What’s the most profound, insightful, or interesting thing you’ve learned as a mental health professional?
The most profound thing that I have learned as a mental health professional is the capacity for growth that we all possess. I have had the privilege to see people who arrive in therapy feeling unrepairably broken and through their courageousness, they lay that bare and begin the process of healing.
In what ways have your personal experiences influenced your work with your clients?
We all bring the experience of the human condition into the work. So, even if I have never directly experienced the same thing, the hurt allows me to recognize sorrow, the joy allows me to witness sparks of light, and living helps me to know that all of us are just out here trying our best to be okay.
If there was one thing you wish people knew about the therapy experience who might be hesitant to try it, what would that be?
You have full autonomy over the pace of your healing. It's okay to begin with small steps and let the journey unfold.
Specialties
Depression
Depression often causes people to feel sad, empty, or hopeless, and can cause a lack of interest in life. It can also affect a person's thinking patterns and physical health.
Anxiety
Anxiety can mean nervousness, worry, or self-doubt. Anxiety disorder is a mental health disorder that entails excessive, repeated bouts of worry, anxiety, and/or fear.
Relationship Issues
Refers relationship issues with a partner or spouse. Can include issues related to relationship distress, relationship satisfaction, communication, intimacy, etc.
Trauma
Trauma is the result of experiencing a perceived, extremely distressful event. Although the stress threshold for each person differs, meaning that each person considers and experiences trauma differently, it is an event that tops one’s threshold. It exceeds one’s ability to cope or emotionally process. Symptoms may include shock, anxiety, confusion, hopelessness, feeling disconnected, mood swings, nightmares, and intrusive thoughts.
Women's issues
Women’s health is regarded as the holistic being and experience of being female. This extends beyond consideration for illness and other complex conditions but to general considerations of physical, cognitive, social, emotional, and spiritual well-being. Issues may include female oppression, socialized gender role, female reproductive issues, motherhood, body image, divorce, and substance use.
General Expertise
Depression
Depression often causes people to feel sad, empty, or hopeless, and can cause a lack of interest in life. It can also affect a person's thinking patterns and physical health.
Anxiety
Anxiety can mean nervousness, worry, or self-doubt. Anxiety disorder is a mental health disorder that entails excessive, repeated bouts of worry, anxiety, and/or fear.
Relationship Issues
Refers relationship issues with a partner or spouse. Can include issues related to relationship distress, relationship satisfaction, communication, intimacy, etc.
Loss/Grief
Grief is a reaction to an emotionally significant loss and often comes with symptoms of depression or anxiety. These symptoms can remain intense and last for a long time after a loss, making it difficult to move forward with a healthy lifestyle.
Sexuality Based Issues
Sexuality refers to habits and preferences in terms of sexual behavior, which people express in many ways. Issues in this area may be related to confusion or distress about sexuality or sexual identity.
Fees
$150
First Session
$175
Family Therapy
$150
Couples Therapy
$125
Individual Therapy
Types of Therapy
Family Session
Couples Session
Individual Session
Clientele
Parents
Young Adults (18-24)
Adults (25-65)
Seniors (65+)
Treatment Approaches / Modalities
Feminist Therapy
Gestalt Therapy
Integrative Therapy
Training / Certifications
DBT Therapy, Mood Disorders, Supervision in Mental Health
Licensure
LA, LPC, 4782
TX, LPC, 85078
Education
Doctoral Degree in Progress, Counselor Education, University of New Orleans
Master's Degree, Counselor Education, Southeastern Louisiana University
Work History
I have had the coolest opportunities to gain experience as a Licensed Therapist & Supervisor, University Administrator, and Educator. At the heart of all of them lies my belief in the development of people and organizations through the cultivation of their personal strengths and unrealized potential. Whether it's working with clients in therapy, creating collaborative solutions with students and their parents, or simply engaging in consultative chats, the presence of authenticity and mutual respect are needed elements in the relationship.
Location
1900 S Carrollton Ave, New Orleans, 70118, LA