For adults
Guided by the perspective that all people have their own unique set of experiences and problems, our aim through counseling is to help the individual achieve progress toward wellness by addressing issues of mental, emotional, relational, physical, and spiritual health. Issues will vary by client and therefore various treatment modalities may be used including cognitive-behavioral, psychodynamic, and solution focused strategies.
For Couples and Families
Often problems in families are cyclical, having been passed down from one generation to the next. For this reason our focus in working with families is on eliminating these cycles that plague today’s family. No matter what stage of life one is in, counseling provides interventions to help improve the relationships in the family. Working from a family systems treatment model the idea is that if one part of the family system is changed for the better, the rest of the system will also be affected positively.
For Adolescents
Adolescents face an unstable and overwhelming world of cutting edge trends, technological bombardment, emotional intensity, and interpersonal uncertainty that often leaves them closed off, defensive, and oppositional to those who wish to help them. Our laid back style helps to quickly build a relationship of trust with adolescents. In this non-threatening environment adolescents are able to explore issues that face today’s teens and learn new coping skills to deal with them, as well as begin to navigate challenges that are quickly approaching in their future.
For Children
Play therapy is a treatment strategy used with children that facilitates their expression of feelings and thoughts through specifically constructed games and role-play scenarios. Play therapy is the alternative to traditional “talk therapy” that rarely engages children in a way that they are able to safely express their feelings while also learning new skills such as communication, problem solving, coping skills, and self-control.
Trust Based Relational Intervention®
TBRI® is designed for children from “hard places” such as abuse, neglect, and/or trauma. Because of their histories, it is often difficult for these children to trust the loving adults in their lives, which often results in perplexing behaviors. TBRI® offers practical tools for parents, caregivers, teachers, or anyone who works with children, to see the “whole child” in their care and help that child reach his highest potential.
