Empower Yourself With Hammond Counseling LLC
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I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with the goal to provide others with mental health therapy in a safe therapeutic environment while using different modalities of treatment. I work with adolescents, families, and adults. My specialties include Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TFCBT), for those who have experienced a traumatic event/s. Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), which gives a new set of coping skills, increasing the ability to handle moments of distress intolerance/ crisis while improving emotional regulation, and improving the ability to work with others through building interpersonal skills. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), assist with decreasing symptoms of depression, anxiety, and other mood disorders. Family Systems Therapy is an approach with the goals of finding a functional balance of togetherness and individuality within each family unit.
Learn More About Me
Starting in 2016, I worked with adolescents in an acute behavioral health setting. In 2019, I joined SCDMH as a school based counselor supporting adolescents and their families. In January of 2022, I found it to be my calling to open Hammond Counseling LLC as a way to incorporate all the skills I have learned over the years to better support the Greater Columbia Area. Helping others learn how to help themselves through the therapeutic process is my passion. Let me help you learn and develop better ways to handle the issues that are standing in the way of your goals. Get in touch today to see what we can do together.
Therapeutic Approaches
Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TFCBT) is an evidenced based treatment for youth and adolescents (3-18yrs) and their caregivers who have been impacted by trauma. TFCBT research has shown this model to be effective in reducing symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in
Youth and adolescents ages 3-18 years of age who have been impacted by trauma and are experiencing related symptoms.
TFCBT has been shown to reduce symptoms of PTSD that case distress to the youth and family. TFBCT is a structured, step-by-step treatment model. Each component builds on one another to best help the youth and family process and manage trauma experiences and symptoms. TFCBT incorporates a caregiver component to help reinforce skills, address parenting strategies, increase understanding of trauma, and support positive relationships.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
CBT aims to help people become aware of when they make negative interpretations, and behavioral patterns which reinforce distorted thinking and negative self-talk. Cognitive therapy helps people to develop alternative ways of thinking and behaving which aims to reduce their psychological distress and improve their overall perspective of themselves.
Family Therapy
Family therapy is a type of treatment designed to help with issues that specifically affect families' mental health and functioning. It can help individual family members build stronger relationships, improve communication, and manage conflicts within the family system. By improving how family members interact and relate to one another, family therapy can foster change in the family’s relationships.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is an effective treatment for people who struggle to manage their emotions, stress, relationships and impulsive behaviors. DBT combines cognitive behavioral therapy, distress tolerance skills, emotional regulation skills, interpersonal relationship skills, and mindfulness practice. It is based on a bio-social theory that problems develop from the interaction of biological/physiological makeup and environmental factors, which together, create difficulty managing emotions. DBT takes a compassionate view, accepting you for who you are while helping you change and work towards “life worth living goals”.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Group
Time: Every other Wednesday Evenings at 6 pm.
Where: 140 Stoneridge Drive Columbia SC 29210 Suite 210.
DBT Skills Training groups are for clients who would like to cope more effectively with intense emotions, addictive behaviors, and/or relationship struggles. DBT Skills are taught to reduce self-destructive behaviors and learn more adaptive ways to manage painful emotions.
These skills include:
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Mindfulness
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Interpersonal Effectiveness
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Emotion Regulation
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Distress Tolerance
DBT is a skills/teaching group, not a process group.
I’m sure you’ll find my services helpful and inspiring. Get in touch to learn more.
Schedule a Session
140 Stoneridge Dr
Columbia, SC 29210 Suite 210
803-451-7600
803-451-7604
