Our Services
Child/Adolescent Counseling
Does your child have trouble identifying and sharing their emotions? Is their behavior sometimes disruptive to your home life? Have they experienced sudden loss or trauma?
As they grow, children and adolescents develop social skills and emotional intelligence. This awareness helps them to develop into healthy, happy, and successful individuals. But some children have trouble processing their emotions and this often leads to behavior that negatively impacts their school life, home life, and overall well-being.
Therapy offers children and adolescents a safe space to work through their thoughts and emotions. With the help of a specialized therapist, children can resolve problems, modify behaviors, and make positive and lasting changes.
At every age, children can be faced with life’s challenges. The following are some of the events and scenarios that can impact a child’s mental health and well-being:
The death of a loved one
Bullying
Physical or sexual abuse
Domestic violence
Moving or attending a new school
Divorce
Social anxiety
Depression
ADHD
Therapy is not a quick fix to a child’s behavioral or emotional issues. It is instead a thoughtful and comprehensive process that provides children with insights and skills so that they may become masters of their thoughts and feelings. This, in essence, is how children develop into happy, healthy, and successful adults.
If you would like to explore treatment options, please contact Kelly.
Adolescent/Young Adult Counseling
Is your “almost grown” child finishing high school, transitioning to trade school/college, working, or moving out of your home? Major life changes can be difficult for everyone in the family. Partnering as a family in a therapeutic environment offers space to explore emotions, share feelings and create a transitional path for success.
If you would like to explore treatment options, please contact Kelly.
Individual Counseling
People often seek out therapy when they are facing pain and uncertainty but working with a therapist doesn’t need to be something that only happens in a moment of crisis or at the breaking point of a relationship. Therapy is also ideal during times of transition when you simply need some extra support and perspective. You owe it to yourself to take time for focus and reflection. Emotional intelligence and healthy coping skills have extraordinary value, and you should consider therapy to be an investment in your own personal wisdom.
You are the expert on your life. I want to collaborate with you to achieve healthy relationships with the people you love, and I want to help you discover the best version of yourself. I would be honored to hear more about what is currently going on in your life and how therapy could support you.
Possible areas of focus:
Anxiety & Stress
Grief & Loss
Depression
Anger Management
Life Transitions
Anger Management
Problematic Thoughts & Behaviors
Challenges at Work or School
Relationship Issues
Family Issues
Communication Issues
Troubled Childhood
If you would like to explore treatment options, please contact Kelly.
Family Counseling
Family therapy is great for helping families improve communication so they can resolve issues. Sessions can include the entire family, including children, siblings, parents, and grandparents, or just one or two individuals.
Possible areas of focus:
Communication Issues
Dealing with Grief & Loss
Substance Abuse & Addiction
Family Rules, Roles & Expectations
Conflict Between Family Members
Issues with Extended Family Members
Parenting Techniques
Identifying/Establishing Boundaries
If you would like to explore treatment options, please contact Kelly.
Parenting/Co-Parenting Counseling
At the simplest level, parenting counseling, also referred to as parenting therapy, is just “help with your child.” Each treatment plan is specific to the situation. It doesn’t matter if the conflict lies between you and your child, or if it has to do with family trauma or child-related developmental, physical, or mental health problems; counseling sessions can provide you with the support and resources you need to be the best parent possible. During parenting counseling, you learn the tools needed to function optimally within your family unit.
Co-parenting counseling is essentially the opposite of marriage counseling. With marriage counseling, parties attempt to save their marriage. With co-parenting counseling, the marriage is over, but the parties still need help in improving their mutual abilities to work together after divorce, as co-functioning joint parents on child-related issues. Co-parenting counseling is not designed to unnecessarily dwell on events of the past, or to put blame on either party for the failed marriage or the divorce. Rather, co-parenting counseling is designed to look forward rather than backward, and to help both parties peacefully co-exist in a way where they can address issues concerning their children without having to spend endless time, money, and negative energies on unnecessary battles and repeated return trips to court after divorce.
If you would like to explore treatment options, please contact Kelly.
EMDR Therapy/Trauma Therapy
Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing is a type of therapy used in helping those who have experienced trauma begin to process the event(s) that allows the brain to move from being emotionally stuck to being unhindered by the event. More can be found by visiting the EMDR website.
Since EMDR is considered a type of therapy, it falls under the category of individual counseling and therefore is covered by insurance. Check with your provider for the out-of-pocket charges of individual counseling.
If you would like to explore treatment options, please contact Kelly.