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Gloria Detore-Mackie, LCSW. I use reflection, support, and interpretation in my work with patients in order to understand the issues at hand. I encourage solution-focused thinking and cognitive behavioral approaches and have enjoyed great positive results from the approach of rational emotive behavioral therapy.
My approach
I enjoy assisting patient with developing their own awareness of how they can create conscious living choices when faced with diversity. This work is based on the idea that behavioral and mental well-being are rooted in childhood and past experiences. My work is focused on improving a person's self-awareness allowing them to make conscious choices and find deep-seated patterns that can change so that they can more fully take charge of their life. I hope to work cognitively, with psychodynamic and interpretive, reflections that are ultimately supportive.
My focus
I work with all types of clients and enjoy couples and family treatment as well. I believe that strong relationships, (be that parent and child husband and wife, or partner and partner) build strong families happy children, and happy homes. I am open to working with all types of couples.
My communication style
I am told that I have a very calming voice and that I am very patient. I feel that comfort and trust need to be established first before clients can express their feelings freely.
My journey to mental healthcare
I came to the idea of becoming a therapist through studying at an interfaith seminary. I have deep respect for the spiritual teaching of all the doctrines that are well-known and respected. However, if a person has had trauma, abuse, loss, or suffers in any way mentally it is extremely important to work through and process and get beyond the projecting of the shadows of their past onto the present to become whole. I often find that once a person has worked through some of the blocks from their past, they begin to seek out and experience a renewal of spiritual connection. Some of this is known as Shadow Psychology. The Shadow is otherwise thought of as an unconscious aspect of the personality that does not correspond with what is good for a healthy ego.
My goals for you
When working with setting goals it is important to get the 100% participation of the client. This will assure they feel comfortable with the process and are serious about taking on the responsibility of embracing the work and they believe that they can do it.
My first session with you
I ask them what brings them into treatment now. Then I asked them if they ever tried to work with any other therapists on the same problem and if so, what was the outcome? Then I get some background information. I do a mental status check. Since psychotherapy is somewhat of a partnership, we discuss what the problem is and what we think together what can be done about it.
