Licensed Graduate Professional Counselor

I am a clinician at our Columbia clinic who provides therapy services!

My ideal client would be a client who comes for therapy with whatever that is happening in their live, with the courage that he/she is not unique in their situation and knowing that reaching out means getting the help they desire and deserve. My ideal client is someone who is motivated and committed to personal growth, willing to actively engage in the therapeutic process and open to exploring their thoughts and feelings. My ideal client should be able to recognize their patterns, behaviors, and emotions. They demonstrate courage, self-awareness, and have the desire to improve their lives. This client should be actively seeking change and invested in their wellbeing. They should be comfortable with the process of self-disclosure and be willing to be vulnerable. They should be willing to navigate the challenges and potentially painful aspects of therapy with resilience and determination. The client should also be able to articulate their desired outcomes and expectations for therapy. The client should feel comfortable to trust and connect with me enough to share thoughts and feelings.

I have worked with different mental health population. I have worked with clients with major depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, post traumatic stress disorders, bipolar, ADHD, adjustment disorder, panic disorder, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorders, a few clients with eating disorders.

I have worked for over 16 years. I have worked overseas in areas where mental health was understood as a curse or a demonic possession. To be able to work effectively and with empathy, and to serve the community that I worked in, I had to demystify mental health by holding workshops in primary schools, high schools and in university. I was a guest on a television and radio talk show where people would call in with their questions and comments. By reaching out to the community, many clients were treated with a better understanding that majority of mental illness could be treated just like another illness. I also worked at the psychiatric hospital where clients and their families came in for treatment with a better understanding, willingness and trust for treatment. It was very easy for the clients to trust me as their family members would first call into the television or radio station with questions concerning the symptoms their family member were exhibiting. It was a gradual process but after about 3 months clients started coming in from surrounding villages for treatment.