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 believe everyone has the potential and resources for positive change. My role is to help clients access their own strengths and resilience to make desired changes. I use an experiential, emotion-focused approach to treatment. I work with clients to reduce distress and enhance interpersonal relationships by resolving negative emotional experiences and strengthening attachment bonds. I use play...
I have been a licensed professional counselor since 2007 and have worked in a clinical environment for over a decade. My experience is extensive, including individual, group and family therapies, counseling hundreds of clients experiencing everything from daily life struggles to more pervasive challenges. My goals are first to listen, and then find pathways to empower my clients in a supportive...
I believe our capacity to connect, both with ourselves and with those we love is vital to our happiness. When we are in a state of disconnection, we can feel anxious, isolated, empty, and depressed. I get this, and feel its my job to provide a safe place where you can trust, feel respected and cared for, in the process of therapy. I understand its difficult to feel worried, discouraged, and...
Will works with teenagers, adults, couples, and families helping them develop personally and to overcome obstacles in their lives. He has spent the past fifteen years helping families as a counselor, a director of a local Young Life Area, a professor, and a volunteer. Will specializes in helping people improve their functioning and personal health. He has extensive training to expertly treat...
"Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." (George Bernard Shaw) Finding greater self awareness allows you stop self-defeating behaviors and destructive patterns of living. I help individuals and couples to heal, grow and achieve their true potential. I approach counseling and coaching with joy and a belief in the unlimited potential that exists in each and every one ...
Welcome to my practice. I provide a practical yet warm style of therapy. I have provided mental health services for the past 20 years. I am experienced assisting children, families, indiviuals and couples in living a more fulfilled life with improved relationships....
I offer psychoanalytic/psychodynamic psychotherapy to adults and couples. My approach aims to resolve longstanding patterns that keep clients from embodying their potential. The past can intrude on the present, hijacking the ability to meet novelty flexibly, to be in relationships, to parent effectively, or to look creatively towards a future. It can drain us of our psychological, spiritual,...
I work with individuals and couples seeking to understand and resolve issues that get in the way of a fulfilling life and satisfying personal relationships. Whether struggling with longstanding issues or recent life transitions, we may find ourselves locked into familiar but uncomfortable patterns that prevent us from engaging fully in our lives. I offer a collaborative and attentive presence a...
I am a licensed clinical psychologist who has been working within the field for 10+ years. My work focuses on both assessment and treatment of toddlers, children, and teens who are experiencing difficulties with behavior, mood, development, and cognition. Though I tailor my treatment to the individual needs of each client, I most often incorporate behavioral and solution-focused techniques and...
Reflections Counseling Group was founded on the principle that everyone is capable of living a full and healthy life. It is not until we take the time to evaluate and reflect on life's experiences that we begin to live out the life we have and move towards the life we want. Taking an honest assessment of what is before us is where the work begins. I strive to empower and uplift each client I...
I truly have a passion for connecting with people and believe in providing a safe place for healing and growth. Therapy is a process and relies heavily on the connection a person has with the therapist. I look at that process as a journey. I work from the viewpoint in which I am a partner along for the journey of change, rather than an authoritarian expert. I strive to work as an active team...
In my own life I have leaned that while asking for help is often hard, is it necessary. I see myself as a giving professional, here to help others clarify and seek solutions and coping mechanisms for their pain and struggle. I have had 20+ years of experience in issues such as addiction, codependence, anxiety, depression, parenting, and relationship issues. While I am happy to see teenagers and...
Four words represent the heart of my counseling focus while working with adults and couples for over 25 years. These words are: Hurts, Habits, Home and Heaven. 1) HURTS are past or recent wounds that a person needs help and healing from; 2) HABITS are repetitive and unwanted emotions, thoughts and activities that control a person; 3) HOME represents our most important relationships between...
***NOT ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS UNTIL APRIL 2021*** I am a licensed psychologist treating women and girls, with a particular interest in preteens, teens, and young adults. My goal is to provide a safe, trusting, and caring environment for each of my clients. I am compassionate and encouraging and know that sometimes people need to be challenged in order to take the risks that facilitate change. I...
