At Balanced, LLC we offer a wide range of counseling services for individuals and families to help everyone achieve emotional wellness....
Adoption is the legal process that involves transferring the care of a child from biological parents to adoptive parents. Partners or individuals may choose adoption to raise children for various reasons. Similarly, an adopted person might go through phases when they wonder why their biological parents put them up for adoption. They also might experience confusion regarding the presence or absence of their biological parents in their life.
Available Treatment Options
Therapy for those involved in the adoption process aims to address emotions surrounding the experience. Therapists using therapeutic interventions may include a detailed look at the person’s past and how adoption affected them. Children who have been in the foster care system or were adopted may benefit from Play and Art therapies, which give them a creative outlet to express emotions.
Therapists Who Specialize in Helping Those Who Struggle With Adoption
Are you a concerned parent looking for new ideas and strategies to help your child? You are on the right track! After twenty five years of experience I can say with great confidence that you are not alone in the challenges of family life and you do not have to have it all figured out on your own. Children experience challenges differently from adults. They do not have the life experience and th...
There are many things that can interfere with and prevent having a joyful, peaceful and successful life. Grief, past trauma, depression, anxiety, low self-esteem and addictions can completely derail ones choices. Feeling frightened and alone and powerless is common among many adults now but this is not how life is meant to be. I specialize in helping people from adolescence to older adulthood f...
Nada es mas importante que tu paz interior. Nothing is more important than your inner peace. Do not let anyone or anything take your peace away. It is time to reinvent yourself and live a happier life. Psychotherapy can help you achieve peaceful emotions and a relaxed mind/body, creating a transformation by the renewal of your mind. Depression, anxiety and panic attacks can paralyze you and kee...
Esther Shin
Chicago
Illinois
Esther Shin
Chicago
Illinois
Ever experience panic attacks, but have no history of anxiety? Or do you feel sad, angry or irritated at everything, but don't know why? Do you think: "Something's wrong with me"; "I'm not good/smart/thin enough"; I'm a failure"; "Why do I keep making wrong choices". Maybe you're feeling stuck, trapped, and/or lost? If any of this sounds familiar, I can help you to make sense of what's happenin...
As a counselor, it is important to me to create a supportive environment and listen carefully to the reasons that led you to seek counseling. I will strive to be open, attentive, encouraging, and challenging to help you reach your counseling goals. I have experience working with a variety of ages and presenting concerns for treatment. I have worked with adults experiencing challenging life...
Kris Bryant
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Kris Bryant
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
[I am not currently accepting new clients.] You live on an emotional roller coaster. You can't keep friends or a job. Hurting yourself feels better than hurting others. You question whether your life is worth living. Perhaps you diagnosed yourself on the internet or your doctor told you that you need something called "DBT." DBT is what I live and breathe. Dialectical Behavior Therapy is the gol...
There are times we all feel disconnected, angry, sad, alone in our relationships, stuck in difficult patterns. It can be very painful, and we can feel helpless to change. But we don't have to be alone, and there is help. Counseling is a powerful, proven way for individuals, couples and families to feel supported as they discover the causes and conditions that underlie these difficult, disruptiv...
I am a licensed professional counselor, working with individuals, children, adolescents, couples, and families in Denton, Texas and nearby communities. I have over 15 years of experience in many areas, including grief, depression, school issues, ADHD, and relationship issues. I have extensive experience working with children and adolescents and their families....
"Finding the support we need, to help us through hard times, is such an important part of our personal journey. I believe in the power of a therapeutic relationship being one way to gain that support. I offer a comfortable, caring environment in hopes we can build on your strengths and create the life you desire." Danette believes in the power of helping others. She has spent most of her career...
I see every patient as an individual and collaboratively we assess what kind of work would be best. I use an integrated therapeutic approach drawing on insight oriented, cognitive-behavioral and mind/body modalities. My style is direct. The goal is for people to manage relationships better and meet personal goals. Simply said, therapy is used to help people cope better with problems in their...
If you are a member of the LGBTQ community you may want a therapist who is as well. It can be difficult to find someone with whom you feel comfortable and confident in sharing your deeply personal feelings and experiences uncensored. I am compassionate, relatable, unassuming and honest. I aim to normalize thoughts and behaviors while counseling my clients to make the changes they need to increa...
I believe that most children and adolescents can benefit from connecting with another adult to help them sort through their struggles, even short-term. Working in schools for the past 18 years has taught me how to work collaboratively with all the people in your child's life to help them to achieve success. I am able to see the "whole child" as a result, and treat accordingly. I have found that...
Months or even years after a life-threatening experience you may still find yourself watchful, on edge, and dreading the next disaster. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) allows you to shift out of this fight, flight or freeze mode. It allows you to put the past in the past and enjoy the present for what it has to offer. I learned EMDR in 2006 and, because I find it so effecti...
Juliana Varela
Saint Louis
Missouri
Juliana Varela
Saint Louis
Missouri
People seek therapy for variety of reasons, ranging from difficulties with a specific life event or a general pursuit for greater purpose and connectedness. Psychotherapy offers an arena for self exploration unlike any other and can prove to be a profoundly moving experience. I work with individuals affected by trauma, difficulties in relationships, depression/post-partum depression, infertilit...