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
Your goals may be to live your best life, be your best self, and feel happy. However, you may feel stuck, have anxiety or fears preventing you from moving forward, or you may feel unmotivated or unhopeful. Therapy can help you develop a deeper understanding of yourself, gain new perspectives of your situations, provide support, and be a change agent in your journey. I use a variety of technique...
Are you experiencing a life transition that has contributed to feelings of sadness or worry? Have you come to a decision that involves living your life more authentically? Our life experiences do not define who we are as an individual. However, our experiences in life may contribute to patterns of behaviors or thoughts that can feel emotionally exhausting. At some point we may begin searching f...
Hi- You have probably either chanced across, or deliberately come to my website because of a recommendation or your personal interest in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). I am passionate about EMDR as an approach to healing not only recent trauma, but also in approaching experiences buried deep in the past. Therapy, and EMDR specifically, helps liberate us from learned...
Having trained in several models of contemporary, evidence-based psychotherapy, I believe firmly that there is no "single" treatment that works best for everyone. Instead, I have found that therapy is most effective when it is tailored to the unique needs of each client. After all, we each have distinctive histories, biologies, identities, relationships, ambitions, etc. Given how spectacularly...
*NO OPENINGS* You're doing the best you can yet you still feel like you're walking through life on autopilot, like you're here but not here. You vaguely remember the last time you got excited about anything and sometimes you're not sure if you even like yourself. Maybe you constantly worry about things and can't seem to focus. At times, you might feel like your emotions are all over the place a...
Hello! I'm happy you're reading my profile since there are many profiles on this website. You might ask, "How am I different from other therapists?" Well, for starters, I am a man (I can't believe how many female therapists there are on Cleveland's west side!). My chief strength is helping adults, adolescents, and children who are struggling with depression and anxiety. I have been told by my...
Stressed, unhappy, unfocused, unmotivated? A distant, angry relationship that was loving, romantic, or safe? Wish to improve your ability to focus, relax, not worry? Considering changes in your career, relationship? Confused by your marriage, by being new parents or by your child or teenager? Want to stop smoking with hypnosis? Wish you could like yourself, feel attractive, smart, energetic &...
The choice to engage in counseling may be difficult, but the benefits can be life-changing. Loyal to the belief that a "journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step". I seek to join you on this journey, value each individual's story, and while understanding the need for a strong therapeutic relationship. Whether you are negotiating life losses, feelings of anxiety and depression or...
“Building A Foundation For A Healthier You.” Providing therapeutic counseling to children, couples, and adults. Evidenced-based approach to assist clients with identifying their strengths to reach their optimal potential by developing confidence, skills for coping, and problem solving. “Let’s Strive Together” Registered Play Therapist I am accepting new clients and I work evening hours....
To quote Søren Kierkegaard, "The most common form of despair is not being who you are." Traumatic and painful experiences can leave one feeling broken, small, disoriented, without words, stagnant and isolated. It can be hard to ask for help, but you might be relieved to know that psychotherapy is not about pinpointing or exploiting what's wrong with you. It is about becoming who you really are....
Dr. Harlow offers a genuine approach in a warm, supportive atmosphere to help clients gain insight, make lasting changes, and improve their quality of life. People often seek therapy when their life is out of balance, when they are hurting, or when old solutions no longer work. I consider it a great privilege to accompany clients in their personal journey as they navigate the process of change....
Taking the first steps towards help is difficult and takes a great deal of courage. I work with care and compassion through multiple modalities to provide clients with the most effective therapy to address and treat what is overwhelming them. My style emphasizes creativity to explore the mind and body connection in order to facilitate more integrated and meaningful relationships with self and w...
In 1993, I graduated from California State University with a BA in Sociology. That same year, I entered Tulane University and earned my Masters in Social Work in December of 1994. I have also completed 3 years of post graduate work at Hunter College, New York City. I especially like working with women and Women's Issues, Personality Disorders and issues like shame, boundaries and Grief and Loss...
Hello. I am Leslie Davis, and my mission is to empower young women and teens to face various challenges that arise in life. My current service as a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor to juvenile delinquents and their families, as well as 12 years of experience as a Licensed Child Welfare Worker in Illinois, has allowed me to empower individuals who experience crisis and trauma. As a curre...
Maybe you have been wondering why it takes so much effort to move through your day. Are you exhausted from the seemingly never-ending worry nagging at you, your life becoming increasingly smaller in the effort to contain the worry? Perhaps your feelings have been so confusing or overwhelming that you have tried to cope in harmful ways. You're struggling with unhealthy behaviors, anxiety,...
