Therapy

Individual Psychotherapy

We all have times in our lives when we are feeling overwhelmed and stressed, and our normal coping mechanisms are not sufficient to help us deal with the problems at hand. Seeking help can be useful in re-establishing the much needed balance, or help us to address longer standing issues that we are now ready to face. Additionally, we may notice that our loved ones, especially our children, are exhibiting signs that something is wrong and we are unsure what to do. Washington Psychology Associates can help.

Washington Psychology Associates provides individual psychotherapy for children, adolescents and adults suffering from a wide range of mental health issues including, but not limited to:

Anxiety
Depression
Childhood behavioral problems
Developmental Disorders/Autism
School and work difficulties
Eating Disorders
Relationship issues
Life transitions
Problems with communication
Psychiatric illness
Adolescent issues
Post-partum concerns
Trauma
Grief and Loss
Marital concerns

Our approach is multi-faceted and customized to fit the needs of each individual client. We incorporate both dynamic and cognitive strategies within our work to maximize the therapeutic experience and facilitate achievement of your goals. We are trained and experienced in play therapy with children, which includes numerous creative techniques that effectively target underlying difficulties.

Couples Therapy

Often times couples, both married and unmarried, experience difficulty in their relationship and feel unable to conquer their issues on their own. Washington Psychology Associates works with various types of couples to address conflict and communication within the relationship. We assist couples in learning how to negotiate discord, express needs, and listen effectively. Sometimes couples need help with a particular issue or crisis and require only a few sessions, while others need to address longer standing relationship dynamics. Either way, couples therapy can help you gain greater insight into your relationship to make more informed decisions together.

Family Therapy

It is commonplace that when an individual is experiencing emotional or psychological distress it may have a significant impact on the other members of the family as well. Often times, families can get caught in a negative cycle and don’t know how to get themselves back into a healthy routine. For instance, a child may be doing poorly in school, losing self-confidence, and becoming withdrawn and/or starting to act out. His parents’ frustration level rises as they try various tactics with no improvement. Everyone in the family experiences the tension, and they don’t know where else to turn. In a case such as this and many others, Family Therapy can be a very helpful tool in learning to understand how each family member is being affected, and it can provide a space to speak openly about frustrations, concerns, needs, and solutions. Washington Psychology Associates works with families to assist in this process and helps bring to light underlying dynamics that may be contributing factors, as well as identifying more adaptive and beneficial ways of supporting one another.