Psychology Support Center

Products And Services

• Individual Therapy

  Life has many challenges that require us to figure out how to cope as best as we can. Sometimes, those challenges become overwhelming and we need to seek out extra support. Individual therapy is the process where a person seeks out extra help to lean coping skills and to understand more about oneself. Individual therapy offers a safe and non-judgmental environment where you can express and explore your thoughts, feelings, emotions, and behaviors. During therapy, you learn to identify areas of your life, which you might like to make changes and develop self-control skills, self-confidence, introspection and other skills that may help you to achieve your goals Having a disability can be even more challenging in addition to the general demands of life. In therapy, I will help you learn more about your disability, regulate certain negative behaviors, and provide you with the tools to help you understand yourself better and learn how to cope with some of the challenges we inevitably experience in life. Everyone has strengths and weaknesses, by building on you or your child’s strengths and developing ways to compensate for the weaknesses, you can be successful in all areas of life.

• Psychoeducational Assessment

  Are you or your child struggling in school, and you don’t know why. The only way to get a full picture is to have an evaluation. If this is your first experience, you’ll need basic information on what evaluations are and what they provide: What are they? Psychoeducational testing (also referred to as assessments or evaluations) refers to the psychological tests used to analyze the mental processes underlying you or your child’s educational performance. As part of the assessment, you or your child will undergo psychoeducational testing. The Process? You will initially meet the clinician and review the process in person. An extensive background will be taken to assess prior functioning. The evaluation takes about 8 hours to administer: which would be broken into 4 sessions, 2 hours each session. Clinicians may request to speak to teachers as well. The entire process generally takes a month to complete. The Results? A thorough comprehensive report will be given to you at the end of the assessment. This report may be used to receive accommodations and services at school or work, or to gain a better perspective of your individual strengths and weaknesses. Interventions and recommendations for continued support will be provided. These recommendations may be used to apply for accommodations in school (k-12 and college), for standardized testing (SAT, ACT, PSAT, AP Exams, Licensing exams and etc), and in the workplace. Results may be also used to request reimbursement from the board of education for specialized educational schools. The cost? Generally, these evaluations cost 3-5k, however, I work on a sliding scale fee to support families that struggle with those fees. It is based on annual household income. Payment plans may be arranged as well. If you feel like you need extra support in school, do not wait to get an evaluation. It can truly make a difference in your academic success.

• Family Therapy

  When one family member is struggling with a disability or crisis, generally, the entire family dynamic is affected. Family therapy is used to treat problems that are common amongst family members. The goal of family therapy is to improve the way family members interact with one another by creating healthy boundaries and fostering greater acceptance and often independence. Treatment focuses on refining communication between family members and, most importantly, developing strategies to better cope with the challenges that lay ahead. Often time families’ deal with problems on their own, but sometimes families start to fall apart and need some guidance. Whether you are dealing with school difficulties with adolescents, a family member with learning disabilities, ADHD, or autism, the whole family will need support, including siblings that do not have a disability. In family therapy, you learn techniques to help parent a child with a disability, and if you have more than one child, how to include and manage all children fairly. The family is a unified team and when one family member needs support, it is important for the whole family to join together and learn how to cope and support one another.

• Couples Therapy

  Many relationships begin with the “honeymoon phase” where everything seems perfect. Then life happens, and we don’t feel like we once did. Even the strongest relationships go through periods where couples feel lonely, stuck, and at the end of their rope. Couples Therapy is designed for married people, those dating or living together, or those contemplating marriage and are struggling with a disability. If you have noticed changes in your relationship and want to find how to regain some of that honeymoon back, couples therapy can be a great resource. With the right mind set, dedication and willingness for changes, your relationship can develop into a brand new desirable connection. In my experience working with couples, I find that much of the breakdown within the relationship is caused by unrealistic expectations one has of the other. There is a lack of true understanding in the differences between the way men and women think, and individual personalities and styles. Being in a relationship with someone who has a disability involves a whole new set of difficulties. When one’s expectations is not met in the way they need, breakdown occurs. In couples counseling, we discuss the things that are affecting the relationship and educate each other on the disability and how to be supportive, but still get your own needs met. With hard work, commitment, and a dedication to make things better, you both can rebuild into a stronger and healthier relationship.