My counseling process.
How I initiate transformation.
We are all different with unique fears, goals, and stories. And to live a better life, we all need to work through our individual hurts and maladaptations. That is why I don’t use a one-size-fits-all counseling approach; instead, I utilize an integrative method. This means that I customize my approach based on each client’s particular story and situation. I draw from the most efficacious therapeutic interventions but primarily rely on a combination of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and psycho-dynamic therapy (PDT).
My end goal is to help you develop a strong, confident identity that is resilient and excited for life. Working through painful experiences, reorienting self-perspective around truth, and re-establishing inherent value is crucial to developing a strong identity. I love working with people because of their challenges, not in spite of them.
A lot of our pains, sufferings, and maladaptations stem from our particular negative experiences. My counseling process honors the uniqueness of each client. I draw from a number of evidence-based practices and adjust their application to each client to achieve the greatest effect possible.
This integrative approach enables me to address a number of diverse issues including:
Marital conflict/challenges
Parenting issues
ADD/ADHD
Addictions
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Anxiety
Marital conflict/challenges
Parenting issues
ADD/ADHD
Addictions
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
The integrative method.
An integrative method simply means that I use more than one counseling method or practice. I don’t believe in a one-size-fits-all approach because people are all different with their individual experiences, pains, strengths, and values.
Broadly speaking, I use two types of counseling. One is faith-based counseling for Christians and spiritual people. For those of us with different worldviews, I counsel using evidence-based practices that are widely recognized. You can be counseled either way according to your preference.
In faith-based counseling, God is involved in the transformation process. His Bible is assumed to be true, and spiritual practices like prayer and Scripture reading are used. These beliefs and practices are used together with standard, evidence-based counseling practices.
In secular counseling, evidence-based practices form the core of the transformation process; we incorporate your personal beliefs into counseling.
What is psycho-dynamic therapy?
Using psycho-dynamic therapy, a client gains greater awareness and a deeper understanding of their emotions and other mental processes. It also helps clients develop greater insight into why they think and feel the way they do.
What is cognitive behavioral therapy?
Using cognitive behavioral therapy, a client learns how to identify and change destructive or disturbing thought patterns that have a negative influence on their behavior and emotions.
Developing a strong, confident identity.
Resilient, happy, more stable, and confident in your identity. That is my end goal for each client. We arrive at this place of confidence when we are able to integrate all of our life experiences and memories into a coherent, stable identity.