Therapy and Counseling
I provide virtual therapy and counseling services that are tailored to support various social and emotional needs within an educational context. These services include:
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Social and Emotional Learning Support: I assist students in developing crucial social and emotional skills, such as self-awareness, self-management, responsible decision-making, relationship-building, and problem-solving.
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Educationally Related Mental Health Services: I offer specialized counseling services that target mental health concerns that may affect a student's educational progress. By addressing these issues, I aim to improve students' overall well-being and academic performance.
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Educationally Related Intensive Counseling Services: For students with more significant mental health needs, I provide intensive counseling interventions designed to address complex challenges. These services involve a comprehensive approach to support the student's emotional well-being and help them thrive academically.
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DIS Counseling Services: I offer counseling services as part of IEPs, providing personalized support to students with disabilities. These services are tailored to meet the unique needs and goals of each individual, empowering them to succeed in their educational journey.
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Mild to Moderate Mental Health Needs: I specialize in addressing a range of mental health concerns, including trauma, anxiety, depression, and anger management, among others. My approach focuses on providing evidence-based interventions and strategies to help students manage their emotions, build resilience, and improve their mental well-being.
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Please note that all of these services are delivered virtually via telehealth, ensuring accessibility and convenience for students and families. Through secure and confidential online platforms, I create a safe and supportive environment for students to engage in therapy and counseling sessions, regardless of their location.
The following curriculum and approaches are used to support your student's SEL &Â Mental Health needs.
Curriculum
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Second Step: "The programs help children learn social-emotional skills such as responsible decision-making, working together to solve problems, managing strong emotions, and getting along with others. These skills can help children succeed academically and socially."
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WhyTry!: "Programs incorporate powerful tools that engage students with pictures, videos, media, hands-on activities, music, journals and more. All of these tools are used to teach critical social and emotional life skills in a way that students can understand and remember.
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Seeking Safety: "Seeking Safety is an evidence-based, present-focused counseling model to help people attain safety from trauma and/or substance abuse. It can be conducted in group (any size) and/or individual modality. It is an extremely safe model as it directly addresses both trauma and addiction, but without requiring clients to delve into the trauma narrative."
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Cognitive Behavioral Interventions for Trauma in Schools: "The CBITS program is a school-based, group and individual intervention that uses cognitive-behavioral techniques. It is designed to reduce symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and behavioral problems, as well as to improve functioning, grades and attendance, peer and parent support, and coping skills."
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Brief Intervention "When the screening and further assessment indicate a substance use disorder, a brief intervention is indicated. A brief intervention in the practice setting is a conversation using simple motivational interviewing techniques to understand the role substance use is playing in that person’s life and to explore the degree to which a person is willing to make a voluntary change to reduce use."
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Tobacco Prevention Toolkit: "is a theory-based and evidence-informed educational resource created by educators and researchers aimed at preventing middle and high school students’ use of tobacco and nicotine products."
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Approaches and Frameworks
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Trauma-Informed Care
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Dialectic Behavioral Therapy
Motivational Interviewing
Solution Focused Brief Therapy
Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports
Multi-Tiered Systems of Support
Restorative Practices
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