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
COVID-19 has created new challenges for children, parents, partners, and especially teens and young adults faced with academic and career uncertainty. Anxiety, depression and traumatic stress associated with the new “normal” required by social distancing and isolation affects everyone. Psychotherapy offers a unique opportunity during this time to strengthen our relationships with our families,...
**ONLINE and OFFICE appts available!** I believe that change and healing is possible for everyone, and I enjoy joining with people on their journey in realizing their full potential, drawing on individual strengths. When life gets overwhelming, I provide a safe and collaborative environment to assist you in navigating life's changes and finding balance. I have worked in the behavioral health fi...
Live with a sense of purpose as you identify your mission in life so that the stressors and disappointments of life will seem like challenges to be overcome and lessons to be learned. Learn to live in the moment, to be able to let go of past negative experiences, and to trust yourself to be able to face future challenges. Learn to care for yourself, to nurture yourself, as well as care for and...
( English | español ) I provide services to individuals with an open heart and open mind. I base our work on where you are mentally and emotionally. Together we examine past traumas and current stressors to begin to understand why sometimes we get to a place we never thought we would be. With an emphasis on positive psychology and learning to identify and grow strengths, we begin the healing...
Is your life lacking inner peace and joy? Do you feel overwhelmed and feel that you have lost yourself? Stuck in a never ending cycle of depressed feelings, anxiousness and worry? Are your relationships with your family and friends strained or broken? Life and relationships can be hard. You may have suffered trauma, hurt or loss. You may be dealing with situations over which you feel you have n...
I enjoy working with clients of all ages, from all cultural backgrounds and from all walks of life. I offer outreach therapy for individuals, couples, families, and groups. After graduate school, I moved to Massachusetts, where I worked in both the traditional office setting, and in outreach, where I counseled clients in their homes. My lifelong love and appreciation for the outdoors called me ...
Anxiety, Depression, Stress, & Relationships can be exhausting, especially if you have low Self-esteem, Attachment injuries, or experienced Neglect, or Trauma. It's hard being human. Our developmental history, relational patterns, brain hardwiring, thinking patterns, emotional states, & personality traits affect how we function in ALL aspects of life. If you are here right now, then you may be...
*Our practice is currently full. Please check back in January 2021 for updates as we review our capacity and existing client need.* ---------------------------------------------------- Looking for support with ASD, trauma recovery, anxiety management, ADHD, or challenging interpersonal dynamics? I enjoy connecting with clients ages 8 and up navigating a broad range of experiences, concerns, and...
Whether it's depression, anxiety or addiction, just know there is a a way for things to get better. Even, in what may seem to be the worst of circumstances, we can work together to get things back on track for you and your family. My approach is non-judgmental. I believe it's important to get to know each person and understand their perspective. I've worked with many people through tough...
Life is often filled with challenges and difficulties. Many of us can be left feeling STUCK, UNHAPPY, UNFULFILLED, or HOPELESS. Though you may feel that way today, life can always change for the better. Whether you want to work through issues from your PAST that are impacting PRESENT, or perhaps you are having trouble navigating difficult relationships, or maybe you just don't feel like life is...
Looking for a therapist can feel frightening and overwhelming. This is especially true if you are one of those individuals who have it all put together, yet often worry about what others may think. Do you struggle with feelings of loneliness, fear, guilt, shame, anger, difficulties trusting others and difficulties feeling joy. Therapy is a transformational process and I certainly understand bei...
Are you seeking to feel a greater sense of belonging in your life--a deeper and safer connection to yourself, others, and your environment? Are you wanting to feel more embodied, alive--free from past trauma? My commitment to each client is to create a space where conscious relationship and complete authenticity invite the body to listen to itself and move through old wounds, allowing for...
Hello, I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and I am a Certified Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapist with EMDRIA. EMDR accesses the brain's innate ability to overcome the obstacles of past trauma. I understand how past traumas can lend to people feeling "stuck," and can contribute to a great many symptoms and problematic behaviors. I work with people from age...
If you are miserable in your relationship(s), whether with loved ones or yourself, I can help. Folks who benefit most from my help are at a life transition point or at the brink of a new growth stage: in themselves, in their primary relationship, in their family, or in their career – sometimes all at once. Often times these folks feel held back by one key factor, and that key factor is either a...
My goal is to help each person achieve their personal best in life, to live life with meaning and purpose, and to find fulfillment and enjoyment in their professional and personal lives. Many difficulties in relationships start with dysfunctional communication. Gifted with strong interpersonal communication skills, I am able to help individuals and family members expand their communication...
