"Becoming yourself is a lifelong unfolding - there's no deadline."
Much of the teen experience is challenged by difficult decisions. Sometimes those decisions are complicated by on-set of depression, anxiety, or difficulties with self-esteem. This period of development challenges many as the demands of emotional, physiological, social and academic changes can be exhausting. I am here to help assess, support and equip your teen in developing skills necessary to not just move through these years but to embrace and enjoy them.
- Assessments and Interventions for Anxiety, depression, mood, trauma, and risk
- Healthy expression and boundaries through DBT skills training; CBT; expressive therapies; supportive psychotherapy
- Family Work: Rebuilding healthy relationships, setting limits, supporting healthy development
- Suicide Assessments
- Alcohol and Drug Abuse Assessment
Sessions are 55 mins focussing on a variety of concerns, and interventions, including but not limited To:
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Divorce
- Self Care
- Stress Mangement
- Social Difficulties
- Transitional life issues, creating stress and uncertainty
- Classroom Behaviors
- Personality Disorders
- Risk taking behaviors
- ADHD/Impulsive Behavior
Family Counseling
- Improving Communication
- Establishing consistent and organized parenting
- Resolving Family Conflict
- Healing past wounds
- Setting healthy boundaries
- Recognizing Strengths
- Processing Family Trauma
- Blending families: Pro-active and Retro-active solutions
- Celebrating and find joy together
- Psycho Education on mental illness, behavior challenges, and impact on family members
- Parent Coaching.
I will gather a complete and comprehensive history and work with you from a strengths based approach, together finding a starting point and allowing the journey of healing and joy to begin. Some specialities and background specialities of Heather include:
- TFCBT
- DBT
- CBT
- PCIT
- Behavior Modification
- Structural Family Therapy
- Systems Theory
- Motivational Interviewing
- Client Centered Approaches
- Developmental Psychology
- Psychotherapy
- Art Therapy
- Breathing and mindfulness techniques
- Recovery approaches
- and many other trainings, and approaches utilized to meet the individual needs.