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 am a licensed clinical social worker based in New York City with over 20 years of experience. I am clinically trained to provide psychotherapy with adults and adolescents by New York University in psychodynamic, insight-oriented therapy, ego psychology and cognitive behavioral therapy in a harm reduction modality. I am also credentialed as an alcohol and substance abuse counselor....
Sometimes life has a way of challenging us when we least expect, or in ways that become difficult to handle in our day to day world. Perhaps a divorce, chronic illness, mental illness, work or school problem, past trauma, or just everyday living causes us to feel sad, angry, anxious, irritable, or stressed. For over 17 years, I have helped adults learn new ways of coping with the stressors of...
My primary goal through the use of empirically supported cognitive-behavioral therapies, primarily Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is to help individuals engage in a life that allows the individual to fully engage in and pursue their personal values. Additionally, another primary goal during therapy for myself is to help my clients engage in the best utilization of their thumos, or cent...
Before opening Eagle River Counseling, LLC in 2015, I worked in many settings in Missouri, Colorado, and North Carolina, including adolescent residential, adult inpatient, in-home therapy, day treatment classrooms, mental health management, family court, and private practice. I enjoy working with all ages and my primary specialties are depression, anxiety, high emotional reactivity, behavior...
I have worked in the social work field for over eighteen years. I received my Master of Social Work degree from New York University in 1996 and received a Certificate in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy at the Westchester Center for the Study of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy in 2014. I believe in helping children, adolescents, and adults work through their everyday challenges in their live...
In life we experience joy & suffering, success & failure, health & loss. When you suffer physically, emotionally, or spiritually- there is hope, greater potential awaiting- calling you. From time to time we all need help growing into a better place. Through non-judgmental compassionate listening, being understood, encouraged, & learning new ways of responding to life, you can experience healing...
Are you hoping to develop a deeper connection with yourself? I would love to help. I am passionate about empowering my clients to take charge of their life choices, whether in relationships, at work, and with the world at large. Do you find yourself navigating through self-doubt? Are you adjusting to new environments, and having a hard time trusting yourself? I offer a warm and safe space in wh...
We all get stuck sometimes; and we suffer. Life often feels messy and chaotic, and in the midst of "the daily grind" we experience ourselves as unbalanced, fragmented, and "all over the place." Life is perpetually full of transition and change; and our habituated ways of being in the world are often at odds with the ebb and flow of life's events, and we experience stress, conflict and pain....
Life in the 21st century can be overwhelming. Stress affects relationships, work, social groups, home...and the list goes on. I've been working with individuals, families and organizations for 20+ years. I've had the best clinical training available in a broad range of techniques (below). I am board certified in clinical social work and clinical hypnosis. I have a PhD in natural health. Prior t...
If you are struggling with painful feelings of depression or anxiety; if you are feeling stuck, empty and hopeless; if drinking, getting high or hooking up is becoming a problem, psychotherapy can help you. Psychotherapy can heal the trauma from childhood abuse, depression, anxiety, shame, grief and loss. You can feel better about yourself, stop abusing drugs and alcohol, and reach your true...
Struggling with life transitions, relationships, self-esteem, loneliness, worries, and sadness doesn't make you crazy, it makes you normal. My gentle, yet direct approach supports insight into those thoughts and feelings in an effort to walk alongside you as you decide where you want to go. For more information, please feel free to take a look at my website at www.counselingwithhillary.com. I a...
Psychotherapy combined with art making engages the whole person, not just the mind. You do not have to be an artist or be good at art to open a window onto the meaning of images, dreams, metaphors that can speak deeply to you of who you are and where you are going. For children, adolescents and adults creating means getting in touch with deep inner truths that can be hard to accept but also...
Stress and challenges are part of living a full life. How you manage these challenges makes the difference between suffering and engagement in solving the problems that lead to depression and anxiety. That means building skills that help you live the kind of life that is meaningful and facing the issues that are leading you away from your best self. My hope is to focus on how to help you help...
Everyday life can be difficult, even more so when you are feeling anxious, depressed, or defeated. I welcome the opportunity to help you navigate struggles to feel happier and more fulfilled. Whatever your struggle may be, from anxiety to difficulty with relationships to coping with everyday life, I am here to help. I have been successful in helping many individuals and couples work toward maki...
Are you ready for a positive change? Tired of doing the same thing and expecting different results? While we cannot change our past, or our genetic predispositions, we can learn to change the way we respond and react to our emotions and triggers; in order to give them less power and control in our lives. Learning about your unique experiences, needs and goals, and responding with caring and...
