Adult Treatment Areas (not exhaustive) 

  • Depression - from mild to severe
    • depressive symptoms in reaction to a specific event
    • symptoms that are a distinct experience from how the person normally thinks/acts
    • symptoms that have been more or less chronic and consistent with how the person thinks/feels/acts throughout their life

  • Anxiety

    • generalized anxiety – chronic worry about many areas of life (work, school, family, relationships)
    • social anxiety – extreme nervousness in social situations (personal situations and/or work)
    • ith panic attacks – physical feelings (e.g. increased heart rate/palpitations, sweating, shaking/trembling, feeling nauseated, feeling dizzy, feeling like can't breathe/swallow, etc.) that come on suddenly either in response to a specific situation (e.g. flying in an airplane) or that seem to come on out of no where (can't figure out why having the panic)
    • PTSD – intense anxiety symptoms related to a traumatic experience (past or current)
       
  • ADD/ADHD
     
  • Self-esteem issues
    • consistent feelings of low self-worth/incompetence
    • poor self image (physical or intellectual)
    • difficulty making choices, creating/accomplishing goals, directing oneself in a healthy manner
       
  • Stress management
     
  • Phobias - a strong, overwhelming and irrational fear of something that poses little or no real danger; there are numerous types, but some common ones are:
    • fear of a specific animal, like snakes, spiders, etc.
    • fear of heights, fear of flying
    • fear of closed-in spaces (claustrophobia)
       
  •  OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder): there are numerous examples of having this type of intense and chronic anxiety related to persistent thoughts, urges, or images that lead to repetitive and compulsive behaviors, but some common ones include fears:
    • about germs and getting sick/contaminated
    • about physical health and fear that one has a disease or serious illness
    • involving aggressive impulses (about possibly hurting someone else or themselves - e.g. fear of kicking someone for no reason, fear that they might suddenly swerve their car off the road for no reason)
    • nvolving doubts about their physical safety (always checking locks on doors, frequently checking to make sure stove/oven is off, etc.)
       
  • Life transitions
    • leaving home for the first time (becoming independent)
    • getting married
    • having babies/young children
    • changes in job/career
    • parents launching teens/young adults
    • empty nester (i.e. parents whose children have left home)
    • mid-life struggles
    • “sandwich generation” (parents who have children at home and who are also caring for their aging parents)
    • change in living situation due to physical decline or need for greater assistance with daily tasks
    • grief and loss

  •  LGTBQ

  • Relational issues

  • Wellness