WHAT WE DO
FAMILY THERAPY
We are born into families and our lives are lived in connection with our families, whether that is biological family or family that we choose. As we grow we learn not only important life skills, values, and what is important in life, from our families, we also learn how to love and care for others. Sometimes we find that we may need help with any of these aspects of life. Perhaps we need help leaving old unhealthy behaviors we learned from our families behind; or maybe we need help learning better ways of communicating with our loved ones. Whatever the reason, we at TorreAlta Behavioral Health, LLC are here to help you discover and adopt new healthier ways of functioning as a family. We strive to help create a caring, open, and honest environment where everyone feels safe expressing their needs and fostering growth.
Couples therapy
In a couple? Engaged? Married? No matter the stage in your relationship, there can be bumps in the road at times. Sometimes no matter how hard you may try, couples can find their relationship is struggling. It can be an issue as simple as miscommunication, or an issue as complicated as infidelity. No matter the issue, we strive to help you create healthy loving relationships, founded on trust and mutual respect. Are you feeling like your relationship is in need of help? Feel like your relationship could simply use some pre-marital therapy to lay a solid foundation for your marriage? We are here to help.
Individual Therapy
There are many reasons people seek help in individual therapy. Sometimes people need help making decisions, about an opportunities, relationships, or any pressing issues. Sometimes others are contending with more significant difficulties; they may be struggling, in pain, confused, or just not feeling like themselves. I work with individuals to create a more objective view of their issues and concerns so they may gain strength and clarity to gain control and work through them.
Some issues that many people are coming to individual therapy for are (but nor limited to):
Grief and Loss
Divorce and/or Recovery From Divorce
Breakup
Anxiety
Depression
Shame
Guilt
Issues From the Past
Working alongside people to help them create lasting change in their lives and relationships is the goal of Individual Therapy. Positive, empowering, change is possible.
Play Therapy
Play Therapists understand that children may not possess the ability to talk about the issues they are struggling with in the same way that adults are capable of. In order to help children fully express themselves, be heard, and work through their issues, children need to be able to communicate effectively with their therapist. Play Therapy views PLAY as the natural language of children, which fosters quality communication in therapy.
The Association for Play Therapy describes play therapy as:
“More simply put, child 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 three to 12 years, to better express themselves and resolve their problems.”
Adolescents
Navigating the rocky teen years can be rough at times. Pressure to fit in; new young romances; pressure for academic achievement; stress; anxiety; cutting; depression; these are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to teen issues. Here at TorreAlta Behavioral Health, LLC, we work to help our teens get through those rough patches as smoothly as possible. We create an environment of caring and understanding, as we tackle the struggles that being a teen in this modern age can create. If you feel like your teen would benefit from the support and structure that therapy can provide, we encourage you to reach out to us and schedule an appointment.