About Andrea
Andrea’s style combines motivational interviewing and solution focused lenses with a personal focus on each individual wants, needs, and goals. She believes you know you best, you are doing the best you can with your situation, and she is here to support you in a way that helps you grow and meet your goals. She likes to walk with you by meeting you wherever you are at on your journey, listen to you, challenge you, and cheer you on. She also blends strategies from multiple evidence based therapies and modalities including cognitive behavioral therapy strategies, dialectical behavioral therapy strategies, trauma informed techniques, and trust based relational techniques.
Therapeutic Style
Andrea uses humor and likes to try to make counseling a safe comfortable place. She recognizes it can be difficult and uncomfortable to put yourself out there and honors that. She is predictable in that she will ask for updates, ask about what you would like to work on or talk about, and after processing concerns she likes collaborate on solutions if possible. She finds many times you know your own answers when given the opportunity to work through a problem.
Experience
Andrea has over 10 years of experience working with families and people of all ages in office based, school, and community settings. She has experience working with clients who are in many different stages of the parenting journey. She has a special interest and history working with nontraditional families including kinship and foster families. She also has a special interest in working with LGBTQ+ clients and recognizes concerns they might encounter on their own journey. She is trained in multiple different trauma informed modalities and has treated trauma and related concerns throughout her career.
Andrea has personal experiences with infertility and is knowledgeable about some of the processes someone may go through as well as resources they may benefit from. She is also a mother of 2 and can recognize the mariad of emotions and needs of mothers. She is competent in diagnosis and treatment of trauma, depression, anxiety, and any related maternal health concerns that may bring you to River Root.
Licensures/Education
Bachelor’s of Music in Vocal Performance – Kent State University
Bachelor’s of Art in Psychology – Kent State University
Masters in Clinical Counseling – Kent State University
Perinatal Mood Disorders Components of Care – Postpartum Support International
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) – E.1700051
TFCBT Trained
DBT Trained
Motivational Interviewing Trained