Social Services, Adoption, Unplanned Pregnancy, Counseling

Relationship Problems	You can learn techniques to improve relationships at home and at work. You can enrich your marriage and learn how to improve your parenting skills. If you are in an addictive relationship, you can develop a means to break the addiction and learn more about healthy boundaries. Counseling can help you build strong relationship skills. The relationship you have with yourself is the most important one, and counseling can bring new insight that will help you develop a healthy sense of yourself.
Depression and Anxiety	You can overcome fear and improve your general state of mind with techniques learned through the counseling process. Learn the causes of depression and arm yourself with coping skills through the help of a professional. You will develop a greater knowledge of what generates fearful responses in you, and learn how not to be overwhelmed by these emotions. Counseling can help you learn the difference between healthy and harmful types of fear, and empower you to gain control over emotions instead of letting them control you.
Stress Management	Counseling can teach you what stress is and how to deal with it in your every day personal life. You will find out how stress effects your life, health, and relationships. You will gain knowledge on how to eliminate unnecessary stress, and what to do about unavoidable stresses at home and work.
Parent Child Conflict	Counseling can help you develop effective parenting skills, and can help your child learn how to get their needs fulfilled without causing conflict in the family. Counseling can provide you with the skills needed to manage, supervise and advise your children as they develop and mature.
Post Traumatic Stress	You do not have to go to wait to experience an emotional breakdown. If you have ever been involved in an auto accident, physically assaulted, or perceived near-death experiences, you could be suffering from post-traumatic stress. Do you have nightmares or flashbacks of a frightening event? Do you suffer from depression or high levels of anxiety when in similar circumstances to your traumatic event? Are you easily startled? If so, you may be suffering from PTS. Our professional staff has the experience and training to help you deal with these issues, and gives you back your sense of safety. Well-proven cognitive and behavioral techniques can end or alleviate these painful symptoms and help return a sense of normalcy.
Adoption Issues	Whether you are an adoptive parent or child, if you struggle with the problems often facing parents or the adoptee, we can help. Learn the process children go through as they mature into adulthood. Learn about the adoption triangle and how to cope with being angry with your "real" parents or deal with the sense of confusion trying to understand why your birth mother let you go. Counseling can help you develop a sense of roots, and a more grounded identity.
Eating Disorders	Counseling can teach you to cope with the emotional loneliness and distress that is often behind eating disorders. Learn how to develop a healthy approach to eating and to your emotions. If you use food to calm or soothe yourself, or you are struggling with your weight and body-image, we can help. Learn how to avoid destructive tendencies and become a healthy person in charge of your own life. Counseling can help you break free of the power that food may have over you.
Anger Management	When anger is out of control it is the strength of the emotional reaction that can hurt you, and what you do with those feelings that can hurt others. Don't wait for things to get totally out of control to seek help. Counselors can teach you how to deal with unpleasant feelings and improve control issues in relationships. You will be able to regain a positive perspective in your life and not allow your anger to ruin it. We can help you deal with your emotions, communicate your thoughts and feeling without conflict, and relax your emotional 'muscles' while feeling good about yourself.
Work Related Stress	Do you have issues with your boss? Is your co-worker driving you nuts? Work can be stressful, especially if you don't have skills to deal with difficult people. We can help you improve your communication skills and teach you highly effective stress management techniques to reduce your frustrations and give you a sense of peace in your life. Let our counselors guide you in dealing with depression and anxiety from not coping well in your work environment.
Domestic Violence	Counseling can help you whether you are the person being hurt, or the person causing the pain. Our therapists have experience helping people to understand what domestic violence is and how to deal with it. Seeking therapy, before it is too late, will help you to gain a sense of control and dignity in your relationship without losing your marriage or suffering adjudication. No matter which side of this painful issue you are on, we can help you gain strength and problem-solve reasonable solutions to your situation. We provide a safe, nurturing environment with strict privacy and confidentiality.
Manic Depression	Having a bipolar disorder can be very debilitating. As time goes by you find your family and career suffer. You discover that your highs do not last and you sink into devastating despair. Our therapists can be a great help in coping with this condition. They can help you recognize when you are shifting phases, as well as how to deal with the myriad of problems associated with manic-depression.
Alcohol and Drug Addiction	Our therapists have a lot of experience in helping with problems related to addiction. We evaluate and educate. You will be guided through the various emotional and psychological problems underlying addictions. Our approach to treatment is multi-modal with a variety of processes to help you overcome alcohol and drug problems.
Impulse Control Problems	Do you have a gambling problem? Do you steal when you can afford to buy? Do you sometimes feel like you are out of control? Just as emotional problems can result in eating or addiction issues, they can also cause poor impulse control. When you give in to these impulses, you get an emotional rush, but can also be putting yourself or your family in jeopardy. You may violate the law or community moral standards, and this will eventually cause you to hurt others and also have legal problems. Now is the time to seek help. Our therapists can help you acquire new and more healthy behaviors, and to regain a sense of self-respect and self-worth.