Therapy is a journey into self-awareness. My private practice, Birmingham Therapy Services LLC, focuses on helping individuals walk through their experiences and personally grow from them. My goal for therapy is to create a safe space for self-exploration and self-discovery. I provide understanding and empathy while utilizing a strength-based approach to help clients become more aware of themselves, and therefore experience change. I value the importance of diversity, individual differences, self-identity, and multicultural competency. I utilize a holistic approach to assist clients in gaining awareness of the connections between their emotions, thoughts, and physical experiences. I believe that individuals' interpretations of events can have an important influence on their emotional state, as well as their behavior. I utilize EMDR and brainspotting to help clients heal from the symptoms and emotional distress that are the result of disturbing life experiences. EMDR can help treat trauma, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, grief, pain, and substance abuse concerns. I am also an Alcohol Drug Certified Counselor with 11 years experience working in addiction.