Giovanna PaganoClinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

About

My therapeutic approach is strengths-based and client-centered: I view therapy as a co-creative process in which we collaborate to meet your goals. I believe you already have the internal resources you need to heal and grow, and I am a guide. In addition to talk therapy, I utilize mind-body processes to draw out your inner strengths and resources, and to release stuck patterns that no longer serve you. My clinical interests are working with life transitions, decision-making, changing habit patterns, trauma, anxiety, depression, self-esteem issues, parenting challenges, couples communication, and personal and spiritual growth. My 25+ years of practice in many settings (county mental health, clinic, private practice, schools, Project Sanctuary) have afforded me diverse therapeutic experience that I bring to my work. I am trained in EMDR for trauma, hypnotic/somatic methods, Nonviolent Communication, and yoga interventions for trauma, anxiety, and depression.

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