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
*NEW CLIENTS WELCOME!* WYFS therapists provide trauma-informed, compassionate and judgment-free services to the families we serve. We work from a strength-based, systemic perspective and help clients identify the resources they possess to overcome life's obstacles. Using a variety of interventions and treatment modalities, WYFS clinicians help clients clarify life goals, find greater peace and...
**Not Accepting New Clients Right This Moment** I work with dynamic women and men who want to do big things with their lives yet experience mood and health challenges that keep them from fully realizing their potential. I help them get centered, balanced, and healthy so they're happier, more vital ... and more fulfilled. I work with the "highly sensitive person" who struggles with self-acceptan...
I am passionate and energetic about the opportunity to provide you and your family with tangible tools & skills that will create momentum and make a positive shift in your life. I am incredibly heart centered, solution focused, and goal oriented. I will motivate & empower you to lean in, face adversity, move beyond your limitations, and to take control of your life. Through our sessions you wil...
Often family history and life experiences have taught us unhealthy skills of dealing with the painful events in our lives. You may have found yourself in place where you are reacting in ways you never thought you would and not living the life you want. It's common to not even know why you are feeling the way you do. Exhaustion, frustration, anger and being easily overwhelmed are just a few comm...
At each stage, we face different challenges that can be tough to move throughout. I specialize in treating adult individuals during transitions and adjustments through life. Being an adolescent is tough, but what about that decade or a few after? Emerging adults at the crossroads of life, love, and career. Women transforming into mothers, that perinatal and postpartum rollercoaster. A difficult...
WAIT LIST CLOSED - I want you to see progress, change, and results as quickly as possible while at the same time giving you as much time as you need to do your work. The space that we will share is one that is not judgmental - you are free to be who you are and wherever you happen to be in your life. If you've been struggling to make things work in your life, and you want to learn a different w...
**NOT ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS** Providing telehealth sessions. Hello, my name is Andrea and I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor. I have extensive experience in working within a variety of clinical settings. I currently enjoy clinical, supervisory and administrative positions between the private practice and agency settings. I find great joy in being a therapist and in working with folks of a...
We are,first and foremost,scientist practitioners. Our practice is guided by the most current research available. The treatments we utilize have been shown to be most effective in reducing symptoms and improving quality of life among patients with anxiety, mood and related disorders. We focus on what works. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is an umbrella term for methods that share a focus on...
My approach is to understand my client through a complete history of childhood and adult experiences so that we can together explore how the client perceives the world. Sometimes experiences can cause clients to be anxious, defensive or make poor choices. I hope to help clients see how these approaches may have been useful in other times in life but may be less useful now. Sometimes a new appro...
*NOT ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS. The relationships we've had throughout our life combined with life experiences impact us in many ways. The roots of depression and anxiety can take hold and we find ourselves struggling. Many of my clients describe their upbringing as stressful, and have experienced sexual, physical, emotional abuse or neglect. I would like to offer hope & healing. My training in...
(I am currently providing telephone sessions due to Covid-19). I am a licensed psychotherapist providing therapy for adult individuals dealing with depression, anxiety, and life transitions. My office is located in the inner Sunset neighborhood of San Francisco, and I offer both time-limited and open-ended therapy. I work collaboratively with clients, and believe that personal transformation is...
The typical clients I work with are like you and me, usually have successful careers, have a faith orientation, although not always, and have a tremendous longing to find, repair, or revitalize something gone wrong in themselves or in relationship with those closest. They are individuals and couples who are hurting at their core, who want more than just a quick fix, a few techniques, or merely ...
Working with complex couples, those dealing with major relationship issues like infidelity, infertility, illness, grief, family conflict, parenting issues, or contemplating divorce, are my passion. I take a non-judgmental stance that allows me to focus on the relationship as my client, while not taking sides. Whether you are struggling with depression, anxiety, stress, addiction, trauma, or oth...
I achieved my Masters degree in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology & in Art Therapy from Naropa U. located in Boulder, Colorado. I'm trained in EMDR, which is an effective form of treatment for trauma. In addition, I am the founder of Artvango, a nonprofit org offering expressive forms of therapy to children who have experienced challenging times. We have trauma trained therapist that use vari...
Making the decision to meet with a therapist and finding the one that is right for you is often a very difficult and overwhelming decision. It is my hope that this page will decrease some of those worries and provide you with a sense of hope. I strive to provide a welcoming and comfortable environment, and am trained in a variety of treatment approaches and techniques, as well as assessments an...
