ABOUT EVELYN

Are you seeking an affordable therapist who is compassionate and is easy to talk to? There’s no need to look any further. My passion, goal, and commitment are to help others push through their struggles, to face and rise above challenges, to overcome obstacles, and to achieve healthy self-esteem. I will also offer tools to resolve issues.

My personal experiences have enabled me to cultivate a caring, and non-judgmental approach, and to relate to my clients. They have allowed me to develop a keen insight into the causes and solutions to personal hindrances. Those experiences helped me gain an incisive understanding of myself and my clients, and how I can empower them to create the life they want.

My role as a psychotherapist is that of a catalyst for self-discovery, positive change, personal growth, and healing. I am also a motivational speaker, a health & wellness coach, a certified nutritionist, a life coach, and an author.

My Counseling Experience/Support Groups

My 18 years of counseling experience includes working with adolescents in a residential treatment center for at-risk youth, home-based counseling, working in a community mental health center, as well as in my private practice. I also provided free grief and PTSD counseling to the survivors at Ground Zero during the 9/11 catastrophe, the Columbine High School massacre, and the Century 16 theater shooting. Although I address other issues, my specialties are Domestic Violence and Post-Traumatic Stress.

I also facilitate support groups for survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking, female veterans and wives of active duty military, as well as a group to build a healthy self-esteem.

My Services

I serve individual adults, couples, and those diagnosed with cancer. I offer telecounseling, as well as home-based counseling for those who are confined to their homes. Other services include life coaching, career coaching, and nutrition counseling.

HOW TO GET RID OF ANXIETY

Are you feeling anxious? We all have a little anxiety at times. Here are some ways of dealing with it:

1. Visualize a good day in detail each morning.
Each night, review 10 successes. Worriers tend to remember their failures rather than their successes. Acknowledge success (even the small successes). Tell yourself, then, write it down.

2. Make a list of your worries.
Allow yourself a short period (10 mins. each day) to stress. When the time is up, quit worrying and move on.

3. Grade your anxiety on a scale of one to 10.
See how the number drops as you continue to face situations.

4. Focus on the world around you.
Notice the sights, sounds and smells. Connecting with nature can be a real nerve soother.

5. Act as if.
Even when you feel bad, choose to imagine the best and act as if you feel good.

6. Wear a rubber band on your wrist.
Whenever a negative thought takes hold, literally snap yourself out of it. Then, turn that negative thought into a positive one.

7. Do a reality check.
Is what you’re worried about, likely to happen? Probably not, so get it out of your head and involved in the moment.

8. Ban the words always, never and forever from your vocabulary.
Think more realistically, using words like sometimes and maybe.

9. Keep your body healthy.
Get enough sleep, eat right, exercise regularly and limit your caffeine intake to reduce susceptibility to anxiety.

10. Be your own coach.
Fill your mind with encouraging thoughts. Magnify the positive, minimize the negative and remind yourself you can handle even the worst situation.

11. Breathe

Breathe long, deep breaths (breathe in through nose, and exhale through mouth, slowly) for at least three minutes.

About Evelyn

My Counseling Experience/Support Groups

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