Prolonged Exposure Therapy in 78626

Accepting new patients and most insurances! I am a licensed clinical social worker with over 25 years of experience helping individuals, couples, and families with adjustment, marriage and family, and mental health issues. I enjoy helping couples make adjustments to marriage, stages of parenting, empty nest, retirement, chronic illnesses, and hospice care. As a Cognitive-Behavioral therapist, I teach patients a variety of coping skills where they learn how to change their thoughts and behaviors in order to change their mood (i.e. depressed, anxious, frustrated, or angry).

You try to stop...stop the worrying, stop the thoughts, stop the behavior, stop the tears. But it's so hard. And it's effecting your quality of life. It's time. This is your time to work through what is stopping you from living a fulfilling life. Using the best approach tailored to you, we will work through past issues that may be impeding your life while at the same time giving you the skills to live a fuller life today.

Assess. Adapt. Advance. (ONLINE only) I may be a good fit for you if you are an individual or couple struggling with anxiety, trauma from your past, communication problems, anger management, and/or all of the ripple effects these concerns create in our lives. I have 21+ years experience working with military, first responders, and their families. I am a combat Veteran myself and my family is a first responder family, so I personally understand the many challenges these particular lifestyles bring. My philosophy: I want to meet you where you are, recognizing and respecting that it takes courage to reach out in the first place.

"Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated." -Confucius. My philosophy is this; you already know the answers to your problems, you just don't know that you know them yet. My job is to help you unlock the secrets to your own happiness and productivity. I work with adults, adolescents, couples, and families, and get tremendous fulfillment in seeing my clients succeed. No problem is unsolvable. Working with me will grant you greater stress tolerance and emotional resilience, as well as "mind-hacks" that will change how you deal with normal day-to-day life.

I get it! On the outside, you seem fine. You’re balancing everything life throws at you...but there are times when you’re overwhelmed. You feel like whatever you do, it doesn’t seem to be “enough." It doesn't have to be this way. I help people struggling with anxiety, people pleasing, perfectionism, and indecision learn healthy patterns of coping and boundaries so they feel confident, joyful, and ready to enjoy life again. Often talk therapy consists of clients venting to their therapists week after week, and gets you nowhere. Instead I offer clear guidance to help you understand yourself and change old patterns into healthy living.

Are you feeling stuck? Anxious and not where you want to be in life? I've been there myself and have worked with individuals and couples for over 15 years to help them overcome these hurdles. Life is hard and we all deserve a little time to focus on ourselves to work through these challenges. I strive to help people accomplish or exceed their goals and overcome things that are holding them back. I enjoy working with a diverse group of people from all backgrounds. I especially enjoy counseling young adults, veterans, first responders and those impacted by the criminal justice system.