Bret Zdanowicz
Bret Zdanowicz is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) in Washington, DC and New Jersey. Bret graduated from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ, where he obtained both his graduate degree in Social Work and his undergraduate degree in Sociology.
Bret has over 10 years of experience in a variety of settings and with a diverse clientele, including both long-term and brief interventions. Bret has experience working with diverse populations in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Bret also has experience providing individual and group therapy to both children and adults. Bret has primarily focused his work with the most underserved populations; particularly the homeless population; economically disadvantaged; individuals with severe mental illness diagnoses; and substance abuse issues.
Bret incorporates a variety of therapeutic approaches with an emphasis on problem focused treatment. Bret’s therapeutic styles include; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Play Therapy, Person-Centered Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Trauma Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy. During his free time, Bret enjoys remaining active and spending time with his wife and daughter.
Bret has evening and weekend availability. Feel free to schedule your appointment here. today.
Sam Broderick
Sam Broderick, LGSW, has over 15 years social work experience, varying from non-profit management, state government, workforce training, research, program development, and health education/sexuality. This allows her to not just provide clinical interventions, but deeply understand how structures from the physical-such as how our nervous system responds to stress-to the social/systemic-such as how healthcare systems are financed-impact issues of social justice, and support clients in navigating those systems.
Sam has a strengths-based and humanistic approach to supporting client growth, balancing playfulness and accountability. She focuses first on building safety and connection, and then expands into curiosity, helping clients identify the narratives that support them or that hold them back, and gently encourages and witnesses the risks necessary for growth. While she has capacity to work with clients from teenage to older adult, she’s particularly interested in working with the themes and challenges of early adulthood, whether college stressors, career exploration, and identity. Specific areas of concern she focuses on include anxiety and various forms of trauma, whether accidents/falls or traumatic loss, as well as more complex issues. She’s comfortable working with people of all identities, and attunes to the way that identity impacts all areas of life.
Sam earned her Master’s in Social Work from Rutgers University in 2007, and has continued to pursue post-degree specialty training with a focus on trauma interventions for diverse populations. She is currently a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner in Training, a body-based approach to trauma resolution (full certification expected Oct 2019). Sam continues to learn and contribute to the field, and has collaborated on several publications, including co-authoring Flux: Life After Foster Care, an no-nonsense yet compassionate handbook on the emotional transitions of young adulthood. In her free time, she can be found reading, gardening, gaming with friends, or working on some sort of participatory community art project. Sam is available Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday daytimes. You may schedule an appointment with Sam by sending an email to [email protected] .
Yvette M. Mosley
Yvette M. Mosley is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) that believes in the following: Ability – Is what you can do;¨motivation – Determines what you do;¨attitude-Determines how well you do it. Individuals may experience a variety of life stressors and sometimes trauma that can lead to one’s life presenting as if it is unraveling. It is Yvette’s goal to support individuals and couples by helping them to strengthen their relationships. She believes that they are not their stressors or traumas. Living a complete, peaceful, and whole life is something that she wants for all of her clients. Yvette is a seasoned professional who has experience working with children, adolescents, and adults in a variety of settings including residential, community, hospital, and in-home. Yvette utilizes solution-focused and strength-based perspectives in her treatment. She also uses cognitive-behavioral, psychodynamic, person-centered, trauma-focused, and Rational Emotive Behavioral therapy. Yvette attended college in Boston and has a Bachelor of Science in Human Services from Springfield College and a Master’s in Social Work from Simmons University. To work with Yvette, please schedule an appointment here. She wants to work collaboratively with you to find your power!
Asha Henson
Asha Henson, LGSW is a Master’s Level social worker who specializes in supporting adolescents and adults through challenges associated with body image, interpersonal relationships, identity development and parenting. Asha combines a culturally competent, intuitive and holistic approach with evidence based therapeutic interventions such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Person Centered and Solution Focused Therapies.
“I am not your mother’s therapist. I seek to create an intimate, relaxing, and judgement-free environment for true self exploration and evolution. Having overcome life-altering transformations of my own combined with an almost decade of experience supporting individuals, families and communities, I have cultivated a specialized intervention style that caters to each client’s specific needs and goals. In addition, I enjoy incorporating some metaphysical elements (such as astrology) but only if you are into that sort of thing.”
Asha completed her Master’s of Social Work in Mental and Behavioral Health from the University Of Maryland in Baltimore, MD and received her Bachelor’s in Psychology from Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia. She has been trained in cultural competent therapy, trauma centered care, CBT, strengths based and person centered approaches. She is currently pursuing a certification in Astrology to be completed in June 2020. Feel free to schedule your appointment here.
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