you want to change, make a plan, help you make the change, and then terminate your counseling. I don’t believe counseling has to be tedious and ongoing for years to be helpful. Plus, once we have established a good working relationship you can always come back when you need to.
Please feel free to contact me for a free phone consultation if you have any questions, are unsure about what you need in a counselor, or would like to determine if I am the right therapist for you. If your curious about my counseling style, please go to the education page where you can find my blogs and vlogs.