ABOUT ed
Ed has worked with adolescents and their families for more than 20 years. Starting as a youth pastor in 1997, Ed now works with young people and their families as a Licensed Professional Counselor (Colorado) and is currently (8-2021) pursuing Licensure in Florida as Licensed Mental Health Counselor. He has been working specifically with at-risk teens and adolescents as a therapist since 2006. He has experience working with kids in the juvenile justice system, foster care, child protection, and coaching parents through co-parenting relationships. Ed is a trauma-informed therapist, as Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Supervisor. He takes a strengths based approach to therapy, is skilled in motivational interviewing, conflict resolution, relapse prevention/addiction work, and has also been qualified as an Informed Supervisor for SOMB clients. He utilizes Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as a TF-CBT Supervisor, Dialectic Behavioral Therapy, and takes a Systems approach to intervention work with families and larger support systems. He also does Foster Parent Consultation, helping foster families understand how to most effectively parent kids that have been through traumatic situations.
He has training and experience in crisis intervention, motivational interviewing, individual trauma work, working with families to help them understand trauma related behavior, helping families establish co-parenting relationships, work with high conflict situations, therapeutic mediation, safety planning, training in play therapy, and more. Ed started his private practice focused on In-Home intervention services but now does all virtual intervention. He maintains a 24-7 on-call practice for his clients.
OUR PROCESS
"The journey of 1000 miles begins with a single step"
-Lao Tzo
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• Individual or Family Therapy
• Individual Trauma Therapy
• Foster Parent Consultation
• Relapse Prevention
• Reunification Services
• Flexible Time and Intervention (30 min intervals)
All sessions are virtual and we will work together to determine how many sessions we will need.
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You can start by clicking on TherapyNotes Login at the top right section of the menu.
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How we spend our time is up to you as a client, and I will be happy to help figure out timelines, and how long we might need to help you achieve your goals.
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Taking a strengths-based, solution-focused approach, timelines are determined based on need instead of a rigid curriculum.
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The goal is to build a schedule that is flexible and feasible for ongoing treatment that works for each individual.
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Trauma work would be more structured but again based off of each individuals need to determine the duration of treatment, typically 8-20 sessions.
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Intervention services are the most flexible in 15 min increments. This is an on-call service in addition to scheduled times and frequency that fit the therapeutic schedule we determine together.
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Free 30 minute consultation to talk about how I might be able to help with your unique situation.
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VIRTUAL SESSIONS
We can use Zoom, FaceTime,Google Meet orTherapyNotes based on individual client needs and accessibility.
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I offer on-call services for my clients 24/7, billed by 15 minute increments at the same rate.
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INDIVIDUAL &
FAMILY THERAPY
Helping individuals and families to build skills to handle emotional and trauma triggers With the goal of effective emotional regulation by building resilience through mastery of skills and learning to move past the trauma that they experienced.
INTERVENTION
ADD-ON SERVICES
Waiting to settle something that needs to be worked out in the moment, or if you need help determining whether or not a crisis constitutes a need for emergency services, it's helpful to have a licensed professional that can help you figure out what to do.
FOSTER FAMILY
SERVICES
I am the proud grandson of a man who grew up in an orphanage later becoming a Lt. Colonel in the Air Force. It has been my honor to have served hundreds of foster kids similarly challenged, through individual and family therapy, reunification/transition planning, and foster parent consultation.
SERVICES
Individual and Family Therapy
Reunification/Reintegration
Co-parenting & Conflict Resolution
Foster Parent Consultation / Coaching
Intervention Support / On-Call
My goal as an advocate is to help each client move from a difficult situation, in either crisis or struggle, onto a forward path. In therapeutic visitation and reunification, I try to be objective about a client’s needs first, while also weighing those needs against what is in the client’s best interest.
Individual Trauma work and individual therapy focuses on client confidentiality by creating trust in a safe place for growth. An individualized treatment plan is important to help the client feel confident in the therapeutic process.
Considering foster parenting, I am looking at stability and continuation of placement in support of foster parents as they navigate the needs and behaviors of their foster kids. Working towards family integration while supporting self care is an ongoing process and some families need Trauma Informed care.
Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation is about coaching client’s first and establishing a relapse prevention plan based on individual needs. It includes supporting individual and/or family interventions in the process of becoming sober. It involves working with multi-disciplinary teams such as family, caseworkers, probation officers, and taking a systems approach to relapse prevention and sobriety for long term success.