A series of questions prompting you to share your narrative history and specific details such as timelines and symptomology that will help me formulate a diagnosis from the DSM-V.

The process of setting mutually agreed-upon goals that will influence the structure and flow of your therapy, and periodically checking progress toward those goals throughout treatment.

A fancy way of saying that the treatment modalities I use have been proven successful by scientific research studies. My primary approaches are:

• Cognitive Behavior Therapy

• Person-Centered Therapy

• Problem-Solving Therapy

• Aspects of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

With incorporation of:

• A strengths-based approach that incorporates your strengths and ability to make choices on your own behalf

• Trauma-informed practice, or the understanding that trauma may have played a role in your life and shaped the way you view the world around you, and what you need in order to feel safe and empowered

• Crisis intervention, or the evaluation of any risk you may present to yourself or others and the formulation of a plan to keep you safe

The process of teaching you about:

• How disorders originate, present and are treated

• Approaches that can be taken and tools to be used when solving problems related to mental health conditions

• Coping skills used to manage and prevent uncomfortable symptoms

Collaboration with other members of your support system including healthcare professionals, case managers, or friends and family as appropriate