Emotional disturbance describes children and adolescents with mental health issues that cause troubling or abnormal emotional experiences. It could include anxiety, developmental disorders, cognitive impairment, depression, defiance, and other problematic behavior.
Available Treatment Options
Therapist interventions aim to reduce problematic behaviors, increase the ability to cope with stressful and triggering situations that lead to emotional disturbances, and develop tools and skills that boost self-confidence and stability.
Therapists Who Specialize in Helping Those Who Struggle With Emotional Disturbance
I provide real strategies to build healthy relationships and find joy and happiness in marriage. Experience controlling anger and anxiety in stressful situations. Don’t let the symptoms overtake your life. When life presents such challenges, the very real physical symptoms of insomnia, increased anxiety, and the inability to fully enjoy the people and things you love, can make peace and happine...
Do you feel you have goals in life but are having trouble moving forward because you criticize yourself and get in your own way? Do you find you are not getting what you hope for in your relationships? Therapy provides a way to heal your pain as you recognize self-criticism and learn to let it go, helping you get to where you want to be. You will learn to recognize the difference between...
For many of us, family is at the center of our lives. It is the relationships within the family unit that serve as the primary source of an individual’s emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being. As a family therapist, I specialize in strengthening the family unit through individual counseling and couples therapy. I am a bilingual (Arabic-English) therapist who understands the important...
I provide psychological, developmental, and psychoeducational evaluations to children and adolescents. I focus on evaluating the whole child. I place equal weight on emotional/psychological and educational/behavioral aspects. I have special training and experience in early childhood evaluations and evaluations of autism spectrum disorder. In addition, I perform evaluations for children/teens...
In this time of deep transition and uncertainty we all need relief from the unknown. Asking for support and reaching out is an important step in caring for yourself. Whether you are struggling with anxiety, depression, loneliness, or trauma resurfacing from this year of isolation there is hope on the other side. Let us navigate this darkness together to gain understanding and insight to your...
Sometimes when we are struggling, what we really need is someone to be present while we experience parts of our selves and share thoughts and memories that we fear. And if that someone can show love and illuminate what we struggle to make sense of, then the work is unfolding. The healing is happening. I hope that I can be a part of that healing for you. I believe in the power of the therapeutic...
I approach our work as an evolving collaboration, fulfilling the profound and universal desire to be known and accepted. Using an integrative approach, I view effective therapy not as panacea, but as a ladder into the unknown: helping clients through obstacles towards specific goals, deeper into the self, outward toward another, and through challenging transitions. My particular training and...
*PROVIDING TELEHEALTH DURING COVID AND CURRENTLY ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS.* You want to feel better right now but you don’t know where to start. You feel overwhelmed and the voice inside your head is harder on you than anyone else- especially when you are feeling anxious, “not good enough,” or other uncomfortable emotions. Managing these symptoms with your friends, family, and other relationships ...
My name is Jenee Haines and I am a Licensed Independent Mental Health Practitioner that specializes in treating eating disorders, along with treating body image issues, depression, anxiety, OCD, relationship issues, life transitions, dual diagnoses and many other mental health issues for individuals and families. Therapy is a rewarding and challenging journey that we will embark on together! I...
I moved to NY 7 years ago with a B.A. in Psychology at Duke U. I have since worked in the fashion & hospitality industry, and graduated from Columbia U with an Ed. M. & M.A. in Counseling Psych. My international background has familiarized me with people from all walks—racial, religious, cultural,... This perspective, strengthened by my Master program’s focus on multicultural competency, direct...
*I am only providing telehealth services at this time.* Therapy can provide a safe space to sort through life's problems, receive support and empathy, and ultimately learn how to change to create more peace in your life. By the time we are teens, young adults, or more experienced adults, we can find ourselves stuck in certain thought or behavior patterns that are starting to be problematic. It’...
Are you everyone’s go-to person? The strong one? The one who holds it down for everyone else, while silently falling apart? Work-life balance have you feeling unbalanced, no time for self-care, overwhelmed by your to-do lists; but always have a solution for someone else? If so, you are the superhero! Where does the superhero go, and who do they talk to? Have you been searching for someone to he...
Whether you are entering therapy with a clear vision of what you are looking for or are more uncertain of your goals, I will work with you to come up with strategies for growth and the development of optimal emotional health and functioning. I believe that healing occurs through the process of building a trusting therapeutic relationship. By creating a safe and confidential environment I will h...
Building on over 20 years of nonprofit social work with older adults and families, I am committed to a clinical practice that focuses on serving this unique population. I believe that growing older is a process of continual growth and that seeking therapy as a part of that growth is good for your health, your relationships, and your life. In my work with family caregivers, I provide critical...
( English | Русский ) At this time, I am not taking new clients. I work with individuals from different parts of the country and world, who are trying to figure out how to adjust to life today. Many of my clients come from other nations, where the norms are different and people live more communally. Most of my clients also have a history of trauma, narcissistic abuse, or issues stemming deeply...
