Betterview’s mission is to provide high-quality mental health services to our community. We provide person-centered services and ensure that the treatment is client-directed, and our goal is for you to feel that you are taking the first step to improve your life.
If you feel stuck, that’s normal. Our job is to provide you with the tools to move forward in confidence. Your best interests will always be in the forefront.
I’ve always had an interest in how the human mind works. My first psychology courses were in high school. As I began working with families and children, I became more intrigued by the impact of childhood trauma on teen and adult behaviors. I am a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional and treat a myriad of trauma-related mental illnesses.
When I was in grad school, I began doing research on how caregiver socioeconomic status and stress directly impacts their ability to care for children with mental and behavioral issues. More specifically, how anxiety and depression has a huge impact on their ability to provide care.
I then began learning effective ways to treat anxiety and depression as these mental conditions can be debilitating for those trying to be productive. I then began studying Dialectical Behavioral Therapy as well as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing as effective ways to treat these conditions.
I founded Betterview Counseling and Trauma Recovery to do something different. I wanted to be able to use my unique skills as a school-based psychotherapist for the past 13 years to help individuals, families, and children confidently navigate through life’s hardest terrain.
Professional Credentials:
–13 years of outpatient psychotherapy experience
–6 years of behavioral modification/specialist experience
–Post Graduate training in Trauma (CCTP)
–Masters of Human Services Lincoln University (PA)
–Advanced Post Graduate Training in Motivational Interviewing
–Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of PA
–Researched Caregiver Stress and how it impacts children with mental health illnesses.
–Cross Cultural focus on trauma, anxiety, depression and personality disorders
–Certified Dialectical Behavioral Therapist
–Post Graduate Training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Expertise:
–Treating acute and complex trauma
–Treating anxiety and panic disorders
–Treating major depression and related episodes
–Certified Clinical Trauma Professional
–Certified Dialectical Behavioral Therapist
–Treating adolescent depression
–Treating adolescent oppositional behaviors