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
Have you been feeling tense or stressed out? Perhaps you feel upset about current life challenges, are feeling overwhelmed by the demands of modern-day parenting or family life, or are feeling stuck or unfulfilled in your career or life in general. I provide individual therapy to adults, young adults and adolescents who are struggling with issues such as depression, anxiety, parenting problems,...
Anyone can become stuck or overwhelmed with life's demands. My warm, kind approach combines compassion and encouragement to move forward. For over 20 years, I've worked passionately to support women & men in their desire for growth, health, healing, and fine tuning their resilience. In a non-judgmental, collaborative, therapeutic environment, I both encourage and challenge my clients. Building ...
Psychotherapy offers a unique opportunity to examine issues that impact our quality of life, as well as a powerful tool to promote true healing and lasting change. I work together with Individuals and families to help bring awareness and healing to the source of their emotional stress and pain, to hopefully enable them to live their lives more fully and contently. I have over 16 years of...
Whether struggling with the effects of past experiences, or dealing with current issues that are impeding quality of life, I believe every individual has within herself/himself the potential to create change. My goal is to develop a working alliance with each client to identify skills and strengths we can tap to begin the process of change....
In the most basic terms, my professional interests are in the areas of health, identity, and personal growth. My approach is integrative and tailored to the client's needs. Therapeutic sessions attend to clients' current distress and foster awareness on how certain behaviors that were once adaptive may no longer be of benefit. The intention is to decrease distress, foster awareness, and encoura...
I believe everyone deserves to be happy in life and in their relationships. At times, this can be challenging and people tend to get "stuck." Asking for help can be hard, but so rewarding when you take the risk to change and build awareness. With professional skills, loads of compassion, and a collaborative effort I can definitely help adults, teenagers, and families in figuring out how to get...
I specialize in counseling children, adolescents and adults experiencing a wide range of disorders and struggles including, but not limited to, anxiety, depression, grief and loss, difficult life transitions, behavioral concerns, and relationship issues. I provide an environment of acceptance, warmth, and respect and offer a collaborative approach to therapy by helping to guide individuals thro...
I believe everyone already has the capability within themselves to heal. My job is to help them access the tools to bring about hope and change. I provide a non-judgmental, safe environment for the individual to explore and process their needs while educating them on ways to cope and manage their identified area of concern. I specialize in the area of trauma. This includes...
DeVine Interventions Group, LLC is a general mental health practice in NW Philadelphia, offering in-person and video sessions. Hours are flexible. Gary DeVine is licensed, insured, and credentialed by insurance companies and EAP's. Treatment is evidence based, utilizing CBT, MI, ACT and Rogerian techniques. This practice is also faith-based, for those who are Christian. My ideal client has...
Seeking counseling can be a difficult decision, and a giant step in your personal growth. It takes courage to reach out for help and I believe we all need help from others at some point in our lives. If you decide I'm the right counselor for you, let's build a therapeutic relationship and walk through this growth process together. My strength is in providing a genuinely safe and accepting...
Are you drained from your stressful life? Are you contemplating if therapy is the right choice for you, your teen or family? Deciding can be such a difficult choice. My goal is to create a safe environment even when it can be difficult to share your thoughts, challenges and fears. Together we can create trust, hope, goals and change. I provide a place of non judgment and collaboratively we can...
****Adolescent online DBT group starting Tuesday September 8th at 7:30pm!**** Kids don't come with manuals, especially when tragedy strikes. At Busy Bee Therapy, we specialize in child therapy, providing the highest quality evidence based treatment for children (from infants to 18 years old) who have experienced trauma, such as child maltreatment, family discord, domestic violence, bullying, et...
Horizon Integrated Wellness Group, PLLC was developed with the idea that peoples' struggles and challenges are not a reflection of them having failed in their lives, but rather, an array of experiences, exchanges, and relationships the individual has in the context of some or all of them. We offer a unique approach that considers people's relationships, families, work/career, and the...
I help people find relief and clarity. Are you in a stressful situation? Do you overthink and analyze everything? Or, maybe you are feeling down and unmotivated. I use research based strategies and interventions to help people who are experiencing things like, work stress and burnout, relationship problems, adjustment issues to life changes, grief and bereavement, low self esteem, anxiety,...
I think the Beatle, Sir Paul McCartney sang it best, "I get by with a little help from my friends". All the interconnections with people, good or bad, have profoundly impacted who we are; the therapeutic relationship is another profound crossing of paths where deep calls to deep, and a little help on the journey is sacred. I work from a dynamic view of personhood and explore the interconnection...
