Listening is basic to a positive relationship between you and I. Your story, your needs and your goals are most important to managing stress and reaching your goals. I am a licensed social worker and supervisor in Maryland (WDC area). I have both a MSW and Ph.D. in social work as well as working as a facilitator of curricula for sexual health and peer-led support services. Most people I work with have anxiety, depression, trauma, stress and issues of grief and loss (often related to family, fertility, illness or separation/divorce). I have worked for 20+ years in inpatient and clinic settings for those with substance abuse disorders and will people who are using prescribed medication to treat mental health issues. I am a parent, dog lover, and spend my leisure time DIY-ing, reading, writing non-fiction. I blog with my sister at catanddowlonline.blogspot.com.
Additional areas of focus: Relationship issues, Trauma and abuse, Sleeping disorders, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Depression, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Adoption and foster care, Caregiver issues and stress, Codependency, Control issues, Drug and alcohol addiction, Emptiness, Fertility issues, Hoarding, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Midlife crisis, Mood disorders, Sexual assault and abuse, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
MD LCSW-C 05764