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I don’t believe our struggles or shortcomings define us — they shape us. My work is informed by professional training and enriched...
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I don’t believe our struggles or shortcomings define us — they shape us. My work is informed by professional training and enriched by my own experiences with trauma, loss, and healing, allowing me to offer a space where clients feel genuinely seen, understood, and empowered to create meaningful change while recognizing their resilience, strengths, and capacity for growth.
I am a licensed professional counselor with over six years of experience in behavioral and mental health counseling. I am dedicated to helping individuals navigate life's challenges with compassion and evidence-based care. My approach is client-centered and collaborative. I strive to create a safe, supportive environment where clients feel heard and empowered. I work with adolescents and adults experiencing anxiety, depression, stress, life transitions, self-esteem concerns, relationship challenges, grief, and difficulties with emotional regulation.
I draw from approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy, and strengths-based techniques to help clients develop healthy coping skills and build resilience. I have a special interest in helping clients process trauma and how childhood experiences can shape thoughts, emotions, and behaviors into adulthood.
If you're carrying pain from past experiences, feeling stuck, or simply trying to understand yourself better, you don't have to go through it alone. Healing is possible, and it often begins with being heard. If you feel ready, I invite you to take the next step toward change and begin your journey toward healing and growth.
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I believe that even after personal trauma and loss, with the right support, resilience, and practical skills, it is possible to re...
I believe that even after personal trauma and loss, with the right support, resilience, and practical skills, it is possible to reclaim your strength, rebuild a meaningful life, and grow empowered through life’s most difficult chapters.
I am a licensed independent clinical social worker (LICSW) with 21 years of experience supporting individuals, children, and families through a wide range of emotional and psychological challenges. I specialize in treating anxiety, depression, trauma, PTSD, self-criticism, relationship concerns, and substance-use disorders. I have extensive experience working with veterans, adolescents, foster and adoptive families, members of the LGBTQIA+ community; offer Christian counseling.
I earned my master’s degree in social work from New Mexico Highlands University. My approach is trauma-focused and integrative, incorporating cognitive behavioral therapy, family therapy, and individual therapy. I am professionally trained in trauma systems therapy and tailor treatment to each client’s unique strengths and needs.
I believe all emotions are valid and deserve compassionate exploration. Together, we will create a personalized treatment plan focused on strengthening insight, building resilience, and improving daily functioning. I look forward to supporting you as you take meaningful steps toward healing and growth.
You deserve dedicated time with a mental health professional — it can be life-changing.
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My go-to approaches for helping teenagers are cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavioral therapy. I find these approaches beneficial because they help the client understand their emotions, thoughts, and behavioral patterns and learn effective skills to better manage (regulate) and cope (tolerate) their emotions. It also provides a direct approach that is clinician-led, instead of client-directed.
Depending on the issue that the teen is struggling with (anger management, depression, and/or anxiety), I feel it is important that the teen understands the purpose of the emotions and how to effectively communicate their needs. We would also work on ways to cope with difficult feelings. I generally use scenarios that help them to see the situation from the outside to make healthier choices.
I know a teen is making meaningful progress in counseling when they are able to learn from past actions and make healthier choices. Also, gaining feedback from their support system about progress made outside of therapy is helpful.
Teens can supplement their time in counseling by reviewing the workbook, completing homework assignments, and practicing the skills outside of therapy.
To prepare for their first counseling session, a teen can come in with a positive outlook and willingness to participate in therapy. I encourage them to ask questions because this may be their first time in counseling. I find that a lot of teenagers are apprehensive because this is their parents' choice to do therapy and not always their choice.
Teen counseling helps young individuals better understand and manage the challenges that affect their mental health. Common challenges amongst teens include anxiety, depression, ADHD, and problematic relationships with food.
Teen counseling works by using multiple techniques, tailored to fit the teen’s unique needs — based on their age group, their challenges, and the severity of their challenges. It might involve cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, art therapy, and others for varying ages. In any case, Thriveworks teen therapists in Birmingham have the expertise and experience to help young individuals at their level.
Signs that teens might need Teen counseling can be very subjective, as they are experiencing many changes and can have intense reactions to them. As parents, you know your child best and are best equipped to judge whether certain reactions are standard behaviors for your teen or whether they might be hinting at a larger problem. Even so, there are a few common signs and events that often point to a need for therapy, such as experiencing divorce or loss, grief, consistent low moods, teens distancing themselves and becoming isolated, losing interest in hobbies, excessive anger or irritability, substance use issues, and suicidal ideation, among others.
Teen counseling providers at Thriveworks in Birmingham, AL offer both in person and online therapy by video. We encourage you to choose the option that works best for you.
The length of teen counseling depends on your teen’s needs as well as the goals that you and their therapist might have for them. Generally, teen counseling sessions will last for several months.
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