Initial Clinical Evaluation

An Initial Clinical Evaluation with me is a thoughtful, trauma-informed starting point to understand what is really going on beneath your current symptoms. Together, we explore your history, current concerns, strengths, and hopes so you leave with a clearer picture of why you feel the way you do, and what can actually help. 

By integrating mental health and behavioral health, I explore mood, anxiety, trauma, attention, relationships, daily functioning, and behavior patterns. This helps distinguish what is driven by stress, trauma, medical issues, or long-standing patterns, and what might benefit from specific therapies or additional supports.

By the end of this process, you receive concrete feedback and a collaborative plan for next steps-whether that is ongoing therapy, referrals, or practical strategies you can begin using right away. My goal is for you to feel seen, understood, and supported from the very first session, not judged or labeled.