- Practical goal setting
- Whole person focus
- Homework and review
About Twila
Twila uses both Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Narrative Therapy ideas alongside a broader, whole-person perspective. She pays attention to personal, physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual factors that affect daily life. Sessions often include goal setting, simple homework, and experimenting with new habits to see what helps.
Common concerns she addresses include stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, ADHD, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, trouble sleeping, parenting strain, bipolar concerns, and coping with life changes. She also focuses on impulsivity, life purpose, seasonal affective disorder, compassion fatigue, and women’s issues.
Twila approaches work by looking for unprocessed experiences that affect current wellbeing. She encourages people to try small, concrete shifts and then reviews what works. This hands-on approach is meant to make progress steady and understandable.
She brings about ten years of clinical experience and practices in New York. Sessions are offered in English, and international clients are not currently accepted. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.
How Twila uses CBT and Narrative ideas online
Twila uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy concepts to help people notice and change thoughts and behaviors that deepen distress. CBT techniques often include tracking patterns, testing new ways of thinking, and practicing small behavior changes to reduce anxiety, depression, or impulsive reactions.She also draws on Narrative Therapy ideas that ask people to tell their life stories and then look for alternative, more helpful chapters. This approach can help when past events or recurring themes feel stuck and limit current choices.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. The therapist and client decide collaboratively which methods to use and adjust them as progress is made.
Please confirm available session options before booking, as specific online formats are not detailed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time so more consistent work can happen. Licensed professionals can tailor session pacing and homework to match everyday life and goals.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Twila focus on?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, ADHD, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, sleep problems, parenting strain, bipolar-related concerns, trauma and abuse, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe the therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and collaborative, using goal setting, homework, and experiments to test what helps. Conversations aim to be straightforward and focused on small, usable changes.
What background and experience does she bring?
She has about 10 years of clinical experience and draws on a holistic perspective that includes personal, physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual factors.
Where is she licensed and located?
Twila is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with licensure in New York and Florida and practices in New York.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the country work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin?
Select the continue button on this profile, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.