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Family-of-origin challenges, 1st and 2nd generation American/immigrant experiences, emotional neglect and abandonment and career related stress are my specializations. I help clients learn to maintain neutral behavioral, navigate cultural identity issues, experience physical and emotional safety, develop connectedness with self and others, navigate career and financial stress. Ability to tolerate and manage distress; identifying that cause dysregulation; decreasing dissociating or numbing; and modifying or activating healthy behavioral responses are my clients' treatment outcomes. I use CBT/DBT, IFS and Polyvagal as foundations.
I create a supportive environment to develop insight and accept your point of view with warmth. I give homework to rehearse skills, practice strategies, and restructure destructive beliefs. I also provide assessments to support accommodation for professional exams such as the LSAT and MCAT.
My engaging, accepting, warm, direct and engaging personality, insightful questioning, and reflective listening provide an environment conducive to introspective conversation, mutual listening and resolution. I tailor sessions to address unique needs, symptoms, treatment goals and personality.
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Finances
- Cost per Session: $150 - $210
Pay By:
American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Visa
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna
- Anthem
- Blue Cross
- Blue Shield
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- CareFirst
- Cigna and Evernorth
- MultiPlan
- Optum
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
- Out of Network
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Qualifications
- Years in Practice: 6 Years
- License: Maryland / LC12538
- School: The Chicago School of Professional Psychology
- Year Graduated: 2017
Additional Credentials
- Certificate: Maryland Board of Mental Health Therapists / LGP9190
- Certificate Date: 2018
- License No. and State: PRC200001462 DC Health Regulation and Licensing Administration (HRLA)
Endorsements
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCPC, LPC
Pre-Licensed Professional
Pre-Licensed Professional
Counselor, LCPC, NCC
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, MA, LCPC
Counselor, LGPC
Counselor, LCPC
Location
Specialties
- Stress
- Anxiety
- Relationship Issues
Issues
- 1st/2nd/3rd generation Americans
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Family Conflict
- Family-of-origin issues
- Grief
- Life Transitions
- Obesity
- Peer Relationships
- Racial Identity
- Self Esteem
- Spirituality
- Women's Issues
Mental Health
- Mood Disorders
Sexuality
- Bisexual
- LGBTQ+
- Lesbian
Client Focus
Ethnicity:
Black and African American and Hispanic and Latino
I also speak:
Ga, Twi and Ewe
Faith:
Christian
Age
- Elders (65+)
- Adults
- Teen
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
- Attachment-based
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Compassion Focused
- Culturally Sensitive
- Existential
- Humanistic
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Interpersonal
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Person-Centered
- Psychodynamic
- Relational
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Trauma Focused
Modality
- Individuals
Last Modified: 3 Aug 2022
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