SERVICES OFFERED BY FOCUS PSYCHOTHERAPY 

	Individual Therapy
	Adolescents and Teenagers
	Family Therapy
	Couple's Therapy
	Group Therapy
	Career Counseling / Consulting

INDIVIDUAL THERAPY

At Focus Psychotherapy Associates, Individual Therapy focuses on problems that interfere with daily living. Depression, Anxiety, Life Transitions and Eating Disorders are just a few of the reasons why an individual may come for treatment. In individual treatment, we utilize Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, or a combination of both, to help individuals focus on the thinking and feelings that infringe upon the quality of their lives. We utilize methods for behavior change and stay focused on improving the present, so one can move into the future feeling healthy and confident.  

The course of treatment is typically focused and short-term (approximately 10-20 sessions), and people often enjoy rapid and enduring relief from their symptoms. As one begins to feel better, they may choose to continue to work with us to achieve greater personal growth, or to continue to work on gaining self-knowledge, improving self-esteem, and learning relapse prevention. Successful treatment involves a therapeutic relationship that is interactive and can help the individual find ways to feel and function better. In individual therapy we will meet in fifty-minute sessions. Your first session will include an assessment to define your treatment needs and goals and determine how we can best assist you to attain them.

ADOLESCENTS and TEENAGERS 

Adolescence is a time of change and transition. Our treatment philosophy takes into account how biology, psychology and the environment interplay in the formation of problems as one matures and prepares for adulthood.  We specialize in helping teenagers with depression, various forms of anxiety, and eating disorders by viewing what maintains the problems is the inability to relate feelings to behaviors. While adults tend to benefit from talk therapy, many teenagers have greater initial success with behavior modification and learning concrete methods to improve self-esteem.Teaching life skills such as problem solving, decision making, social skills and communication may form the basis of initial treatment planning. Goals of therapy include helping a teenager resolve problems in the family, at school, with peers, and with his/her changing roles in relationships and in society.

The course of treatment is focused and usually short-term. With some emotional and behavioral problems, family work may be recommended. By improving communication between family members and helping both the parents and the teen understand how conflicts can be resolved with improved communication, we can see significant improvements in the family relationship. We see such success carry over into improvement in school and social activities, as well as in other interpersonal relationships in the teen’s life.

FAMILY THERAPY and COUPLE'S THERAPY

Family therapy focuses on changes within a family, and recognizes that family relationships have an impact on the feelings, behavior and psychological adjustment of every family member. Instead of meeting with one individual, all or most family members are involved in the therapy process. In blended families, therapy may include stepparents, step-siblings and half-siblings.In Family Therapy, a change in one person creates a change in the entire family system and the goal of therapy is to help elicit change by looking at the ways thoughts and feelings interact to form behaviors. Problem resolution comes from gaining a better understanding of each other, dissolving old patterns, learning new ways to handle emotions, situations and interactions, and learning different problem-solving skills.

Couple's therapy focuses on the problems existing in the relationship between two people. In couple’s therapy, we help you and your partner identify the conflict issues within your relationship. We will assist you in deciding what changes are needed in the relationship and in the behavior of each partner, in order for both of you to feel satisfied with the relationship. Couples therapy involves learning how to communicate more effectively, and how to listen more closely. Couples may wish to explore different ways to interact within the relationship, find greater intimacy, identify common life goals, or learn how to better share responsibilities. Sometimes couples may need to explore how individual changes related to one individual’s personal psychological problems impact the relationship.

Successful treatment in Family Therapy or Couple’s Therapy involves conflict resolution and improved communication. Like other therapies at Focus Psychotherapy, treatment is usually short-term and problem focused. Improving relationships has lasting effects as it positively influences other areas of each person’s life.

GROUP THERAPY 

Group therapy benefits people in ways that can’t always be addressed in individual psychotherapy. Groups offer a safe, confidential environment with the support of others who can share their struggles, and sometimes more importantly, their successes. Additionally, group therapy allows you to learn from the experiences of others with similar problems, and also allows you to better understand how different people view the world and interact with others. Group Therapy has an added advantage of being cost-saving. Most groups meet weekly for an hour and a half and are ongoing.

Groups at Focus Psychotherapy include:

• Parent Support Group – for parents of a child/adolescent who is struggling with a mental health issue 
• Eating Disorder Groups – We run specific groups for Adolescents and Adults.  
• Women and Depression – This is an ongoing support group that offers practical solutions to life’s problems as they relate to depressive symptoms. 
• Women and Anxiety - This is an ongoing support group that offers practical solutions to life’s problems as they relate to anxiety symptoms.  
• Sexuality Group – for individuals who would like the support of other LGBT clients as they work on depression, anxiety or life transitions.
• Teen Talk – A support group that offers teenagers an opportunity to share common struggles they may be experiencing with family, peers, school and relationships.  
• Career Changers Workshop – for individuals contemplating or starting a career change.  

CAREER COUNSELING/CONSULTING 

At Focus Psychotherapy, we offer services to a wide range of individuals including businesses, professionals, college students, those entering the job market for the first time, individuals faced with unemployment, or those in need of a career make-over. Career Counseling includes an assessment of skills and personality relevant to specific jobs, identification of personal goals and motivation for personal development, and clarification of lifestyle preferences and values. Focus Psychotherapy provides Career Counseling to help you make career decisions, to consider all the variables involved in making significant life changes, and to learn how to assess yourself and your choices realistically. We we also help you cope with the stress, depression and anxiety that tend to accompany issues regarding finances, job uncertainty, and fears of change. You may also want to consider attending one of our Career Changers workshops.

In keeping with our treatment philosophy, Career Counseling is short-termed, highly solution oriented and tends to involve techniques that work well to alleviate the anxiety or depression one might be experiencing as it is relates to your job or career. 

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