Intellectual disabilities affect people in many ways depending on the specific condition or circumstance. People may be affected by an intellectual disability and a mental health issue simultaneously.
Available Treatment Options
Counselors often work together with a care team of rehabilitation therapists, physical therapists, and other medical staff to formulate a plan for children with intellectual disabilities that promotes their health and gives them support in education and other facets of life.
Counseling interventions may include assisting people in learning daily tasks of living, developing communication skills, processing emotions in healthy ways, and promoting a supported, healthy lifestyle.
Therapists Who Specialize in Helping Those Who Struggle With Intellectual Disability
Are you concerned about your child or teen? When we are going through a hard time it can be filled with stress and emptiness. As a parent you want to help them but they don’t really seem to be letting you in and the problem just continues. There’s nothing worse than being alone with a problem. This can cause a change in relationships, worry, tension and preoccupation for the child and others...
Hello, my name is Ramona. I operate mainly from a strengths perspective. Strengths-based approaches value the capacity, skills, knowledge, connections, and potential in individuals. The assumption is- people can experience change, if given the resources to foster change. Regardless of your story or adjustment to life's cycles, we can work together to reach goals. I believe with the onset of a n...
In my practice of therapy, I focus first and foremost on the development of an open, supportive, and collaborative relationship with clients. As a marriage and family therapist, I take a systemic approach to both looking at and resolving problems- that is, we look at all aspects of life and relationships to improve symptoms and life satisfaction. Drawing on my background in marriage and family...
Young people experience many challenges in the cyber age. Not only are they struggling to cope with traditional stressors such as family, friends, and school, but they feel sadder and lonelier than ever. My goal is to assist our youth with finding their voice, embracing their strengths, and for them to become empowered. I want to provide preteens, adolescents, and young adults with a safe,...
ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS! As a skilled therapist I believe I play various roles for my clients, such as being a positive role model, a mentor and a confidant to them. My natural ability to connect with my clients and to skillfully build rapport with them while remaining non-judgmental and authentic, I can fulfill those roles. I obtained a Master in Science (MS) in Community Counseling from Nationa...
My goal is to provide a relaxed environment where you feel free and supported to explore your thoughts and feelings. I work to help you recognize your true emotions that may be hiding behind initial reactions of defensiveness or anger. Together, we can identify maladaptive patterns of behavior that may be contributing to symptoms of depression or anxiety, or that may be creating barriers to...
Hi, my name is Philip Howell and I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), National Certified Counselor (NCC), and Registered Play Therapist (RPT). I graduated from Asbury College with a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education and graduated from Indiana Wesleyan University with a Masters Degree in Community Counseling. I have over 12 years of mental health experience working primarily w...
I prefer email & text over voice call. I hope to provide a sense of safety, trust, and acceptance. I tend to work with clients who were once like myself, unsure why they never really "fit" into different settings throughout childhood and now adulthood. It can come as feeling a tiny bit different than those around you. Maybe you did well in school and had a couple close friends, but you don't...
The Healing Center for Kids specializes in counseling and behavioral health. We are located in Orland Park and New Lenox. Our primary focus is to provide services that will help children with ADHD, autism, anxiety, ODD, OCD, grief, depression, anger management, self-harm, social skills, and trauma. In order to ensure your child is receiving the right treatment we have 10 mental health therapist...
Art therapy engages the mind, body, and spirit in ways that are distinct from verbal expression alone. At Indigo Art Therapy Studio, our registered and board certified art therapists incorporate elements of play, yoga, and mindfulness to address specific and measurable goals. Art can access emotions and memories that are beyond words. Mindfulness-based art therapy can provide respite, grounding...
North Texas Counseling offers psychological testing services. All psychological assessments include: detailed clinical review, review of pertinent records, standardized testing only with empirically validated instruments, feedback session to review results, and a written report of the assessments and treatment plan. North Texas Counseling Associates offers psychological assessments for: ADHD,...
Over the years, I have found that people do better and feel better about the process of counseling when the duration of counseling is brief. In many cases brief periods of targeted counseling (often less than 10 sessions), is better. When there are intermittent returns to counseling, longer periods without counseling can provide greater benefit than continuous counseling. ...
*CURRENTLY NOT ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS* I am a Licensed Professional Counselor with several years of practice in individual and group therapy. I have over 20 years of experience in the human service field. I believe therapy is most successful as a partnership, with client and therapist engaging in a therapeutic alliance that facilitates growth and wellness. I use a client centered approach...
We provide long and short-term counseling to children, adolescents, adults, and couples, of all backgrounds, presenting with mood, anxiety, adjustment, relational, and substance use disorders. It is our belief that therapy must be tailored to each person's uniqueness. Our therapeutic approach is to integrate structured talk therapy, contemporary psychology, creative work, exploration of self, a...
If you are struggling with day to day life events, changes, emotions, crisis, losses, and insecurities, I am here to help. Many people need reassurance, guidance, direction and just clarity. People want someone to help ensure them that things will be "Okay." A healthy mind is a happy mind and in efforts to ensure that our minds are healthy we have to learn how to be happy. Happy does not just m...
