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
( English | español ) We all carry wounds and pain with us that can weigh us down, preventing us from becoming the person or mother we want to be. The moment we begin to heal those wounds, we blossom and grow into the individual we are capable of becoming. If you are feeling anxious, depressed, angry, stuck, resentful, unable to communicate needs and have positive relationships with others or...
Life is ever changing, and with change can bring a plethora of other emotions including stress, depression and anxiety. It takes strength to seek help when we are feeling most vulnerable. I aim to create a safe, warm, and supportive connection with another person and use that connection to cultivate change. I'd like to help you become empowered to accomplish your own goals and to take control o...
I see clients with a wide range of reasons for entering therapy, including partner and work relationships, parenting challenges, confusion around life focus, and a desire for deeper work using dreams and other unconscious sources from within, and more. I see adults and children. My work is informed by various trainings, study and thought, put to use depending on the client's needs and goals....
My deepest professional aspiration is to enable others to discover their own motivations for change and to find within themselves the ability to take responsibility for their thought life and thus find the power to take actions and thereby make dramatic and transformative changes in their lives. In working with individuals, couples, and groups, my aim is to foster self-esteem, coping skills and...
Finding the right therapist can be exhausting and at times discouraging. You need someone you can connect with, while also getting the support, encouragement and clinical expertise you so desperately need to handle what you are walking through. I have over 15 years of experience working with teenagers, families, couples in crisis and providing individual and group therapy in a multi-cultural,...
As I enter tonight's journal entry I sit here thinking I'm not sure what happened to me. I don't feel the same anymore, not towards my spouse, not towards myself. I'm overwhelmed by the stressors of life, and they seemed to have taken over my spirit, energy and my relationships. I feel anxious, depressed, disconnected and most of all confused. I want to feel good again, I want the love of my li...
Do you struggle with anxious racing thoughts that won't go away ? It is like trying to hold an enormous inflatable beach ball under water, but it keeps popping up? When a person experiences trauma or life stressors it is not uncommon for their lives to unravel. My purpose and passion is to bring healing to people who have been through traumatic/stressful experiences. I help my clients who inclu...
Each of us encounters challenges in life that at times feel too difficult to face alone. As an experienced therapist, with warmth, compassion, empathy and respect, I help clients navigate through these times. Whether you are facing a difficult life transition, dealing with loss, having conflict in your relationship(s), experiencing depression or anxiety, or simply not living the life you want t...
Life can throw so many difficult things at us, and sometimes we need help to cope and heal. I have enjoyed working with adults, youths and families in varied community and mental health settings over the past 24 years! I have experience treating clients who struggle with anxiety, substance abuse, depression, trauma and interpersonal abuse. I also have experience facilitating drug and alcohol...
Here at IPG, we know it's the connection between therapist and client that is most important. We have around 30 therapists through 3 offices in Freehold, Highland Park, and Jersey City. Since 1983 we've combined compassionate care with high-level expertise. We provide individual, family, child, and relationship counseling for problems ranging from depression to life transitions to marital strif...
You are one step closer to a new you! I enjoy helping adolescent and adult clients find solutions through a balance of support and challenge. When you're on my couch, I work as hard as you do. I believe in helping you change your thoughts to change your feelings to change your behaviors which will change your life! I have worked in a variety of settings: an inpatient psychiatric hospital, publi...
Ashley is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with a BA in Psychology from USF and a MA in Mental Health Counseling from Argosy University. She enjoys working with individuals and couples on issues related to grief and loss, addiction, affair recovery, divorce recovery, life transitions, depression/anxiety, and over all well-being. Her new passion lies in helping couples overcome perpetual marit...
Welcome! I know searching for a therapist, for the first or fifteenth time, can sometimes feel daunting. I truly believe just starting the search is a big step in attuning to what we need. I have experience working together with adults exploring a wide range of needs, including anxiety, life transitions, relationship issues, depression, family issues, fertility, pregnancy, postpartum, parenting...
I believe that therapy as a proactive tool used by an individual to make their life more fulfilling and productive. Therapy should not be viewed as an indication of mental illness, but rather , as mental health. Therapy is a way for a person to gain more understanding about themselves and those in their life and make positive changes, deal with issues such as addiction or other self defeating...
I have over 25 years counseling experience as both a mental health and substance abuse counselor. Some of those years were as a Psychiatric Medic in the military, including the Gulf War. I am committed to counseling those who are struggling with life adversities, trials and tribulations who are suffering from mood disorders, anxiety, grief, stress, substance abuse, relationship issues, and issu...
