EXPERTISE IN:
CHILDREN—ADHD, ODD, DMDD
ADOLESCENTS—AT RISK YOUTH
DEPRESSION
ANXIETY
SPMI
ELDERLY
WORK-RELATED ISSUES
TRAUMA
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https://linktr.ee/mentalhealthprio Over the years, I have grown to love the process of
examining underlying causalities that often inflict an
individual’s mental health and learning how to apply
therapeutic principles to assist with healing deficits
and improving functioning. My expertise lies in the
areas of working with individuals with severe and
persistent mental illness (may be transitioning from
acute psychiatric hospitalization), substance abuse,
Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, and at-risk youth. My
overall goal is to assist individuals within these populations with maximizing their ability to live, socialize, learn, and work in communities of their choice. I have a proven track record in working with individuals with Depression (suicidal ideation and or attempts), Anxiety as well as Severe and Persistent
Mental Illness. I am committed to working with individuals within these populations, primarily because
many have a high level of acuity, which demands an
intense services and treatment due to the need of
various levels of social and health supports. I understand that individuals who struggle with mental illness are a heterogeneous group of people whose environmental circumstances, mental, physical, and
cognitive health impairments may lead to a deterioration in their ability to function in various life domains. This speaks to the necessity of my engaging
in clinical practices that adheres to the fidelity of
treatment modalities that are influenced by both ecological as well as person centered theoretical principles. Because of this, I have invested in the development of therapeutic strategies and techniques to assist with meeting the needs of individuals within this
population. As a clinician, I believe that recovery from mental illness or
decrease/management of symptom impairments is likely
if patients receive evidence-based treatments in line with
NICE guidance. CBT involves psychoeducation, which
relies on my ability as a practitioner to ex-plain how it
works to patients. It is a here-and-now, goal-focused,
collaborative, evidence-based theory and therapy. Therapy
is time-limited, structured and based on a skills-based
learning approach. It is a model where thoughts are
central; thoughts cause feelings, distorted thoughts cause
psychological distress, therapy can only be successful
through changing thoughts. The process of therapy is to help patients identify problems and the thoughts that cause them, and then to help
them change their thoughts through thought-challenging
and behavioral experiments. I understand that Cognitive
Restructuring varies therefore it necessitates the incorporation of various strategies during the service delivery
process. Another area in which I possess expertise is working with at risk children and adolescents. My experience working within individuals within this population consists of providing outpatient, residential,
and community-based mental health services to
children and adolescents. Services rendered often
addresses the needs of at-risk youth whose mental
health illness caused significant impairments in various life domains. I have a proven record of accomplishment for providing similar services that have
yielded positive treatment outcomes. Program participants have developed skills and
learned strategies to assist with symptom management and reduction as it relates to mental illness. Cognitive Behavioral treatment modality is employed to assist with addressing mental illness as
well as to assist with prevention and determent from
maladaptive behaviors and criminal activities. The
treatment process identifies and addresses underlying causal factors that contributed to behavior deficits. A critical component of the service delivery
process is the inclusion of parent or primary caregivers, who played an active role in the treatment
process. In addition, services are person-centered.
