Offered Modalities And Treatment APproaches

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One  on  one  (individual)  therapy  with  Andrea  can  be  extremely  beneficial  in  helping  you  reach  your goals;  whether  those  goals  are  for  you  or  for  your  child(ren).  Andrea  engages  in  individual  therapy  with  children,  adolescents,  and  adults.  She  is  educated  from  a  Cognitive  Behavioral  Therapy  framework  and  finds  many  benefits  to  bringing  these  skills  into  the  individual  therapy  setting. She  will  teach  you  skills  that  will  help  you  mitigate  negative  thoughts,  behaviors,  etc.,  which  will  be  tailored  to  fit  seemlessly  into  your  life.   Andrea  is  also  solution-focused  in  her  treatment,  meaning  that she  is  future-focused  and  goal-directed.  This  does  not  mean  that  the  past  cannot  be  discussed;  just  that  it  will  not  be  all  that  is  discussed.  Processing  events  that  brought  you  to  where  you  are  today  is  extremely  important.  Arguably  more  important,  however,  is  developing  solutions  to  the  problem  and  plans  for  improvement. Of  note,  Andrea  is  also  certified  in  Trauma-Focused  Cognitive  Behavioral  Therapy for  children  and  adolescents.  Please  ask  for  more  information  about  this  treatment!  

Often,  people  think  that  family  therapy  must  mean  that  all  members  of  the  family  are  together  in  one  counseling  room,  addressing  topics  that  affect  the  family  unit.  While  that  is  entirely  possible,  many  family  therapy  sessions  look  very  different  than  that.  It  can  include  one  child  and  one  parent  (or  both  parents),  more  than  one  child  and  one  or  both  parents, or  parents  without  children  present.  As  long  as  the  aim/goal  is  to  improve  the  functioning  of  the  family  unit,  we’re  engaging  in  family  therapy.  Some  topics  that  are  commonly  discussed  in  family  therapy  are  conflict  within  the  family,  disrespectful  behavior  displayed  by  children,  ineffective  communication,  high-risk  behaviors  on  behalf  of  the  child(ren)  or  the  parent(s),  and  much  more.  Similar  to  individual  therapy,  Andrea  approaches  family  therapy  from  a  solution-focused  and  client-centered  stance.  She  also  incorporates  Cognitive  Behavioral  Therapy  techniques  into  the  family  therapy  setting.