My ideal clients are couples, who have issues with communicating, connecting, respecting each other, financial issues, sexual intimacy issues, among other issues faced in relationships. I also enjoy working with adults who are experiencing anxiety/ depression, addiction issues, finding their identity, relationship issues (familial, romantic, friendships, or work-related relationships), feeling stuck, want to build self-esteem, or grief. Since having a baby myself, I have realized I’m very open to working with women experiencing postpartum depression/ anxiety, or all of the other symptoms that come with being a mother.

I can offer the following modalities:

• CBT: reframe harmful thoughts and beliefs and challenge the way they think about themselves and their
  world.
• DBT: live more mindfully, learn new relationship skills, and increase their ability to tolerate distress.
• Person-centered: client knows best about their lives, I’m non-judgmental, I use the stages of change
  model
• Solution-focused: focus on strengths, resilience, coping skills, and help clients recognize that they have
  natural resources to resolve issues

My curious nature makes me a good listener and my nonjudgmental disposition helps people feel comfortable opening up to me. I am able to build connections with clients swiftly and make clients feel comfortable right from the start. I’m not too serious in my approach—I like to laugh and bring humor and fun into sessions when it’s appropriate. At the same time, I’m able to challenge clients when they’re engaging in unhelpful behaviors or negative thought patterns.