Therapy Session in Ohio

I possess a master’s degree in education and social work from Cleveland State University and have an Independent Social Work License with Supervisor Credentials, as well as a license in School Counseling. My background encompasses working in the public, government, and private sectors, conducting assessment and diagnostic testing, crisis intervention, and program development, with a commitment to addressing personal knowledge gaps and biases regarding culturally diverse groups. I have over twenty years of experience using cognitive therapy to help clients move away from rigid, judgmental self-talk to a more compassionate internal voice. Clients also identify and utilize healthy external strengths, supports, and experiences, considering the potential need for environmental change. In close collaboration, we will utilize your sources of strength and motivation to reconsider the helpfulness of thoughts in relation to everyday life, rather than focusing solely on their rationality or validity. My specialties include working with ADHD, adolescent and teen mental/behavioral health, anger management, antisocial behavior, anxiety, children's mental/behavioral health, depression, developmental disabilities, family relationships, military/veteran support, multicultural/diversity issues, stress, and trauma. I believe in creating a supportive and understanding environment where you feel heard and valued. Together, we will work towards your goals, utilizing your strengths and finding new ways to cope with life's challenges. If you're ready to take the next step towards a more fulfilling life, I'm here to support you on your journey.

I was created to serve people, I can't imagine doing anything else. I graduated from the University of Louisville, (Kent School of Social Work), Clinical Track. Emphasis on children and families. An undergraduate degree in psychology. " I have been deemed as the "therapist that can join with all families!" I truly believe that families are better together, than apart, things aren't always as they present. (I believe that they are the experts) I strive to be more client focus than, treatment focus, not withstanding that the the psychological process is not important. Collaboration, holistic ( maintaining the dignity of all human beings), is the key in every aspect of the treatment process, trauma, anger management, depression, self-esteem, familial relations, displacement, abuse/neglect, etc. "Do no harm," there is beauty, value, and worth no matter the circumstance.