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About My Clients
Addictions often originate from deeper underlying issues such as trauma/PTSD, chronic pain, psychosis, anxiety, and depression. I want to help you accomplish *whatever* goals/values that are uniquely important to you. Are you not sure what your goals or values are? No worries, we can work together to find out what these are. I genuinely want to help you put the hard work of therapy into achieving real growth.
My Background and Approach
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: We can work together collaboratively in softly challenging distorted unhelpful/exaggerated/unrealistic harsh judgements/thoughts/beliefs that appear during your distress. Just because we have a thought doesn't make it true. We can work together to accept uncomfortable emotions/physical symptoms rather than act harsh towards them. Our emotions, although sometimes misguided, are trying to help us and we can take a more thankful/flexible attitude of allowing them to be there even though they are very unpleasant. Self compassion is powerful! Treats chronic pain, psychosis, anxiety, depression, and addiction. Cognitive Processing Therapy: The average CPT-treated participant fared better than 89% of those in inactive control conditions at posttreatment and 82% at follow-up. CPT is a well-researched, manualized therapy proven to significantly reduce symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
I graduated with a Master’s degree in Addiction Counseling in 2021 and I have 7 years of experience in behavioral health at various capacities. I am a member of the neurodivergent community, including those identified as high-functioning autistic. The population I have chosen to work with is adults and teenagers who struggle or who have previously struggled with compulsive use of drugs/alcohol despite significant negative consequences to their relationships/career/hobbies. This is a supervised private practice. It is owned and/or managed by a master’s level, non-independent licensee (myself) under Board-approved clinical supervision pursuant to A.A.C. R4-6-211. The Board-approved clinical supervisor of this practice is Jill Fabian. Her Credentials are LISAC and LCSW. Her contact info is available on my website.