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Play therapy is a way of being with the child that honors their unique developmental level and looks for ways of helping in the “language” of the child – play. Licensed mental health professionals therapeutically use play to help their clients, most often children ages 3 to 12 years, to better express themselves and resolve their problems.
Medication management is the process of working with a medical provider to ensure that your psychiatric medications are effective and safe. This may include changing doses, switching medications, or adding new drugs.
Mental health counselors are often one of the first helping professionals available to people in need of emotional and psychological support. They help their clients learn how to make healthy decisions about themselves, their relationships, and their futures.
Kids have busier lives than ever before. Some of them face additional challenges at home, with friends, or in their studies.Our counselors can help, with their patient, caring nature. Their main mission: to help students navigate their formative years with confidence.
Trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy is an evidence-based psychotherapy or counselling that aims at addressing the needs of children and adolescents with post traumatic stress disorder and other difficulties related to traumatic life events
Career counseling is a type of guidance and support provided by our counselors to their clients, to help the clients manage their journey through life, learning and work changes. Helping clients through college choices or career paths for the future.
Marriage and family therapists offer guidance to couples and families who are dealing with issues that affect their mental health and the well-being of the whole family. They help improve communication skills, increase mutual respect, and help kids develop into healthy adults.
Family therapy can help you improve troubled relationships with children or other family members. You may address specific issues such as divorce or financial problems, conflict between parents and children, or the impact of substance abuse or a mental illness on the entire family
The stigma and discrimination LGBTQ individuals often face can be a serious impediment to their well-being. LGBTQ affirmative therapy can help empower individuals and help them navigate challenges effectively.
Grief counseling is a form of psychotherapy that aims to help people cope with the physical, emotional, social, spiritual, and cognitive responses to loss. Our counselors can help you through this hard steps of life with a helping hand.
Parenting therapy is a specialized form of therapy that works with parents to help them face difficult moments in parenting. Parenting therapy also helps parents identify, address, and manage their own past or present experiences that may be affecting the way they relate to their child.
Spiritual therapy is a form of counseling that attempts to treat a person's soul as well as mind and body by accessing individual belief systems and using that faith in a higher power to explore areas of conflict in life.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps individuals identify and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors to improve emotional well-being and develop healthier coping skills. CBT is a goal‑focused, structured form of psychotherapy that helps individuals identify and change unhelpful thought patterns, emotions, and behaviors that contribute to mental health difficulties. It is based on the principle that thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are interconnected, and that distorted thinking often drives distress rather than the situation itself

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps individuals develop greater psychological flexibility, accept difficult emotions, and take meaningful action based on their personal values. ACT shifts the goal from “eliminating symptoms” to “living a meaningful life while experiencing the full range of human emotions.” This emphasis on values and acceptance distinguishes it from traditional cognitive therapy approaches.

Brainspotting is a therapeutic approach that uses focused visual positions to help individuals access and process emotions and experiences connected to distress and trauma. A therapist guides the client to fixate on a specific eye position while noticing bodily sensations, emotions, and thoughts that arise. This process is often combined with mindfulness and bilateral sound stimulation to enhance brain integration and access deeper brain regions, including the limbic system and midbrain structures, which are critical for emotional processing and memory.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches practical skills for managing intense emotions, improving relationships, tolerating distress, and practicing mindfulness. The “D” in DBT stands for dialectics, which is the concept that two seemingly opposite things can be true at the same time. The central dialectic in DBT is balancing acceptance (accepting yourself exactly as you are) and change (working to be different)

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is a mental health treatment technique. This method involves moving your eyes a specific way while you process traumatic memories. EMDR’s goal is to help you heal from trauma or other distressing life experiences. Unlike traditional talk therapy, EMDR does not require detailed discussion of the trauma; instead, it focuses on changing the negative emotions, thoughts, and behaviors linked to distressing experiences.

Internal Family Systems (IFS) helps individuals better understand different parts of themselves, develop self-compassion, and work toward greater emotional balance and healing. IFS proposes that the mind is naturally multiple, consisting of sub‑personalities (“parts”) with distinct roles, emotions, and beliefs. These parts interact like members of an internal family, often becoming extreme due to past experiences.

MBCT is a short-term, evidence-based therapy that combines mindfulness and cognitive strategies to help individuals manage depression, anxiety, and stress. By fostering awareness, acceptance, and emotional regulation, MBCT empowers participants to respond to thoughts and feelings more skillfully, reducing the risk of relapse and enhancing overall mental well-being.

Motivational Interviewing is a directive yet empathetic therapeutic style designed to help individuals explore and resolve mixed feelings about change. It emphasizes autonomy, collaboration, and evoking personal reasons for change rather than imposing advice.

PCIT is a combination of play therapy and behavioral therapy designed for children typically aged 2 to 7, though it has been adapted for children up to 12 in certain contexts, such as at-risk or abused children. PCIT focuses on improving parent-child interactions, enhancing communication, and teaching parents effective strategies to manage behavioral and emotional challenges

Play therapy sessions typically take place in a comfortable playroom equipped with toys, art materials, puppets, and other tools that facilitate expression. Therapists observe the child’s choice of play objects, types of play, and play style to gain insight into their emotional state and concerns. Techniques may include role-playing, creative arts, storytelling, and games, which help children process emotions, develop problem-solving skills, and learn self-regulation.

TF-CBT is a components- and phase-based cognitive-behavioral treatment that integrates trauma-sensitive interventions with cognitive restructuring, exposure, and family involvement to alleviate post-traumatic stress, depression, anxiety, and behavioral dysregulation in youth who have experienced trauma. It is primarily aimed at children and adolescents aged 3–18 years who have experienced sexual, physical, or emotional abuse, violence, grief, or other traumatic events. The therapy also supports non-offending parents or caregivers, helping them manage trauma-related emotional and behavioral symptoms in their children.

Triple P – Positive Parenting Program is a multi-tiered, evidence-based parenting and family support system designed to help parents and caregivers of children and adolescents from birth to age 16 build the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to prevent and treat behavioral, emotional, and developmental problems. Triple P is considered a parent training and family intervention that supports the mental well-being of both children and parents. It draws on principles from cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), social learning theory, and developmental psychology, and is grounded in research showing it works across cultures, socioeconomic groups, and family structures.

What Is an emotional support animal? Although all animals offer an emotional connection with their owner, to legally be considered an emotional support dog, also called an emotional support animal (ESA), the pet needs to be prescribed by a licensed mental health professional to a person with a disabling mental illness. We can complete that assessment and provide you with the proper documentation to take with you to help with your living or flying arrangements if approved.

Do you have a child struggling with a learning or behavioral disabilities that is affecting their school success? We are happy to help advocate for you. We provide an assessment and willing to communicate with the school or program to make sure you receive the help you deserve in your learning or testing environment.

Are you wanting to start hormone replacement therapy? Ready to have top or bottom surgery to finally transition into the real you that you are ready to be? We can help get you connected with a doctor and send you with a letter and assessment to start the process.

Need short or long term disability and/or FMLA paperwork completed. We are happy to process an assessment and get those sent off for you. Is your mental health impacting your ability to attend work? Let us help you.

The GeneSight test is a cheek swab, results can inform healthcare providers about how someone may break down or respond to certain mental health medications to help avoid multiple medication trials. Testing offered in our office or we can mail a testing kit to you, for you to test in the comfort of your own home.

A Nexus Letter is a letter from your physician detailing the connection between your current conditions and your military service. The connection could be directly to a military event or circumstance, or to another medical condition that occurred in service.