PHILOSOPHY

Her method is eclectic as she does not believe in the “one size fits all” approach to therapy. As such, she tailors each session to the individual needs of the client or family. Her main therapeutic modality is a results-oriented integration of both a strengths-based and a mindfully informed approach built upon a solid foundation of empathy, compassion and trust. Simply put, she does not view clients as a set of symptoms or diagnoses. Rather than focus solely on a client’s need for improvement, she believes it is also beneficial to utilize an individual’s unique strengths. In 2015, she began writing her dissertation which explored mindfulness and its effect on risky decision making in young adults. As she analyzed data, she found that indeed mindfulness was able to mitigate the detrimental effects of risky decision making for our youth. Shortly thereafter, she decided to take a yearlong course in mindfulness, psychotherapy and meditation to discover the benefits for herself as well as its clinical application. After earning her certificate, she is now able to teach clients across the lifespan about meditation and the long-lasting benefits of living in the present moment, devoid of judgement. She solely utilizes evidenced based practices including Cognitive behavioral therapy, Mindfulness, Exposure therapy for phobias, Exposure and Response Prevention for OCD, Behavior Modification, Motivational interviewing, Organizational Skills Training, Psychoeducation, Solution focused brief therapy, and Parent Training and Education.