Therapists in Portsmouth, RI

Immediate openings! I am a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in Rhode Island. After graduating from Rhode Island College with my Master of Social Work degree, I worked as a School Social Worker providing mental health, social skill, and behavioral support to children and adolescents. I have additional experience providing outpatient therapy within community mental health and supporting individuals facing stressors resulting from crisis, trauma, life transitions, and structural and systematic challenges.

I am an independently licensed psychotherapist and owner of a private practice in North Kingstown; OK Counseling Center. With a diverse artistic and academic background I am consistently creating original and distinct paths to attainment. I have 15+ years of experience working in agencies and schools as a guidance counselor addressing the various emotional needs of school-aged children. I am committed to serving children and adults, as well as adolescents and their families, both in individual and group settings.

**NOT Accepting New Clients temporarily.** I truly believe that everyone could benefit from therapy. We focus on our health in so many ways, it is important to focus on our Mental Health too! I am specifically passionate about my work with women, empowering them through various phases of life and assisting with symptoms of anxiety and depression. Because of my work in child-welfare and adoption, I also specialize in trauma-related struggles in adults & children, as well as behavior management and positive parenting.

I'm dedicated to offering guidance and empowerment as you embark on your personal growth journey. Witnessing your transformation and the positive changes you make in your life fuels my passion. I take a holistic approach, drawing from diverse treatment methods, aromatherapy, mindfulness, and the healing power of nature. If you're open to challenge, when the time is right, I'm committed to gently nudging you out of your comfort zone, standing by your side through every step of your transformative journey.

Now accepting BCBS of RI. You seek therapy for your own reasons. Bring them to me. With sensitivity and empathy, I use care and clinical precision to help you reach your aha! moments. I use my years of experience to empathically open you to self-awareness. My work centers around your reality and helping you interpret your feelings. Through our work, you will gain emotional intelligence and mindfulness—keys to inner strength. Fundamentally, this collaboration will be useful to you.

I am a holistic therapist that honors and cherishes your innate inner potential and possibility. I have worked with individuals, couples, parents, and families that are not experiencing their deepest aspirations and desires. Through an integrative holistic approach to therapy, you can be reminded of and accept your innate ability to realize your infinite potential and unimaginable possibility. This allows you to overcome the barriers that hinder living the life you desire. The holistic approach is an existential strengths based approach that works through mind, body, and spirit to gently guide you toward acceptance and recognition of your innate ability.

Hello! I have worked with children, families and adults for the last 23 years. I have a passion for working with individuals that are struggling with concerns related to anxiety, depression and life stressors. I have worked extensively with children as well as adults and enjoy working with individuals and families to build healthy communication skills between family members.

Unfortunately, I am not accepting patients at this time. As your psychologist, I strive to provide you with the tools and support to improve your, your child's, or your family's life. Often this means linking early experiences and current functioning to deepen self-understanding, learning new skills, breaking out of hurtful patterns, and developing new modes of thinking, feeling, and relating to others.

*Currently not accepting new clients* My training includes a doctorate degree in Developmental Psychology and the license in Mental Health Counseling with over 15 years experience working with children and families in public schools, Brown University, and Hospital settings. We will work collaboratively to set priorities for positive change and meet you and your family where you are at while also integrating research based approaches. I am committed the belief that individuals and families generate positive change when given an effective set of knowledge and tools.

I work with adults who are looking for support to deal with the challenges of everyday life. I enjoy working with folks to address various relationship challenges, parenting challenges, difficult family dynamics and other life stressors most people struggle with. I also specialize in working with children, adolescents and emerging adults who are navigating a range of life adjustments and challenges. These include but are not limited to: emotional, behavioral, interpersonal, social skills and academic stressors.

Life is filled with challenges. If you are looking for support and guidance through a difficult time in your life, therapy could be a great place to start! For supportive guidance along with practical solutions that fit into the reality of your world- I might be a good fit for you and/or your family! “Down to earth”, and “easy to talk to” are two ways that my clients often describe me. I am eclectic in my approach to therapy, using techniques from a wide range of therapeutic models including CBT, Solution focused, and Motivational Interviewing to name a few.