I am currently accepting new clients for clinical supervision only.  If you are interested in receiving counseling services in the Norfolk area, please contact Suzan Thompson (757) 560- 0357 or KC Joachim (757) 377-3350

Clinical Supervision:
When providing clinical supervision, I work from the Discrimination Model posited by Janine Bernard, which highlights the supervisor's roles of Consultant, Teacher, and Counselor while assisting supervisees with Conceptualization Skills, Intervention Skills, and Personalization skills.  This model is both thorough and simple, and "fits" the supervision process regardless of the developmental level of the counselor/supervisee.

I provide supervision in a variety of formats, including individual, triadic and group.  As a supervisor, I feel a particular obligation to equip my supervisees as best I can for their future work with clients, and that includes helping supervisees select and develop their own theoretical approach to helping.  It also includes facilitating "self-supervision" for lifelong learning as a professional helper.

Counseling:
Generally, my approach to the counseling process is "Person-Centered" which includes a philosophy that you are the expert on you - - I am a learner first, then a facilitator of helping you use different lenses to look at the issues you are dealing with. I will pay particular attention to the strengths that you naturally have to help you move in the direction you want to go.  When necessary, we will use cognitive-behavioral techniques to help install any new habits you've decided to incorporate into your life.
 

Personal Therapy Services for Individuals and Couples:

• LGBT Friendly
  
• Therapy for Depression and Anxiety
   
• Couples Counseling
• Divorce Counseling
• Grief Counseling
• Use of Personality Type in Life and Relationships
• Stress Management
• Addiction & Recovery
• Conflict Resolution
• Trauma, Post-Traumatic Stress, and EMDR

Career Services for Individuals:

• Career Exploration Facilitation
• Resume Preparation
• Professional Networking Techniques
• Interviewing Strategies
• Negotiation Skills
• Managing Relationships at Work
• Career Portfolio Management
   

I work with a wide range of emotional and behavioral issues providing services that span from therapy for depression and anxiety to couples counseling, career counseling and beyond.  I frequently incorporate personality type and the work of Carl Jung into my work.  In a comfortable and supportive atmosphere, I offer a highly personalized approach tailored to each of my clients individual needs and strengths.   

In addition to the counseling services listed above, I regularly present workshops to groups and organizations on a variety of topics, including:

• Personality Type and MBTI®
• Stress Management
• Anger Management
• Embracing Change
• Leadership
• Communication Skills
• Team-Building
• Trauma and EMDR
• Job Search Strategies:  Resumes, Interviewing and Negotiating
   

• Full MBTI assessment and interpretation
• "Best Fit" analysis
• Review of personalized MBTI profile information, including multiple lenses of Temperament, Interaction Styles, and 8 Mental Functions
• Discussion and recommendations for application to personal and professional endeavors