Hello! I am so glad you are here at BetterHelp for your therapeutic journey. I am a licensed clinical social worker in California with over 9 years of professional work experience in behavioral health. I have experience in helping clients with stress, anxiety, trauma, abuse, motivation, self-esteem, confidence, depression, & concentration, and memory. I also have experience working with focus (ADHD) and behavior management. In addition to helping individuals, I have worked with parents and caregivers with behavior management and parenting support for children ages 3-18.
I believe that you are the expert of your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you. I approach therapy from an eclectic approach in which I use multiple modalities to fit your expressed needs best. My therapy style has been described as empathetic, direct, and insightful.
"Sometimes it takes sadness to know happiness, noise to appreciate silence and absence to value presence."
-Unk
There will always be challenges in life and I am looking forward to helping you along this journey.
Additional areas of focus: Abandonment, Adoption and foster care, Attachment issues, Body image, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Communication problems, Control issues, Dependent personality, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Emptiness, Family problems, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Impulsivity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders, Narcissism, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Personality disorders, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm, Self-love, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Young adult issues
CA LCSW 121959