What is Therapy?
Therapy, Counseling and Psychotherapy are terms used interchangeably to describe the collaborative effort between a therapist (psychotherapist or counselor) and an individual or family (client). The therapist helps the client identify goals and potential solutions to problems that cause emotional turmoil in their life. Therapists seek to improve a client’s communication, coping skills and emotional health. They work to strengthen self-esteem and promote behavior change to support a client’s optimal mental health. The relationship between the psychotherapist and client empowers the client to accomplish mental health, wellness, educational and/or career goals.
Therapeutic Services and the Therapy Process
Assessment: A full, Comprehensive Diagnostic, Psychosocial Assessment will be completed with you. This includes your reason for treatment and what you hope to accomplish in treatment.
Development and Planning: We partner together in order to develop treatment goals and outcome measures.
Individual Therapy: Services are provided to all ages (ages 7+). You can expect to receive support during challenging times. Therapy can help you deal with personal topics in life, such as: anger, depression, grief, trauma, anxiety, marriage and relationship challenges, parenting, victims of abuse/violent crimes, military families, shopping addiction, school and career challenges.
Family Therapy: Once a client is opened, it may be appropriate to work with the family. Services are often sought due to life changes which impact family relationships and structure. Sometimes the entire family is seen together for one or more sessions. This helps to address common issues which impact the entire family so relationships may improve. Some common reasons for seeking family therapy: loss of a loved-one, divorce, trauma, new marriage or relationships that blend two families together or that separates two families apart and any other family or parenting concerns that arise.
Crisis Intervention: A crisis refers to any situation in which you perceive a sudden loss of your ability to use effective problem-solving and coping skills. Active clients have access to crisis intervention counseling. A number of events can be considered a crisis such as: any life-threatening situations, criminal victimization, medical illness, thoughts of suicide/homicide and changes in relationships such as the death of a loved-one or divorce. Crisis Intervention services will be provided using methods which offer immediate and short-term help to you if you experience an event that produces emotional, mental, physical or behavioral distress.
Graduating / Ending Services: Just as beginning your journey with us is a process, so will be ending your services. An individual or family will know when it is time to end services when the problem that brought you to us becomes more manageable or it is resolved. We will support you in this last phase of your time with us.
Referrals: Referrals are a service we provide. We refer clients for other needed specialty services as issues arise along your journey with us.
This website is not intended for emergency support. If you are in crisis, call 911 or 988.