Types of Therapy

Individual Counseling

Do you feel like there is never enough time in a day? Are you concerned about your relationships, either personal or professional? Are you concerned because you feel depressed, overwhelmed, stressed out, anxious or easily irritated?

Individual counseling may help you address these feelings and the questions that are relevant to your experiences. Counseling can bring a fresh, new perspective to your concerns and help restore balance to your life, and your relationships. You can learn new tools that will help you identify your stressors and concerns so that you may promptly address your feelings and avoid falling into depression. Counseling can help you identify your strengths, develop or improve your communication skills, learn relaxation techniques, and develop a self-care program that meets your needs thereby restoring balance so you can enjoy your life to its fullest.

Couples & Family Counseling

Do you feel like you are drifting away from your partner or just not making that connection that you once shared? Are feelings of discontentment causing you alarm? Are you arguing more often? Are you spending less quality time with the ones you love?

Couples counseling can help you identify the issues you have with your partner and then help to develop better communication patterns. Sometimes, simply learning to express your feelings with your partner will significantly improve the relationship.

Couples counseling involves both partners and may be structured in such a way that involves individual work combined with couples work. The goal is to open a dialogue and establish an environment where trust and respect can be established; thereby allowing the issues to emerge in a caring atmosphere where an open and honest discussion can be pursued.

At times, children or extended family members influence the relationship between partners. Concerns about a child’s academic performance or behavior, in-law relations, or feelings of adequacy with regard to your parenting style may be amongst the issues affecting your relationship. Counseling may need to extend to these members of the household as well. Again developing and strengthening communication, establishing a sense of belonging and learning new parenting skills may help you and your family overcome these issues.

The sense of feeling empowered for both you and your children as well as reestablishing a connection in a nurturing environment is rewarding.

Children & Adolescents

Children and adolescents perceive the world in a different way than adults. The stages of their life are transitions, which can be difficult and overwhelming to navigate. These transitions influence a child’s mood and behavior and can cause parents or guardians to become concern.

Children and adolescents tend to be more perceptive and attuned to their environment then they are given credit. Counseling can be very helpful and satisfying for your child or adolescent, providing a safe environment in which to express and discover themselves as well as their feelings. As they explore this new territory they may gain useful tools to help them overcome anxiety and/or depression thereby becoming better suited for social interactions, particularly amongst their peers.

Group Counseling

Do you feel like you are the only one in the world struggling with your particular issues? Would you like support form your peers? Do you feel like face-to-face therapy may be too intense for you at the current time? Would you like to explore a different form of therapy as a solution to your issues?

Group therapy’s approach is designed to help individuals address problems in an empathetic setting. Group therapy utilizes the support of peers and the experience of trained professionals to help understand and discuss integral parts of one’s self. Learn how group therapy can help you explore and discover your emerging self without the fear of being judged. New Groups are offered periodically, so check the “GROUPS” tab to the left to find out the upcoming schedule.

Distance Counseling

Online counseling sessions are conducted via secure and encrypted technology insuring privacy and confidentiality. The venues vary and clients may select either telephone, video/chat or email exchanges.

Telephone sessions are a viable replacement to the face-to-face office visit and allow more flexibility for both the client and therapist. Clients need to schedule a time slot that will allow them to be undisturbed and focused for the duration of our telephone conversation.

Therapeutic email exchanges allow you to share details about your situation, taking the time to formulate your thoughts and clearly communicate your concerns and goals. Once you have submitted your email to me, I will return an email with feedback, suggestions and recommendations.

Video-Chat has the look and feel of face-to-face counseling with one simple caveat the sessions are conducted via real time utilizing technology. This is in contrast to email which is not in real time.

The venue should suit your personality and should allow you to feel comfortable with our exchanges and the delivery of the information you receive.