I am a White cis-gendered gay/queer male Licensed Clinical Social Worker licensed in the State of Pennsylvania who has been working in the mental health field for over 15 years. I have worked extensively with individual struggling with addictions, mood disorders, trauma, LGBT issues, and chronic medical conditions.
My therapeutic style is one of collaboration and empathy mixed with encouragement and motivation. I am particularly versed in motivational interviewing, which is a technique to assist individuals in discovering their own internal motivations for change.
Sometimes interacting with another person who is a skilled listener can be in and of itself helpful to someone looking for help. I am a skilled listener and additionally I have experience helping individuals to identify and create tangible plans of action to create change in their lives.
I look forward to working with anyone who desires and is motivated to make change in their lives.
Additional areas of focus: Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Anger management, Career difficulties, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Drug and alcohol addiction, Guilt and shame, HIV / AIDS, Men's issues, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Post-traumatic stress, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Sex addiction, Social anxiety and phobia
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy
PA LCSW CW016967
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Earl is an outstanding therapist who considers every aspect my dilemmas and asks the questions I need asked. I would recommend him very highly!
Written on Nov 07, 2022 after therapy with Earl for 5 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, lgbt, and self esteem
Very friendly and a very good listener. I definitely recommend him.
Written on Oct 25, 2022 after therapy with Earl for 5 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and self esteem
This was my first attempt at therapy and I turned out to be very lucky. Earl is exceptionally receptive, intelligent and has a way of distilling even complex ideas in an easy way sprinkled with his timely humor! I strongly recommend him.
Written on Aug 22, 2022 after therapy with Earl for 6 months on issues concerning relationship issues, and coping with life changes
Earl is great and is very easy to talk to. His experiences and knowledge as a queer man really help me as a queer man.
Written on Aug 16, 2022 after therapy with Earl for 3 months on issues concerning trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, career difficulties, bipolar disorder, and coaching
Earl has helped me build my confidence and to ask those hard questions of those I love in my life.
Written on May 26, 2022 after therapy with Earl for 4 months on issues concerning relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, coaching, and adhd
Excellent professional and experienced
Written on Apr 28, 2022 after therapy with Earl for 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, grief, self esteem, career difficulties, bipolar disorder, and adhd