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
Neda Sanai, M.A., LMFT is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT 121144) practicing individual, couple, group, and family psychotherapy. Neda received her Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology, with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy, from Pepperdine University's Graduate School of Education and Psychology. While obtaining her Masters, she worked at The Maple Counseling Center i...
"If you are struggling with life adjustments, relationships, work life balance, stress, anxiety, depression and just do not feel your life is where it should be, I want to help you. I believe that every individual has the potential to heal and become stronger and more confident. Let me walk with you on that path to success and self care toward a stronger and healthier you." Corina McCulloh B.S....
Often by the time an individual is entering my office, they have become bogged down and overwhelmed by stress in their life. It is my goal to help quiet the mind (and the busy, stressful world) enough to get in touch with the heart and find true healing. I am a down-to-earth therapist - essentially just another being walking this path of life and trying to find fulfillment in it. I deeply value...
I'm Jason Dax Hays. Call me Dax. I specialize in treating adults and have been doing so via community mental health as a licensed professional since 2011. I have worked as a mental health paraprofessional since 2004. I'm good with people in crisis. I have met people and worked through their chronic mental illnesses with them - seeing them at their worst but eventually watching them flower into...
My goal is to help make counseling feel comfortable, safe, and at your pace. We will work collaboratively to help you find your strength, feel empowered and confident, and rediscover meaning and purpose in your life. Talking through past or present tough experiences or hurts can be difficult. It’s tempting to try and ignore them or minimize how they are impacting you. Therapy can be a safe spac...
I believe many adults are living an unfulfilled life due to unprocessed traumatic events that took place in their past. Present hardships may also encourage poor decision making which can result in regrets. Using biblical principles, I help guide individuals during their toughest seasons, and remind them that hope still lives. In addition to adults, I am experienced in helping adolescents cope ...
I received my Master of Social Work from the University of Arkansas and have served the mental health needs of the Northwest Arkansas area since 2004. I am clinically trained in building and maintaining relationships and have years of experience providing counseling services in the Northwest Arkansas and River Valley school districts. I have provided therapy to clients of all ages, maintaining ...
I provide specialized professional and effective mental health treatments. Instead of looking at mental health problems as issues, I like to look at them as life hurdles that we can work through together to achieve an all around healthier mind, body, and perspective.I specialize in helping you: Identify contributing factors and find ways to change, accept or adapt; Identify strengths, learn and...
Life is full of challenges that can weigh us down and prevent us from living in our highest potential with satisfaction, vitality, and joy. It can be confusing to see how to move ahead and hard to try new things, even when we have a sense for what needs to change or what could be better. As a therapist who works with both adults and children, we can work together to move through current challen...
"Compassion is one of the few things we can practice that will bring immediate and long-term happiness to our lives"-Dalai-Lama. We often forget-or-struggle to be compassionate towards ourselves. Making it difficult to validate our experiences. In my capacity as your Clinical therapist, I will provide a space to allow you to do just that. Ideally, a balance-and-peace in your life-and-relationsh...
I am a licensed Clinical Psychologist with 30+ years experience providing individual, group, and couples therapy, forensic, personality and medical assessments and court testimony. I specialize in helping people who are stuck... in depression, anxiety, anger, in broken relationships, and in past trauma. Additionally as a LSOTP-S I treat youth with sexual behavior problems. In office and...
I have been treating children, adolescents and young adults in my private practice since 2002. I specialize in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), solution focused counseling and behavioral skills training. Clinical specialties include assessment and treatment of ADHD and anxiety, sports psychology therapy as it relates to performance and treatment of adjustment and depressive disorders. I have...
( English | español ) (Not accepting new clients). I generally offer free counseling to BIPOC individuals- I stand in solidarity with you. My clients find me fun, creative, relaxed, safe, and easy to talk to. I have been in the helping fields for over seven years. I love being able to help children, teens, adults, couples and families tap into their inner courage and strength to navigate throug...
Are you overwhelmed with stress? Are you dealing with change, or transition? Have you have suffered a significant loss? Are you struggling with staying on task, difficulty focusing, lack of motivation, or setting limits? Maybe you want to understand yourself, your family of origin and other relationships more fully. Is your spiritual journey lonely? Is what you have believed changing? Are your ...
We’re living in challenging times. If you feel overwhelmed with feelings of fear, loneliness, depression or anxiety, you’re not alone. Maybe the trauma of your past continues to resurface, making it hard to move forward in your relationships, your work, or toward your goals. People are not built to solve everything alone. Working with an experienced & compassionate therapist can help lighten yo...
