My professional career in psychotherapy began in 2015 in New Jersey, where I provided intensive in-home treatment. After two years, I began my transition to outpatient therapy when I moved to Wilmington. Since then, I administered one-on-one counseling and mental health evaluations while under supervision and officially began working with the substance abuse population in 2017. That same year I launched Wilmington Mental Health to bridge the gap of mental health facilities offering mental health and substance abuse treatment to disadvantaged communities. I base my work on the theories of human growth and development, applying concepts and making recommendations based on the notion of social constructionism, impression management, social learning, classical conditioning, hierarchy of needs, defense mechanisms, psychosexual development, holism, self-actualization, evolutionary psychology, the big five personality traits, and positive psychology, among others. I use psychological methods and diagnostic procedures while integrating additional techniques to help my patients identify the source of their struggles. The types of services I offer range from brief screenings to identify the need for therapy to treatment planning, case management, outpatient drug and alcohol treatment, and long-term sex offender treatment. And I often engage in interdisciplinary collaboration to improve my treatment effectiveness and refer out when additional services are needed, or counseling is no longer beneficial. My Process Together, we will design a program that applies to your needs. I will help you develop a future-oriented character to enhance your healthier lifestyle probabilities. Your initial assessment will help us understand the reasons you are seeking guidance. I will gather information about you, including your socio-cultural background, history of treatment, and current mental health symptoms. This comprehensive analysis of your situation is critical in identifying diagnoses that will help us design a treatment plan that works for you. Session two and three focus on exploring the underlying circumstances of your symptoms and identify treatment goals. As your treatment progresses, I will present tools, skills, techniques, and solutions to help you develop stabilization, find the person you genuinely are, and face the fears and worries that keep troubling you. Our therapeutic encounters are each an opportunity to learn more about your inner power. Psychotherapy will be the medium to explore what triggers your maladaptive thoughts, emotions and behaviors and what keeps you feeling as though you have lost control of yourself. And some of our conversations will examine the concepts of meaning and purpose, as well as how to make your existence on this planet significant to you and those around you.

Education & experience

Education

Regent University, Master's in Counseling

City University of New York, City College, Master's in Psychology

Practice

Wilmington Medical Care

Background

Languages spoken

English

Gender

Male

NPI number

#1952842007

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