Individual Therapy Services
Our therapists are seasoned experts, trained in facilitating a safe and non-judgmental space for healing and growth. Through talk therapy, clients learn healthy ways of processing and expressing emotions, communicating and interacting with others, self-talk and coping with circumstances we can and cannot control. Our clients receive individualized treatment plans followed by evidenced-based treatment.
Common Presenting Concerns Treated at MSC
Parent Coaching
Want to improve your relationship with your child?
Feel more confident & less overwhelmed?
Research shows child and adolescent therapy alongside parent coaching sessions results in higher positive therapeutic outcomes. This is why we recommend all parents take part in at least 2 parent coaching sessions.
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Every child has different needs, understanding, and supporting, a child with mental health struggles is not something you have to do on your own. As therapists we are her to help you gain insight learn parenting strategies and manage the ups, downs and daily challenges of life as a parent.
We have certified SPACE providers
SPACE stands for Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions and is a parent-based treatment program for children and adolescents with anxiety, OCD, and related problems. SPACE was developed by Dr. Eli Lebowitz at the Yale Child Study Center and has been tested and found to be efficacious in randomized controlled clinical trials.
Who is SPACE for? Who is the patient? SPACE aims to treat children and adolescents with anxiety disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Although children do not have to attend SPACE sessions - they are the patients! When SPACE treatment is successful children feel less anxious and function better following treatment.
Who participates & what happens in SPACE treatment? Parents (and other caregivers) participate in SPACE treatment sessions. In most cases the child or adolescent does not need to attend the treatment sessions. Parents who participate in SPACE will learn skills and tools to help their child overcome anxiety, OCD or related problems. The treatment focuses on changes that parents can make to their own behavior, they do not need to make their child change. The two main changes that parents learn to make in SPACE treatment are to respond more supportively to their anxious child and to reduce the accommodations they have been making to the child symptoms.
Therapeutic Process
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Contact MSC - Sch. Intake
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by phone or email requesting therapeutic services. One of our therapists will get back to you within 48 hours. The therapist will gather information and pair you with the clinician we feel will fit you best. That clinician will contact you to schedule an intake session and provide insurance and private pay information.
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Consent Forms & Intake Form
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Once the intake is scheduled you will be emailed consent forms & an intake form to fill out prior to the session. You can also access the forms under New Clients at the bottom of this page.
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Intake Session
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Throughout the intake session the therapist will gather information regarding the reasons for seeking services, current presenting problems, history of concerns and functioning.
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Create Treatment Plan Together
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The client and therapist will discuss an individualized treatment plan together and schedule a follow-up session.
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Child/Teen Specific
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If the client is a child or teen we ask that parents come for the first session. Often times the therapist completing the intake will meet with parents and child/teen separately, then all together at the end of the session.
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Begin Weekly Therapy Sessions
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The client and therapist will begin working together on their treatment plan. As therapist we love to know what helps you feel comfortable. Please let us know if you would like to incorporate anything into your therapy i.e., art, writing, coloring, music, etc.
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*For Parent Coaching
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Complete steps 1-3. During the intake you and the clinician will talk about different types of parenting strategies you would like to learn about. Following the intake you will schedule 2 coaching sessions. If you desire more sessions feel free to discuss with your clinician.