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
Reaching out for help can feel like a matter of life and death. You might delay the call, hoping that whatever is wrong will go away. Unfortunately, profound suffering usually can’t be wished away. It needs to be confronted directly. Though perhaps not obvious, suffering internally or in your relationships may be an expression of unresolved childhood wounds. Now is the time to heal those wounds...
I am convinced that anyone can experience signs of anxiety or depression at some point in their life. Nowadays it is very common to get affected physically and emotionally by the stress of our world of expectations and feel stuck. With my extensive experience in the clinical field, many individuals have found the necessary help and have been able to regain their well-being. My patients' symptom...
My name is Matthew Stevens and I am a Licensed Certified Social Worker-Clinical (LCSW-C). I have over ten years of experience as a mental health therapist, both in an outpatient clinic and an acute care inpatient setting. Being a therapist in two extremely different settings provided me the opportunity acquire and hone my clinical skills with adults seeking treatment for a variety of challenges...
I am a Licensed Social Worker and Psychotherapist with experience working with a broad range of client populations. Creating a safe & welcoming space, as well as, developing a relationship and building rapport with my clients before beginning treatment is extremely important to me. I incorporate various modalities (strengths-based, person-centered, trauma-focused CBT) into my practice to create...
"Trauma is not what happens to us, but what we hold inside in the absence of an empathetic witness." - Peter A. Levine. I truly believe that everyone needs a safe place to explore, grow, and heal in the presence of another and I am proud to provide such a space day after day to my clients. It will be a privilege to walk alongside you as you work through many uncomfortable emotions, boundary...
Over the last 10 years I've specialized in working with teens, young adults and their family systems. It's hard to find a good therapist who can sincerely help those struggling with depression, anxiety, failure to launch, oppositional defiance, substance abuse, relationship difficulties, lack of motivation and emotional regulation. If you're feeling stuck, angry, lost or confused, it can be...
For many, going to therapy is a helpful component of their journey towards a healthier life. You may be considering therapy to overcome negative life experiences, change unhealthy thought patterns, work toward recovery from addiction, or to just feel healthier and happier. You may find yourself struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, or relationships. Regardless of your purpose for seeking...
You bite back scathing, sarcastic cynicism when your excessively upbeat idiot coworker asks if you have a case of the Mondays. You’re too smart for this. You never wanted this job. You fell into it years ago, and the money keeps you shackled. Everything else is gone. Lovers can’t handle your bitterness. You inherited a backlog of awful, so you cut family out years ago. You got a bum deal; a lif...
Counseling provides a safe, collaborative environment in which individuals and couples gain insight, enhance strengths, and develop the skills needed to manage difficult emotions, relationships, and life circumstances. Together through a caring, non-judgmental relationship, we will explore the unique issues and challenges you face in order to build a solid foundation from which to live a full,...
Allison has experience providing individual, group, and family therapy to adolescents and adults suffering from a variety of challenges. Furthermore, she has extensive experience treating mood disorders, trauma, depression, substance abuse, personality disorders, and dual diagnoses in various acute treatment settings. As a former Director of the Partial Hospitalization and Intensive Outpatient...
The fabric of our lives is interwoven to create a tapestry that is unique to our experiences. At times, some of those experiences can feel overwhelming and a daunting task to make sense of. Therapy is a highly creative process that allows for weaving in and expanding upon parts of the tapestry to provide a more robust and multidimensional landscape. So often, we hide parts of ourselves that fee...
Feeling lost? Hopeless and confused? Perhaps even, you are a well-functioning person, but you know that somewhere deep inside of you, your subconscious patterns still control your life? Creating stress and sadness? The clients I work with are committed to their healing, awakening, and transformation. In other words, they are ready to experience ease, joy, love, and fulfillment. My clients are...
I believe in a client centered, empathetic approach to therapy. My hope is to build a strong therapeutic alliance with each client, developing a safe space, free of judgement, where the client can feel comfortable to share and heal. Together, we can create goals unique to you and build coping skills to help you reach those goals and maintain positive change. I aim to help you feel heard, offer...
Let's be clear, no one is perfect. Moreover, no one is under any obligation to be. There is no manual to life and we are not always equipped with the right tools to support and empower ourselves when in difficult situations. I enjoy working with individuals, both adults and youth, to support growth, healing, and empowerment. With self-compassion and the bravery to seek assistance, we can...
ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS! Therapy can help you overcome life challenges, gain confidence and heal. I incorporate different treatment models and approaches to best fit your personal needs. We will work together to understand your goals, uncover your strengths and successfully overcome your obstacles. I will help you gain insight to your current and past relationships to help you change repeating...
