In-person & telehealth appointments available for individual, couples, and family therapy sessions.
When your child is struggling, academically, socially, or emotionally, the impact often ripples down into your home life. Your child may appear sad, distracted, nervous, withdrawn, and even angry. The stress and frustration experienced by your child made lead to some poor coping strategies. This, in turn, may cause tension amongst some family members.
Our creative, “out of the box” style of problem solving motivates children and adolescents to become invested in learning new strategies to manage their emotions.
Individual, parenting, and family therapy sessions are available to meet your family’s specific needs.
Over the last 20 years, we have had both personal and professional experience working with children diagnosed with intellectual and social learning disabilities, especially Autism Spectrum Disorder.
We understand the unique challenges that special families face as we navigate our way from diagnosis to intervention and beyond. Being part of a special family can be overwhelming at times. It can cause a strain on intimate relationships or create difficulty for siblings struggling to understand. It may become the only defining variable of your family. It does not have to! We will teach you strategies to prevent these types of pitfalls from happening.
One of the most important steps along the journey special families take is learning to put a diagnosis in perspective. Maintaining hope, happiness, a sense of humor, and balance for the needs of all family members are crucial for a well-adjusted special family.
Parenting and family therapy sessions available. Individual therapy sessions are also available to children, adolescents, and adults with a developmental, intellectual, and/or social learning disability.
Transitions can be difficult for most of us. Life change such as a geographic move, the start of a new school or job, the birth of a child, the launching of children, empty nest syndrome, and the start or end of a relationship, can all be stressful events even when considered “happy” occasions.
When faced with an unfamiliar challenge, most of us default to the coping strategies we have always used, including those which are ineffective. Sometimes new situations require new strategies. We can help you asses your current life cycle change and identify the additional tools needed to successfully pivot your way though the transition process.
Graduate Students pursuing a behavioral health degree and interested in impact of Family of origin messaging are highly encouraged to contact us.
Consultation for Families
We have extensive experience working with young children to late adolescents (including college students) and their parents. We have collaborated with several school systems and worked on two college campuses and are well-versed in creating behavior plans and in-school counseling goals & objectives for regular education, 504, and special education students to maximize academic and emotional success. Consultation services are available to create accommodation recommendations and participate in school-based meetings.
Consultation for Agencies
Need consultation services for your nonprofit, municipality, YSB, or other community based organization? If your goal is to begin or expand behavioral health services for children and families, let’s talk! We have successfully guided a shoreline municipality to increase it clinical revenue by 130% over the last 6 years while eliminating barriers to treatment.
Consultation is also available to help agencies offer specialty behavioral health services to children, adolescents, and adults with comorbidity of developmental, intellectual, and social learning disabilities.
Professional Supervision
Angela Ahern is an AAMFT Approved Clinical Supervisor. She offers clinical supervision services to MFT students and MFT graduates pursuing licensure.
Email us today to schedule a free 15-minute phone consultation.
