I became a clinician because I have always had an affinity toward helping people and caregiving has been something that fills my cup. I love that I have a career where my cup is getting filled just as fast as I'm offering it's contents out to others.

I work best with clients who want to be in therapy and who have at least an idea of a goal that want to accomplish during our time together.

That our time is limited "traditionally" to one hour a week so there will undoubtedly be work they need to do outside the session if they want to see changes occur.

Lots of "getting to know you" conversations. Most often those initial conversations will dictate how the therapy will go in the long run. I like to keep it very light and open as we build trust and get to know each other, because without trust there can be no therapy.

I am a transparent person in my personal and professional life. I do understand that there are differences to consider when working in the therapeutic setting so my transparency usually manifests in the form of challenging thoughts. For example I will never judge someone for thinking anything, but I may challenge the thought if it is not seeming to be helpful.

During our "getting to know you phase" I develop my impression of what their needs are, where I can challenge if need be, and I let them establish the boundaries. After a few weeks I have a pretty good idea where they will allow me to operate from and what their unique needs are.