Services
Depression, Anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Depression, Anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and other mood disorders like Post Traumatic Stress Disorder as a result of abuse, neglect, or other traumatic events. Mood disorders can drastically reduce enjoyment of life, effect ability to work and play, and create a sense of loneliness, hopelessness, and helplessness.
Treatment with Jan includes:
• Detailed evaluation and assessment
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (See About Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)
• Use of thoughts and feelings records or journaling
• Establishment of treatment goals with weekly assignments
• Reinforcement of your spiritual or religious beliefs
• Relaxation techniques
• Communication techniques
• Collaboration with your physician or psychiatrist if medication is needed or if there are physical illnesses
When children are unhappy it affects their friendships, social skills, cooperation with parents and teachers, and ultimately their self-esteem. Treatment with Jan includes:
• Detailed evaluation of development and behavior
• Detailed assessment that may include family history, parent and teacher reports, referral for psychological and educational testing, school observation
• Parent education and coaching
• Social Skills training either individually or in a group setting
• Consultation and collaboration with physicians, psychiatrists, teachers, and school counselors
• Use of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify anxiety level, thoughts, and feelings—including use of anxiety thermometer, coaching, experimenting, journaling, and practicing communication skills.
• Play therapy along with Kotter the therapy dog
• Story telling and therapeutic stories
• Relaxed environment in combination with limits, rules, and boundaries that provide security and safety
Treatment includes:
• Detailed evaluation and assessment of the relationship
• Establishment of relationship goals
• Collaborative atmosphere
• Negotiation techniques
• Use of thought records and journaling
• Weekly assignments that support negotiated changes
• Use of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques
• Communication techniques that increase intimacy
• Commitment and forgiveness techniques
• Timely appointments
• Evaluation of degree of safety
• Emotional support and validation of emotions
• Consultation with psychiatrist if hospitalization is needed
• Guidance toward internal coping skills
• Development of an action plan
• Generation of thoughts, feelings, and problem solving skills
• Crisis intervention can be completed in one session or a series of sessions
Treatment with Jan will include:
• Assessment of loss and history of past losses
• Assessment of strengths and coping skills
• Supportive counseling
• Understanding of stages of loss and grief
• Development of support systems
• Development of internal strengths and coping skills
• Generation and formulation of an action plan
Treatment with Jan will include:
• Detailed assessment and evaluation of stresses
• Assessment of past coping skills
• Development of treatment goals and a plan
• Identification of dysfunctional vs. rational thinking and emotions
• Use of thinking and emotions logs
• Journaling
• Relaxation techniques
• Identification and use of spirituality and religious beliefs
Treatment with Jan includes:
• Detailed evaluation and assessment
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (See About Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)
• Use of thoughts and feelings records or journaling
• Establishment of treatment goals with weekly assignments
• Reinforcement of your spiritual or religious beliefs
• Relaxation techniques
• Communication techniques
• Collaboration with your physician or psychiatrist if medication is needed or if there are physical illnesses
Childhood and Adolescent Disorder
Childhood and Adolescent Disorders such as behavior problems, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Separation Anxiety Disorder, school refusal, and developmental delay disorders like Pervasive Developmental Delay and Autistic Spectrum Disorders.When children are unhappy it affects their friendships, social skills, cooperation with parents and teachers, and ultimately their self-esteem. Treatment with Jan includes:
• Detailed evaluation of development and behavior
• Detailed assessment that may include family history, parent and teacher reports, referral for psychological and educational testing, school observation
• Parent education and coaching
• Social Skills training either individually or in a group setting
• Consultation and collaboration with physicians, psychiatrists, teachers, and school counselors
• Use of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify anxiety level, thoughts, and feelings—including use of anxiety thermometer, coaching, experimenting, journaling, and practicing communication skills.
• Play therapy along with Kotter the therapy dog
• Story telling and therapeutic stories
• Relaxed environment in combination with limits, rules, and boundaries that provide security and safety
Marriage and Couple Counseling
When relationships with the person you love becomes troubled, you can become depressed, anxious, irritable and stop enjoying your work, social activities, and family. Research shows the constant stress of a troubled relationship or marriage has a drastic effect our physical health. Some symptoms include weight gain or loss, high blood pressure, reduced immunities, headaches, and lethargy. Couples therapy can heal the pain of infidelity or prevent infidelity.Treatment includes:
• Detailed evaluation and assessment of the relationship
• Establishment of relationship goals
• Collaborative atmosphere
• Negotiation techniques
• Use of thought records and journaling
• Weekly assignments that support negotiated changes
• Use of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques
• Communication techniques that increase intimacy
• Commitment and forgiveness techniques
Crisis Intervention
There are times in lives that experiences, traumatic events, or the sudden onset of mental health symptoms create an emergency. Treatment with Jan will include:• Timely appointments
• Evaluation of degree of safety
• Emotional support and validation of emotions
• Consultation with psychiatrist if hospitalization is needed
• Guidance toward internal coping skills
• Development of an action plan
• Generation of thoughts, feelings, and problem solving skills
• Crisis intervention can be completed in one session or a series of sessions
Loss and Grief Counseling
Loss can come in many forms. The most common type of loss is the death of a loved one. As humans we suffer other types of losses like, loss of a pet, loss of a job or promotion, loss of income, divorce, etc. All of these losses can affect of area of a person’s life and generate more losses.Treatment with Jan will include:
• Assessment of loss and history of past losses
• Assessment of strengths and coping skills
• Supportive counseling
• Understanding of stages of loss and grief
• Development of support systems
• Development of internal strengths and coping skills
• Generation and formulation of an action plan
Stress Management
Sometimes we experience stress from the work environment, finances, loved ones, and events that are out of our control. Constant stress can cause symptoms such as constant worry, irritability, insomnia, muscle tension, and headaches to name a few.Treatment with Jan will include:
• Detailed assessment and evaluation of stresses
• Assessment of past coping skills
• Development of treatment goals and a plan
• Identification of dysfunctional vs. rational thinking and emotions
• Use of thinking and emotions logs
• Journaling
• Relaxation techniques
• Identification and use of spirituality and religious beliefs