ISSUES & NEEDS

A therapeutic approach utilizing Christian teaching and consistent with Christian beliefs.

Working with couples to facilitate communication, solve problems, experience greater intimacy, and gain new insights. 

A therapy that uses bilateral stimulation, right/left eye movement, or tactile stimulation, repeatedly activating opposite sides of the brain, releasing emotional experiences that are “trapped” in the nervous system, which is particularly effective in treating such presenting issues as chronic pain, phobias, depression, panic attacks, eating disorders and poor self-image, stress, worry, stage fright, performance anxiety, and recovery from sexual abuse and other trauma.

Therapy involving members of a family all meeting together with a therapist, identifying relationship dynamics, with problematic patterns being replicated, offering the opportunity for exploring alternative choices.

Therapy consisting of a group of individuals bonded by a common intention and meeting together with a therapist or co-therapists, providing opportunities for insight and self-expression, in the context of authentic and empathic give-and-take with others, often focused on a particular presenting issue or a common characteristic.

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A type of therapy often used with younger children in communication and resolution of issues takes place in the context of play activity, with unobtrusive participation by a play therapist.

a form of psychotherapy that uses modifications directly at the most basic sensorimotor level (rather than modifications at the conscious goal-oriented behavioral level) as a primary entry point in processing trauma, to resolve the limitations of behavior, thinking and feeling caused by trauma.

A pattern of behavior in childhood or adolescence in which there is a consistent defiance of societal norms or infringement on others, which may include aggression, vandalism, deceit, or serious rule violations.

A mood disorder characterized by depressed mood, diminished interest or pleasure, change in appetite, sleep disturbance, psychomotor effects, fatigue, feelings of worthlessness or guilt, impaired concentration, or thoughts of death and suicidal ideation.

A disruption in the usually integrated functions of consciousness, memory, identity, or perception, which may include dissociative amnesia or fugue, depersonalization disorder, or dissociative identity disorder (formerly called multiple personality disorder).

Disorders diagnosed when an individual’s achievement in specific academic areas falls significantly below that expected for the individual’s age, schooling, and level of intelligence.

 Recurrent obsessions (inappropriate or intrusive thoughts, impulses, or images) or compulsions (repetitive behaviors or mental acts intended to reduce anxiety), which are excessive or unreasonable and which cause marked distress, investment of time, or interference with ones functioning or relationships.

A recurrent pattern emerging in young people consisting of negative, defiant, disobedient, or hostile behavior toward authority figures, which features loss of temper, arguing, refusal to comply with requests or rules, deliberately annoying and blaming others, irritability, anger and resentment, or spite and vindictiveness.

An enduring pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviates markedly from societal expectations, is pervasive and inflexible, has an early onset, is stable over time, and leads to distress or impairment.

A class of disorders generally characterized by such symptoms or characteristics as the presence of delusional beliefs, prominent hallucinations, disorganized speech or behavior, or impairment in reality testing, which grossly interferes with the capacity to meet life demands.

a form of psychotherapy that uses modifications directly at the most basic sensorimotor level (rather than modifications at the conscious goal-oriented behavioral level) as a primary entry point in processing trauma, to resolve the limitations of behavior, thinking and feeling caused by trauma.

A disturbance of consciousness and change in cognition that develop over a short period of time.

A mood disorder characterized by depressed mood, diminished interest or pleasure, change in appetite, sleep disturbance, psychomotor effects, fatigue, feelings of worthlessness or guilt, impaired concentration, or thoughts of death and suicidal ideation.

 A mood disorder characterized by the presence of at least one manic episode, or by the presence of at least one hypomanic and one depressive episode. Manic or hypomanic episodes involve varying decrees of distinctly elevated mood, with inflated self-esteem, decreased need for sleep, increased talkativeness, flight of ideas, and distractibility. Depressive episodes include depressed mood, diminished interest or pleasure, change in appetite, sleep disturbance, psychomotor effects, fatigue, feelings of worthlessness or guilt, impaired concentration, or thoughts of death and suicidal ideation.

Practice of healthy grieving and adjustment to loss and life change.