In what ways have your personal experiences influenced your work with your clients?
I’ve been an empathic person able to understand the multiple complexities of various people and their issues in disagreements, in life or with their stances, but not judge them. I’ve been at low points where I felt unheard and knew how important it was to say those things people were not wanting to hear. Living life this way and navigating through, there was no better position for me to be in than the one I am in where I get to see people who may one day say “Because of you I didn’t give up.” If they don’t say this, the results will.
How do you determine therapy goals with clients? What does that process look like?
Clients should have an assessment completed to share their information regarding their life story with me. Following assessing and joining my clients to gather information pertaining to who they are and where they come from, we navigate areas that can offset some of the things they thought they got past or work to find out what their treatment goals should be. The next step will be to determine goals. It’s important to know your target to get from the point you started at to where you’re hoping to land.
How does collaboration with other providers play into your work?
I am a LPC and I am a LCDC. The terms are fancy ways to say that I counsel people who have problems that they acknowledge having. I am used to being in settings where psychologists, psychiatrists, mental health technicians and other integral staff are all onboard. Each respective identity creates a safety net and an option of support for our clients, who sometimes can have all of the services listed or a referral from one service to another. The goal is to collaborate to provide clients the best chances at health and wellness. There’s usually a need to have many providers in the same field, so that people can get second opinions or answers from a diverse group regarding their needs. When people feel limited that can create a sense of stripping them of their autonomy, so options are important.
Specialties
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.
Self-Esteem
Self-esteem is the degree to which a person feels confident, valuable, and worthy of respect. Feeling low self-esteem can influence overall well-being and be linked to anxiety and/or depression.
Abuse/Survivors of abuse
Abuse includes any significant mistreatment along the lines of psychical, emotional, sexual, verbal, and neglect. Survivors of abuse may experience negative thoughts and feelings, flashbacks, distrust of others, social withdrawal, self-harm, and increased likelihood of developing mental health and substance abuse issues.
Caregiver stress & support
Caring for a friend or family member (paid or unpaid) includes emotional support, housework, help with finances, medication management, and shopping. Can be stressful, making caregivers more vulnerable to things like anxiety, isolation, and fatigue.
Impulse control issues
Reacting quickly without regard for consequences as a response to internal or external events. Impacts relationships and daily life and could be a symptom of personality disorders, bipolar disorders, substance use issues and more.
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.
Relationship Issues
Refers relationship issues with a partner or spouse. Can include issues related to relationship distress, relationship satisfaction, communication, intimacy, etc.
Race & Cultural Identity
Challenges around race and cultural identity vary enormously, including issues related to discrimination, racism, and intergenerational trauma.
Adolescent mental health
Adolescent mental health focuses on adolescent-specific experiences including physical and cognitive development, social and environmental factors, sex, sexual identification and orientation, emotional processing, and substance use. Given the influence that parents/guardians have on adolescents, home life is a particularly important consideration.
Fees
$110
First Session
$135
Family Therapy
$135
Couples Therapy
$110
Individual Therapy
Types of Therapy
Family Session
Couples Session
Individual Session
Clientele
Parents
Young Adults (18-24)
Adults (25-65)
Treatment Approaches / Modalities
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Person-Centered Therapy
Reality Therapy
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
Training / Certifications
Cognitive Processing Therapy
EMDR
CBT (Beck Institute)
Licensure
TX, LPC, 82253
Education
Master’s of Science in Human Sciences
Bachelor’s
Work History
Counseling: *established in 2018 with LCDC *developed in 2019 with LCDC and LPC-Intern transitioned LPC-Associate’s license *fully licensed LPC in 2021 In 2019, I began working in a community practice and have the opportunity to maintain contracts to work in schools providing clinical counseling through the community agency’s contract. -Provides clinical counseling in high schools and covered elementary schools during COVID seeing clients facing a wide array of issues. I’ve serviced the following needs and currently see the following needs: -anxiety -depression, -Bipolar disorder -self-esteem issues -domestic violence -substance use problems -sex dialogue/sex needs (positive sex) -porn insight -PTSD -singleness -life transitions -personality maintenance vs social media, -pandemic induced anxiety -pandemic induced stress -See crisis/walk-in clients and open community clients (see clients who show up for counseling outside of schools at main offices) Past addiction experience: Inpatient counseling, PHP, and Outpatient: -intake assessments -treatment plans -biopsychosocial assessments -individual, family, and group counseling. **Family counseling was often conducted via telephone, since families were usually located outside of the Texas-based facility that most clients flew into.** Texas Department of Family & Protective Services: (2014-2019) Family Based Safety Services Specialist III -provided resources and aid -counseling and other referrals -oversight -court -Attempted to preserve family units -involved family and community -best interest for child considered as priority -1 removal total; mostly glue (reunite family) -mitigate problems highlight solutions -incorporate skills useful to diverse families -multiculturalism highlighted Behavioral Health: -managed services -completed assessments -monitored government contracts regarding proper care of individuals living with disabilities and disorders
Location
Remote Therapist, Houston, 77002, TX