Teletherapy for Texas

At Vale Counseling, he currently works with adult and teenage individuals dealing with social anxieties, career issues, motivational struggles, and improving relational development while using CBT and Adlerian based approaches. For couples work, he has completed Level 1 and Level 2 Training of Gottman Method Couples Therapy. His passion is to help others return to the joy of life they once had and experience the hope in the potential future ahead of them. Let's collaborate on finding solutions to life’s issues by exploring what you need to heal in order to become thriving instead of surviving.

I believe that clients have the ability to interpret, influence, and create events that will resolve their problems and add meaning to their lives with my assistance as a counselor. Clients have the power to manage their own behaviors, thoughts and feelings. As a counselor, I hope to develop within clients a greater self-awareness through their perceptions of life experiences that will build confidence, create change, and provide them a greater capacity to effectively navigate the complex challenges of life.

From an Adlerian approach, I want to help encourage and empower clients to use their strengths to attain their goals. I incorporate mindfulness awareness such as breathing and grounding techniques. I also specialize in sand-tray therapy-an effective intervention that helps clients better articulate their past trauma, feelings and emotions, and has been powerful in the healing of depression, grief, addiction, and anxiety in teens and adults. Our counseling center offers an Intensive Outpatient Program for substance abuse, to include individual and group counseling. Finally, I encourage the client to lead their own sessions to heal.

I work with adults who have grown hopeless, cynical, burned out, and tired of the never-ending cycle of addiction, distraction, malaise, and who have a restless desire to break free from the status quo. You may have almost given up, but you're holding onto hope that there's still a reason to keep trying to find another way out of this muck. If you're struggling with shame, regret, and life crises manifesting as depression, anxiety, or personal, relationship, and career problems, and you have found escape in destructive, repetitive patterns you'd like to stop, please reach out. I'd love to help you find a way to create something new.

As a licensed professional counselor in practice for almost a decade, I am trained and qualified to treat individuals dealing with most mental health and emotional disorders, but I specialize in anxiety and related difficulties, such as depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder. I am a Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional (Cert. no. 902544). I have worked extensively with adolescents and adults dealing with the traumatic aftermath of emotionally and physically abusive family environments. I also work with a good number of artists, musicians and other creative types.

My therapeutic philosophy involves utilizing a holistic approach incorporating Gestalt and Adlerian therapies. As a Licensed Professional Counselor who specializes in athletes, children, adolescents, and young adults, I frequently work with clients experiencing issues related to poor sport or school performance, life changes during adolescence, life transitioning from college to career, parenting issues, sibling relationships, and divorce family transitioning. Topical issues may include low self-esteem , ADHD, transitioning from athletic identity, peer relationships, anger management, self-mutilation, eating disorders, and self-empowerment. A fundamental element in my approach is establishing the therapeutic relationship through rapport and building trust between the client and the therapist.

Regardless of what life has thrown at you, I am here to go through it and grow through it with you. As a queer woman of color, I can relate to those who feel marginalized as a result of life’s most challenging situations and experiences. My goal is to help you effectively manage painful emotions and educate you to respond to difficult situations, thereby leading to a healthier, happier life. My approach is direct, open, and empathic. Respect, optimism and advocacy are at the core of my work. I specialize in counseling with individuals, couples, multi-partner relationships within LGBTQ+, and heterosexual communities of color.

I am foremost person centered and firmly stand by unconditional positive regard in light of diversity a whole host of varieties and differences. I provide guidance counseling/therapy and aim to create self awareness, build coping skills, identify self defeating patterns of behavior, identify negative coping and faulty patterns of belief and thinking and more. My therapy amounts to CBT & eclectic, psychoanalytic and psychodynamic approaches, that in my 14 years of experience, has shown to be effective treatment that creates positive results for clients.

Life is such a struggle. You are in a season where you need a safe place to be authentic and can work through the challenges you are facing. Relationships aren't supposed to be this difficult, or so we think... We all have experiences and traumas, big or small, that effect the way we feel and respond, and often times make us feel stuck. It's never too late to work through the past so that you are able to live in freedom. There is always hope for change.

I plan to work and incorporate holistic and integrative care with individuals, couples, and families by assessing and addressing physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects. I am a genuine counselor meeting clients where they are and moving them forward towards growth and healing. I believe there is strength in human connections and encourage others towards the goals set in counseling.

We turn to counseling when our problems with our partners/family have us feeling misunderstood and helpless, or when we’ve lost a sense of who we are and our desires, or feel out of control. These struggles, among many others, in combination with daily responsibilities and challenges can feel extremely overwhelming and hinder our ability to thrive. As a therapist, my intention is to provide an authentically safe and holistic therapeutic space that promotes healing, exploration, and growth.

I have been working with clients and patients in a clinical capacity for just over a decade. I have worked extensively in hospital settings and continue to provide Telehealth support for triaging clients in crisis. In private practice I treat clients with depression, adjustment disorders, anxiety, parenting challenges, misunderstood teens, and more. Clients want to be heard! They want a safe place to express themselves, free of judgement. They want to know that they are not alone, in whatever battle they are fighting. I think people long for connection; connection to not things but to people and experiences.

"Listen, are you breathing just a little, and calling it life?" - Mary Oliver. There is more. As your therapist, my hope is that the journey we embark on together through your individual story, will offer you a solid foundation for growth, healing, and positive change. I bring an authentic, humorous, empathetic warmth while also challenging you to show up fully and bring your most present self. Through the therapeutic relationship and with you, the expert of your own life, we will access your strengths to navigate each moment.

Not currently taking on new clients - I am a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor (LPC-S), a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC), and a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP) working with individuals, couples, and families. I graduated with a PhD and Masters in Counseling from Texas A&M University-Commerce. I currently have over 20 years of clinical experience. I utilize Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Adlerian therapy. Above all, I am a person-centered therapist, emulating the values of empathy, genuineness, and non-judgment. I am a Supervisor and am accepting LPC-Associates working towards their license.

I am available to encourage and uplift you, while helping you to navigate through this "season" of your life. I provide a therapeutic, relaxed, and confidential atmosphere in which to explore your feelings, beliefs, & behaviors. Collaboratively, we will work together to help you become your "best self". My counseling approach is Adlerian Therapy, with a mixture of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. I delight in helping others reach their best and highest potential, and will assist you in taking risks, & creating new ways of thinking; bringing about positive change and growth.

I believe, from personal experiences, years of practice & teaching, that anyone can be empowered to face life challenges. Empowered individuals are resilient & able to bounce back from adversities. My main focus is to empower you & your loved ones to overcome challenges. As a professor for 8 years, I have trained & supervised hundreds of graduate students on evidence-based practices, positive psychology, Strength-based approaches, CBT, Trauma Focused CBT, DBT, & integration of music & spirituality into counseling. CBT & Adlerian are my overarching modalities upon which I integrate other interventions tailored to clients' needs.

As a clinician, I work with individuals, families & couples in addressing a variety of issues (e.g. mood concerns, communication issues, anger management, emotion regulation, domestic violence, other past abuse, career counseling, etc.) I work with individuals with Depression, Anxiety, Substance Abuse/ Addictions, etc. I also hold a Masters in Counseling Psychology, Masters & Ph.D. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology. As an Industrial-Organizational Consultant,I work with individuals & businesses contingent on specific needs including Mergers & Acquisitions, Leadership coaching, Retention, Training, Employee engagement, & more.

Welcome and thank you for visiting my profile! I am a fully Licensed Professional Counselor with over 13 years of experience working with children, adolescents, and adults. I specialize in teaching my clients how to manage symptoms of anxiety, depression, trauma, stress, and grief. I also have experience with clients who wish to explore their gender identity, exhibit symptoms of schizophrenia/psychosis, and bipolar disorder.