Welcome Mikayla Becker, MHC-LP, to our Integrated Behavioral Health team! Her background includes individual counseling and case management. Mikayla has experience treating various conditions, including grief, trauma, anxiety, depression, stress management, disordered eating, ADHD, and academic stress. Her case management experience focused on individuals suffering from serious mental and physical illness. Additional experience includes acting as the Program Director of a Batterer’s Intervention Program, where she worked with men who have domestic violence charges, and at the Russell Sage College Counseling Center with college students on campus. Mikayla decided to pursue behavioral health for many reasons. One was seeing how mental health struggles impacted her loved ones and how behavioral health inventions changed their lives. Another was working with clients in case management and seeing how necessary mental health treatment is. She loves seeing the change patients can make through working together, helping them to understand themselves better, and improving their health and overall quality of life. Outside of her professional life, Mikayla is an active participant in the Out of the Darkness Suicide Prevention Walk, demonstrating her commitment to mental health beyond the office. She also enjoys hiking, reading, and spending time with her labradoodle, Reba. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/eizeUnKp.
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