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
Catherine Salum is a bilingual Licensed School Psychologist working in South Florida who specializes in Psycho-Educational Evaluations. Her professional focus is on conducting comprehensive evaluations that provide an action plan for your child, adolescent, or young adult to achieve their full academic and emotional potential. Catherine believes that every child has strengths and potential that...
Now taking clients for fully online teletherapy. It’s hard to know when its time to reach out for help when it seems like there are so many overwhelming challenges around every corner. If you have been trying to manage things and it just isn’t working out the way you’d like, please give me a call. We start out by defining what it is that you want to be different, maybe it’s to feel more happy,...
The Hope Center provides Professional Mental Health Counseling and Life Coaching services to individuals, couples and families experiencing difficulties that prohibit them from successfully adjusting to life's challenges. Many individuals face challenges that evoke emotions that serve to hinder the individual, create dysfunctional beliefs, and form a general dissatisfaction in life. These...
Our vision at Hillview Farm is to provide a peaceful place for people to connect with nature, the intuitive healing power of horses, and themselves: both mentally and physically. Hillview Farm specializes in Equine Assisted Psychotherapy. Appointments available for individuals, families, couples, and groups (corporate group scheduling as well). Please visit our website for additional informatio...
Erin specializes in helping adults who are struggling with a past or present trauma, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, mood disorders, and life transitions. She is also trained is EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing). Her goal as a therapist is to provide a safe place where the client and her can come together to develop and achieve goals. She looks to offer a non-judgmental,...
I believe counseling is a medium from which clients can work towards actualizing their best self. This starts by gaining a good understanding of early relational experiences and how those foundational beliefs about oneself and others influence current functioning. I work collaboratively with clients to determine what feels important to explore and ways in which they want to feel better. My...
Listening to you in a safe, supportive space, I can help you through a crisis and find solutions together, whether it’s you, a partner or a child who needs help. I can assist with grief, trauma, relationships, anxiety, depression, addictions, IEP planning, ADHD, learning or behavior problems, among others. You may be feeling hopeless or overwhelmed. I know seeking therapy may not be easy. Takin...
Deeper presence, ease, and connection are possible. Together we can explore ways you may have developed patterns and stories in your life that have taught you to disconnect, shutdown, and constrict your vitality and passion. My work with you will help you remember and connect to your most wise and compassionate self in order to observe and unravel habits and behaviors that may be getting in the...
My intention in working with you is to hold a safe and inviting space while we identify and progress toward your goals together. I enjoy working with individuals interested in personal growth and who hope to lead a more fulfilled life. I also have experience helping individuals facing depression, anxiety, trauma, physical and sexual abuse, suicidality, and family conflict. I am a certified Circ...
Welcome! You are taking the first step toward a better you! I am an experienced psychotherapist, currently taking on new clients at my office in North Bethesda (just teletherapy for now). Also note that I will soon be opening up another office in Baltimore and accepting local clients for teletherapy. I strive to help my clients develop hope and deep insight using an eclectic approach--borrowing...
I work with behavioral issues in children, depressed or anxious teens, frustrated and concerned parents, as well as individuals who just want a better life. Through individual, family or child therapy sessions, I help people gain skills to better manage emotions, cope with challenging feelings, and build better relationships. There’s a reason that many of my clients come to me as word of mouth...
The decision to start psychotherapy for yourself or a loved one can be difficult, if not overwhelming. Also, with the negative stigma attached to mental health, how do you determine who is best equipped to help you or your child? Working with a licensed psychologist ensures the highest level of care. I will work with you to develop realistic and attainable treatment goals to help you and your...
If you are suffering the damaging effects of anxiety and depression, you might be feeling all alone--isolated, marginalized and unseen. Your personal trauma history, problems with sexual identity, HIV status, drug use and/or addiction, or history of failed relationships might be contributing to feelings of guilt, shame, and hopelessness. How do you move forward, create a purposeful life and...
( English | español ) Diana focuses on helping her clients reach their full potential (wherever that may be) if you are ready to LEAP into a better tomorrow or walk through past/current issues in your life, Diana can help. She has been a social worker for over ten years in a variety of settings and has been practicing therapy for the last five years. Diana understands that at times all we need ...
Do you often find yourself worrying about the important relationships in your life? Maybe you’re wondering what happened to the sense of connection you once felt with your partner? Or perhaps you’re stuck in a painful pattern with someone you care deeply about, but you can’t figure out how to get unstuck? For many of us, relationships are central to our life, and we crave deep and meaningful...
