Clinical Supervision
State Licenses
LMHC: Massachusetts (2021)
LPC: Connecticut: (2017)
LADC Connecticut: (2014)
Fees
Licensed Clinician: $75.00 per hour
Unlicensed Clinician: $100.00 per hour
My Approach
Finding a supervision is just as difficult as finding a therapist. A Supervisor is someone that you can trust and feel comfortable to consult with, without hesitation. I strive to be that supervisor. One thing that I always resented within supervisors is that I could only talk to them about clients. Sometimes, our clients "stuff" effects us and leads to vicarious trauma. Self care is so important, as is being able to talk about transference. Although Clinical Supervision is not therapy, I do believe it is important to bring some "pseudo-therapy" into our appointments. Just as with working with clients, confidentiality, no judgement and building trust and rapport is incredibly important.
I do tend to geek out with documentation. It is an important part of the process whether you see clients through insurance or private pay. As someone who has dealt with court involved clients and high-profile legal or potential legal cases, I strongly believe charts should be well documented. This is important when it comes to chart audits as well.
I have a wide range of experience with IOP, PHP, outpatient treatment with mental health and substance abuse treatment facilities. I have worked in community mental health, MAT programs, residential programs, half way houses, and within drug court for both MA and CT.
I first began my career as a residential counselor working with teens and then began my career in adult outpatient. I have run and created curriculums for groups such as anger management, healthy relationships, coping skills groups, early recovery and maintenance recovery groups to name a few. A great part of my experience is in alcohol and drug counseling. Although I do not do as much to the extent I did in agency work and MAT treatment; it is something that I love.
I work with adults, both men and women and now mainly focus on First Responder and Veteran Mental Health. I focus much of my work on the job culture and humor, as this is always the first step to connecting with this population. I do see others who have trauma and complex trauma, but my current practice is mostly First Responders and Veterans.
I also enjoy working with new mothers and female hormonal imbalances such as PPD, PMDD, and menopause. I also enjoy working with clients with OCD, depression and anxiety.
I am trained in DBT, CBT, TF-CBT, Mindfulness, Solution Focused, Motivational Interviewing and I am currently working towards my EMDR Certification and have completed EMDR I and II and seek ongoing consultation. I have come to love applying EMDR within my sessions for clients and I hope one day to even become a consultant.
Additionally I am training a therapy dog myself. I have always loved training dogs since I was a child and find them to be therapeutic. In July 2023, I decided to get a dog and train it to become a therapy dog. I bought her from a very reputable breeder that breeds working K9s. She began training with me the day after she came home and is in an extensive training program locally. I plan to have her join my CISM team and bring her to therapy sessions. She will be certified by an accredited program.