Where transformation happens
Where transformation happens
I believe that every person, couple and family possesses what they need to become whole. Working collaboratively with clients, we'll discover the keys to unlocking hidden strengths. I treat a number of mental health disorders, and provide a neutral ground to facilitate healing.
My focus is to help individuals heal, energize, and become aware of their inner strengths. Working together with clients, we achieve this by creating a neutral safe space following Carl Rogers' basic tenets of therapeutic presence and customizing a treatment plan.
Once we begin the healing journey together, all struggles will be empathically explored. Sometimes challenges require the inclusion of additional resources. When both therapist and client agree, the healing team is expanded to include the resources tailored to facilitate the most benefits to each client.
Therapists provide empathy that allows clients to retain their individual responsibility. Therapists encourage client identity while offering healthy support . From this perspective, the therapist is able to remain an objective third party.
Therapist provides positive regard for the client regardless of the client's mood, challenges, and attitudes. Therapist's unconditional support of the client allows a deepened sense of trust in the therapeutic process.
Therapist listens with genuine openness to the client. Without judgement, therapist hears the client's heart in the spoken words and unspoken mannerisms.
Therapist offers genuine presence within therapeutic parameters. Therapist is genuinely herself while offering limited self-disclosure . Clients experience therapist consistently in all sessions.
The way of being with another person which is termed empathic has several facets. It
means entering the private, perceptual world of the other and becoming thoroughly at
home in it. It involves being sensitive, moment to moment, to the changing felt meanings
which flow in the other person, to the fear or rage or tenderness or confusion or whatever,
that he/she is experiencing. It means temporarily living his/her life, moving about in
it delicately without making judgments, sensing meanings of which he/she is scarcely
aware, but not trying to uncover feelings of which the person is totally unaware, since
this would be too threatening (Rogers, 1980, A Way of Being, p. 142).
As a teenager, I knew I wanted a career that provides human services. Volunteer experiences showed me that a foundation in basic mental wellness was missing from most venues in which I volunteered. Having learned the skills to empower the change people are seeking, I am better able to serve the community.
My focus is providing quality mental health counseling in Melbourne, FL at an affordable cost. My work is for your benefit and healing. I am responsive to client's stated therapeutic needs. When a client's goals are met, I reduce the number of sessions a client attends monthly. Collaboratively, your healing journey will be charted and actively pursued.
As an intermediate to advanced user of American Sign Language, I offer a free language consultation in ASL to see if my signing skill is adequate to meet the needs of Deaf, deaf, and hard of hearing individuals.
Many times life brings difficulty that clouds individual clarity. Symptoms associated with painful and traumatic circumstances can further hinder one's ability to reach their full potential.Through counseling and treatment, we are able to help you recover motivation, perspective, and joy that you once had in your life.
Being part of a therapeutic group provides clients a sense of connection that diminishes the isolation fear, depression, childhood experiences and anxiety create. I offer group therapy experiences for managing the challenges of anxiety and for managing the impacts of dysfunctional childhood homes. Please contact me for the current schedule for both of these groups. New Coping With Anxiety Group begins April 16, 2020.
Relationship counseling can be beneficial to couples and families who are looking to strengthen their emotional connection, in all stages of their relationship. Couples Therapy sessions are held with both partners. Family therapy is provided for all family members and content material is age appropriate for all children involved. Therapist often chooses to meet periodically with only parents and only children to gain increased insight into the challenges facing the family. I am a certified Prepare Enrich facilitator and I completed the Masters Certificate Program in Marriage, Couple and Family Therapy.
To help protect clients and their families during the Corona Virus Pandemic, I offer HIPPA compliant video sessions through VSee. Established clients can follow this link to connect with me through VSee: https://vsee.com/s/5e4c7e3e3c3f5
Please contact me with questions. My Florida Department of Health License Number is MH15573.
1301 Bedford Drive, Melbourne, Florida 32940, United States
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Office hours are by appointment only. Due to the Corona Virus' threat to public health, appointments will be held only with people who are without symptoms and who are not quarantined (self or medically necessary). Antibacterial spray will be used between every client and hand sanitizer is required for entry into sessions (office provided).
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