My Approach to Helping
With over a decade of experience, it's my joy to work with persons and organizations seeking hope, healing and transformation. At the heart of my practice is empowering persons and families to navigate their lives in a manner congruent with what matters most to them. The aim is for you to achieve heartfelt goals of transformation, discovering meaning and value in everyday connections. Each person and family is unique. So, the approach is integrative, relational and customized just for you.
As someone who values lifelong learning, I’m grateful to hold two master's degrees; and I'm currently completing doctoral work this year. This extensive training, coupled with years of practical experience, affords a profound appreciation for the complexities of the human experience. From working professionals facing the daily grind of pressure to perform; teenagers or young adults struggling with questions of identity and belonging; or couples seeking to strengthen their connectedness in practical ways, the invitation for caring support is yours.
As one client said of sessions, "It's chill but challenging... in all the right ways. And I actually look forward to it. Didn't think that would happen. But this is the place where I practice building the me I want to be."
- Licensed, private-practice psychotherapist (LPC).
- EFT Trained (Externship in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Ryan Rana, PhD, LMFT, LPC and Debi Scimeca-Diaz, LMFT, LCADC),
- CAMS-II Anger Management Specialist.
- Sessions in office or through telehealth (with your own HIPAA secure client portal provided by the seamless Simple Practice EHR).
My office is located in East Cobb (Marietta), Georgia. Practicing out of East Cobb Counseling.
To learn more, visit my website or connect via email.
More Info About My Practice
The easiest way to reach out is by sending an email with your contact info and inquiry. I typically can read through these by week's end, and we'll set up a time for an introductory call.
My View on the Purpose of Psychotherapy
Therapy is a collaborative process between you and your therapist, designed to empower you to accomplish mental health and wellness goals. We will get out of this process what we put into it. This means that for therapy to be effective, your (active) participation and follow-through are vital. In so many ways, therapy is not something simply to attend. It's a special place to experience catalyzing moments of insight that hopefully shed some light upon the next step towards building the person you want to become. What you will soon discover is that I love learning and growing with others. And I seem to have a knack for seeing incredible gifts and resiliency in persons and families that may be undervalued or not quite appreciated by others the way they should.
So, when you're in session with me, YOU have my full attention. I usually jot down some notes during our time together to help me remember salient features of your story; that which is important to you and your process. You may find it useful to take notes as well. Also, there will be some exercises, assigned readings, podcasts and the like, that I believe will help you outside the office. This affords you the opportunity to own your transformation in the sense that you're applying newfound skills to real-life situations. The aim is not simply the accrual of more information. The goal is that you learn to apply the new information to everyday life and relationships (this includes your connections with others but also concerning your sense of self); this is a quest towards healing, hope, and wholeness.
