Working in the mental health field can feel isolating, especially when you are stuck trying to figure out how to help your client. Having worked in community mental health for several years, I know the value of having available, compassionate, and comprehensive consultation. Whether you are seeking targeted feedback or general conversation, I will work with you to determine appropriate steps to take while incorporating your strengths and needs, and your clients’ strengths and needs. While I would be delighted to work with you for more generalized questions, below is a list of some areas of specialization for consultation services:
- Addiction Counseling
- Assessment and diagnosis of addictive disorders
- ASAM Assessments
- Identifying and facilitating progress through the Stages of Change
- Behavioral Addictions (e.g., pornography, gambling, video games)
- Sexuality Counseling
- Men’s sexuality concerns
- Navigating conversations regarding sexuality and sex education
- Sexuality within LGBTQ+ individuals
- Navigating kinks, fetishes, and other sexual desires, both wanted and unwanted
- Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
- Identifying/Addressing targets
- Effective Behavior Chains
- Navigating DBT in a non-comprehensive setting
- Boundaries within Phone Coaching
- Affirmative Counseling
- Unique needs of LGBTQ+ clients
- Appropriate and effective interventions
- Helping clients navigate heterosexism and transphobia
- Balancing body acceptance with a desire to change
- Trauma Counseling
- Selecting appropriate evidence-based practices
- Challenges within EMDR and CPT (e.g., finding the touchstone memory, identifying assimilated vs. overgeneralized thoughts, etc.)
- Note: I am not an EMDRIA-certified consultant.
- Navigating trauma counseling while holding identities that may be a trigger for your client
- Balancing stabilization with trauma processing
- Bibliotherapy
- Identifying appropriateness of bibliotherapy
- Recognizing themes
- Utilizing the horror genre within bibliotherapy
- Facilitating catharsis
If you decide to engage in consultation services with me, we will meet via your preferred method (e.g., video, phone call, or in-person) at a time that works for both of us. To make the most of the hour, I will send you a Consultation Form prior to our meeting for you to complete and return. This form includes pertinent demographic and developmental information regarding your client (with no identifying information included), information regarding how you approach counseling and what you have attempted, and a space for questions or concerns you would like to discuss in consultation. This allows us to immediately dive into your questions and concerns at the start of the hour.
If you would like to chat to determine if I am able to meet your needs, please use the button below to jump to the Contact page so we can schedule a free 15-minute phone call. If I believe I will be unable to provide effective consultation services for you, I will point you in the direction of resources and/or other consultants.