In what ways does your personality influence your approach to therapy?
The biggest way my personality influences my approach to therapy is through a drive to help others realize their potential. I believe you have the answers within you and my job is to help bring them to the surface. My flexible approach to sessions will allow you to explore a framework for working through your goals, step by step.
What does success look like in therapy? How will a client know that they are making progress?
We will begin with the end in mind by you defining what success looks like. If you aren't sure right off the bat, there is no pressure as we will continue to revisit what success means to you. Throughout our time together, we will reflect on your progress regularly by revisiting your goals. Progress is not a linear process, and set backs are part of everyday life. Engaging in therapy and doing the work will be essential to your success. I am here to help you make the changes you wish to see more digestible!
What does a first session with you look like?
My approach to the first session is to meet you where you are, and to seek to understand what you are currently experiencing, how this impacts your daily life, and help you prioritize where to begin. Oftentimes there are several areas of concern and my hope is to decrease the overwhelming feelings you may be experiencing to make change more manageable.
Specialties
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.
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.
Stress
Distress stems from a subjective perception of something being unwanted, undesirable, or detrimental to your wellbeing. Excessive stress significantly impairs mental and physical health and is associated with many diseases and conditions.
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.
Coping Skills
Coping skills are tools and techniques one can learn, practice, and use to handle difficult emotions, decrease stress, and establish or maintain a sense of internal order.
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.
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.
Relationship Issues
Refers relationship issues with a partner or spouse. Can include issues related to relationship distress, relationship satisfaction, communication, intimacy, etc.
Fees
$110
First Session
$110
Individual Therapy
Types of Therapy
Individual Session
Group Session
Retreats
Clientele
Young Adults (18-24)
Adults (25-65)
Seniors (65+)
Treatment Approaches / Modalities
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Mindfulness Practices
Strength Based Therapy
Coaching
Culturally Sensitive Therapy
Motivational Interviewing
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
Training / Certifications
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Licensure
WI, LCSW, 123-7424
Education
Master of Social Work, Mental/Physical Health, UW-Milwaukee
Work History
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Life Coach with over 20 years experience working with people in a variety of roles, with all ages and across the life span. My career began with an early intervention program for at risk youth and first time criminal offenders, and then transitioned to working with older adults and adults with physical and intellectual disabilities. Throughout the past few years, I have been providing coaching for personal and professional growth. I believe each life stage comes with unique challenges and opportunities. I use a strengths-based lens and specialize in helping people cope with and thrive through life changes and transitions, ranging from issues with grief and loss, career difficulties, challenges women experience (teen through adulthood), depression and anxiety, and much more. My therapeutic approach is specifically tailored to your needs and may involve a combination of Motivational Interviewing, CBT, and Solution Focused Therapy, as well as tapping into mindfulness that will serve as a grounding force for our work together. We will focus on exploring how your past informs your present, and how you perceive your outer and inner world.
Location
Remote Therapy, Madison, 53704, WI