Evaluation and Treatment Of:
Attention Deficit Disorders
Eating Disorders
Mood Disorders such as depression and anxiety
Bullying / Relational Aggresion
Adjustment / Transition issues for new parents
Divorce
LGBTQ individuals and families
Grief and Loss
Blended families
Substance abuse
Social anxiety and peer problems
Developmental / Transitional concerns
Neurodiverse Individuals
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Therapy with Adolescents
Treatment planning with older youth and adolescents is designed on a case by case
basis and play therapy can often be modified to address many issues listed above.
In general, the older the child, the more verbally expressive they become. Younger
children play out what is troubling them while older children and teens are able
to talk about problems and participate in their treatment plan using more advanced
developmental skills such as critical thinking, and conceptual reasoning. In addition
to Play Therapy, I also use other treatment models such as Cognitive Behavioral
Therapy, Narrative Approaches, and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, particularly
when treating eating disorders, personality disorders, and parasuicidal behaviors.
Family therapy
is a time when a parent and child come together and learn new ways of solving problems
in a safe environment. Parents will be supported in their role in becoming the best
model they hope to be for their child. As your provider, my role is to help cultivate
and strengthen the relationship between parent and child, and teach skills to better
manage conflicts. Parenting is humbling, stressful, joyful, demanding and requires
us to deal with problems we may be ill-equipped to solve on our own. The time I
spend working with parents and children together is one of the greatest gifts I
receive from my practice.
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