Counseling/Therapy and Supervision in South Carolina
I am committed to providing comprehensive mental health care to address a variety of needs throughout a woman’s lifespan. I help clients heal from anxiety, depression, dysphoria, trauma/stressors, and more, teaching them constructive coping skills and healthy thinking to promote healing and improve well-being. I help clients identify patterns in their lives that may contribute to struggles and work on developing strategies for making healthier choices. I focus on treating the whole person, not just the symptoms. I combine conventional and non-conventional therapies to treat mental health issues and aim to address the biological, psychological, and social factors that contribute to mental health: mental, physical, emotional, interpersonal, and spiritual. My specializations are women’s mental health, integrative mental health (IMH), and multicultural counseling/therapy. I am an inclusive, affirming, culturally competent, and culturally sensitive mental health provider. I welcome and serve BIPOC, cisgender, Hispanic/LatinX/Spanish speaking, LGBTQIA2S+, non-binary, femme-identifying, POC, veterans, WOC, and all ethnic, cultural, racial, religious, and differently-abled communities. I aim to serve all races and national origins, and am qualified with lived experience. I offer in-office and telehealth appointments, and I am bilingual (English/Spanish). As a teaching practice, I offer site supervision for graduate students and clinical supervision for provisionally licensed clinicians. Read Full Bio
Multicultural Counseling/Therapy Services that are Culturally Competent and Culturally Sensitive
I am proud to offer specialized clinical services tailored to support the unique mental health needs of all clients, regardless of their identity or background. We utilize evidence-based programming that is affirming and creates a safe, healing, and effective approach for all clients to manage their mental health effectively.
Mental Health Services
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Counseling
Counseling involves working with a clinical mental health counselor on a specific issue for a limited time. For example, counseling can help you with problems with a particular issue or situation. You can see a state-licensed and credentialed counselor to learn how to improve things. Another example is counseling can help you if you have difficulty managing stress and want guidance on tools you can use when you are stressed out. Usually, counseling focuses on a specific issue for a limited time.
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Therapy
Therapy can be more long-term and focuses on you as an individual — how you see yourself and the world, your thoughts, and your behaviors, as well as the underlying patterns of why you do what you do. For example, if you were suffering from depression, you and your mental health therapist can explore how depression impacts your everyday life and how to develop better coping strategies so that you can feel better. You usually go to therapy sessions on a more long-term basis.
Therapy can include counseling on specific issues that arise during your conversations with your therapist. On the other hand, if a counselor sees underlying patterns and concerns that affect the issues at hand, they may recommend that you start therapy. Many clinicians may be trained in both therapy and counseling.
Clinical Focus -
(DSM-5)
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If you are feeling consumed by fears of things that might seem irrational to others, or if is hard to relate these concerns to others:
I help you learn how to stop anxiety from impeding your ability to enjoy life, interact at school, work or hang out with friends, and deal with problems it might cause at home.
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If you are dealing with severe thoughts that can affect how you feel, think and handle daily activities such as sleeping, eating, or working:
I create a space for you to safely navigate these moods and work through whether or not they may be caused by a certain biological, hormonal, or social factor.
Major Depressive Disorder, Single and Recurrent Episodes (MDD)
Major Depressive Disorder with Seasonal Pattern (SAD/Seasonal Affective Disorder)
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If you are feeling a sense of unease because of a mismatch between your biological sex and your gender identity, and if this sense of unease or dissatisfaction is so intense that it leads to depression and anxiety that cause a harmful impact on your daily life:
I use evidence-based tools to help provide you with lasting relief that include acceptance, affirmation and/or confirmation of your identity.
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If you are experiencing intrusive memories, avoidance, negative changes in thinking and mood, changes in physical and emotional reaction, flashbacks, nightmares, severe anxiety, and uncontrollable thoughts about a terrifying event, by either experiencing it or witnessing it, and this is causing significant problems in social or work situations, in relationships, or if they are interfering with your ability to go about your normal daily tasks:
I provide you with effective treatment to help reduce your symptoms and improve your function.
Specialty Areas
and Issues
In addition to my clinical focus, I also focus on specialty areas and issues that my diverse clients are dealing with. Click the button below to see the list.
Clinical Supervision for
Licenced Professional Counselor-Associates (LPC-A)
Women Veterans Mental Health Program
Counseling/therapy for Women Veterans
In-office and virtual counseling/therapy for women veterans in South Carolina
Women Veterans are the fastest-growing Veteran population and have unique mental health needs. We, SWMHS, are a SonderMind Mental Health Care Provider. SonderMind is a trusted Community Care partner with the Veterans Health Administration's (VHA) Community Care Network (CCN) to help Veterans get the care they need when needed. Veteran mental health support, founded and led by a Veteran. Your home for mental health support, specialized for the Veteran community. Veterans can get a VA referral for counseling/therapy to schedule an appointment with us via my link to my SonderMind Profile.
Veterans who do not want to receive services via the SonderMind platform or the Veterans Administration (VA) system can receive services directly from us, SWMHS, as a private-pay client with a discount rate. Register and schedule directly with us on our Client Portal and choose the option “veteran”. Or text/call us at (843) 695-9974.
Mental Health Matters: Reduced Cost Mental Health Services Program
I’m proud to offer affordable in-person and online/telehealth counseling/therapy with graduate-level Mental Health Counselor - Interns, making high-quality mental health care more accessible without compromising the professionalism or impact of services.
Through my nonprofit, The X-Studio: A Mental Health Cooperative our Mental Health Matters: Reduced Cost Mental Health Services Program offers affordable mental health services staffed by our qualified Mental Health Counselor - Interns and Licensed Professional Counselor-Associates (LPC-A) who provide affordable mental health services such as counseling and therapy, groups, and more to clients who are struggling with many issues and challenges, including anxiety, depression, dysphoria, trauma/stressors, and more. They serve individuals, couples, families, and children who are unable to afford mental health services due to financial challenges, low or lack of income, high insurance deductibles or copayments, or because they are underinsured or uninsured. Call or text us at (843) 900-6892 or contact us below with the subject line “Mental Health Matters: Reduced Cost Mental Health Services Program.”
The-X Community Service Project
I have partnered with Keys to Change - The Light House - Women’s Shelter, formerly Dorchester County Community Outreach- DCCO - Centers for the Unhoused, to support this women’s shelter that is a haven for women in need.
Through my nonprofit, The X-Studio: A Mental Health Cooperative, I offer free mental health services via The X-Community Service Project. Our Mental Health Counselor - Interns provide no-cost mental health services to the unhoused women in our community who are current or past guests of Keys to Change - The Light House - Women’s Shelter in Summerville, SC. We also offer these services to their staff. Contact Me
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