Hi! I'm a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Delaware; I have my license in Delaware as well as Pennsylvania. I received my master's degree from Temple University, Philadelphia and have been practicing for 15+ years. My passion is to bring healing, understanding and support to people who have been through a traumatic/stressful experience. I help clients, who include children, adults and families, to find healthy perceptions of themselves and strengthen their relationships so they can see themselves as peaceful, complete, whole and safe.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
In our first session together, we'll start with brief introductions and an intake assessment to provide a better understanding of past experience in counseling and life circumstances. We also will discuss specific challenges you're facing, initial goals for treatment, and create a plan for us to work through in follow-up sessions.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
My greatest strengths are patience and confidence in working with others, I have the patience to help clients walk through their struggles at their pace. I generally approach everyone and every situation in my life with a non-judgmental stance, making sure others feel comfortable with being open and honest in our communication. Having good listening skills and being observant gives me the ability to understand what is under the surface and encourage clients to get to that level of understanding about themselves. I am viewed by others as trustworthy, and I respect their confidentiality and self-determination. I am self-aware and have the ability to separate my own experiences from the work that I do while understanding the impact that it has on my life and the motivation it creates for me to help others. I appreciate diversity and I am open to working with individuals from different backgrounds and learning from my interactions with others that have different experiences. I provide counseling in an empathetic and compassionate way to ensure that clients are able to feel comfortable in exploring their issues while helping clients to feel empowered by providing a supportive space to discuss their difficulties.
Describe the client(s) you are best positioned to serve.
I truly enjoy working with different individuals from various backgrounds and cultures. I enjoy working with individuals that are just looking for feedback and coaching as well as individuals that are interested in digging a little deeper into issues that are impacting them in their daily lives whether related to work, relationships and/or personal growth.