When a Client Uses Intimate Partner Violence: Assessment Without Oversimplification
When a client discloses using violence, threats, intimidation, or controlling behavior toward an intimate partner, the clinician faces a difficult task. We must assess risk, protect safety, preserve appropriate therapeutic engagement, and avoid explanations that unintentionally excuse the behavior. This work requires more than deciding whether a client is simply an “abuser” or an “angry […]
Recovery Is More Than Abstinence: Person-Centered and Harm-Reduction Approaches
For many years, substance use recovery was defined almost exclusively by abstinence. Success meant that a person stopped using substances completely, while continued use or recurrence was frequently interpreted as failure. Although abstinence is an important and meaningful goal for many people, it is not the only way to recognize progress in recovery. Recovery may […]
A Decade of Healing: How I Built a Thriving Therapy and Consulting Practice
I’m celebrating 10 years in private practice! Learn how intentional branding, specialized training in EMDR and Racial Trauma, and a commitment to racial equity helped me build a successful therapy and consulting business.