What is your style/approach to therapy?
I adapt a very person-centered approach through the use of motivational interviewing. However, I borrow interventions from cognitive-behavioral, existentialist, spiritual and psychoanalytical styles based on the particular need of the client.
What does success look like in therapy? How will a client know that they are making progress?
Treatment planning will be a very big part of our counseling experience. I work to ensure that my clients are getting exactly what they need out of counseling. In order to do this, we will spend our first session carefully identifying goals, and hashing out the details needed to achieve those goals. After all, it is understood that the more you define a goal, the more likely you are to follow through with it.
What’s the most profound, insightful, or interesting thing you’ve learned as a mental health professional?
"To be present, truly is a gift" We are so busy moving forward in our lives, always looking ahead for the next thing coming our way. To be here, and truly appreciate the here and now is a blessing in itself. To have somebody else to truly share this moment with, can be a life-changing experience.
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.
Addiction
Regular involvement with a substance or activity in a compulsive, hard to control way that often has harmful consequences. Often refers to substance use, but can include compulsive behaviors such as sex, gambling, or shopping.
Life transitions
Positive and negative change can be difficult, including things like moving, breaking up, adjusting to parenthood, or changing careers. It’s normal to feel stressed, however, life transitions can inhibit people from living healthy lifestyles.
Mood disorders
Mood disorder is a broad term used to include the different types of depressive and bipolar disorders, all of which affect mood. With a mood disorder, your moods may range from extremely low to extremely high or irritable.
General Expertise
Careers
Designed to help people choose, change, or leave a career at any stage of life. Careers are often wrapped up in people’s perceived identity, therefore, any change can cause anxiety and/or depression.
Work Stress
Workplace issues are a common source of stress and can include interpersonal conflict, communication problems, gossip, harassment, discrimination, low motivation and job satisfaction, performance issues, and poor job fit.
Anger management
It's normal to experience anger at times, but for some, it becomes so frequent, intense, or difficult to control that it negatively affects their life. Anger management is a structured therapeutic approach toward reducing one’s anger to a point where more appropriate coping and/or conflict management skills are used. Beliefs and thoughts leading toward anger outbursts are explored while healthy coping and interpersonal skills are put into practice.
Artists' mental health
There’s been a long history of debating the connection between creativity and mental illness. Research shows mixed results but ultimately, anyone can experience mental health issues in relation to professional burnout or work-related stress.
Bipolar disorder
Characterized by alternating symptoms of depression and mania. During more extreme episodes, depression may lead to the point of suicidal ideation and attempts while extreme bouts of mania are marked by impulsive behavior, lack of sleep, elevated esteem, and even psychosis.
In-Network Insurance
Sana Benefits
Fees
$100
First Session
$100
Couples Therapy
$100
Individual Therapy
Types of Therapy
Couples Session
Individual Session
Clientele
Parents
Young Adults (18-24)
Adults (25-65)
Seniors (65+)
Treatment Approaches / Modalities
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Eclectic Therapy
Existential Therapy
Motivational Interviewing
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
Training / Certifications
Licensed Professional Counselor
Licensure
TX, LPC, 76613
Education
Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology, Texas A&M International University
Work History
I begun my career as a counselor like many others might, practicing on undergraduate students throughout the length of counseling school. As I began to grow, I received an opportunity to work at Mercy Ministries of Laredo, focused primarily on diabetic populations. I learned a lot about the importance of motivating and maintaining change, as well as adapting to new life circumstances. Additionally, I have worked at SCAN, INC. serving troubled teenager and parent populations. This position taught me a lot about the current substance use crisis our country is facing. Currently I do work for A Healthy Image C&CS, a private agency which serves Federal Prison populations. I have learned a lot about inspiring positive change amongst very high-risk populations, planning around obstacles that may cause relapse or recidivism. Overall, I believe there are no bad people in this world, only bad choices. We are all capable of making positive change in our life, but we can't do it alone.
Location
Remote Therapist, Laredo, 78041, TX