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    Adoptee Experiences of Identity and Belonging and Mental Health

    December 2, 2021

    When it comes to identity there are fundamental questions that human beings have:  Who am I? Where do I belong?  Who are my “tribe” or people? For those adoptees with no information about their biological family’s medical background, culture, or genetic makeup, they deal with these questions on a much deeper level than non adoptees […]

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    Adoptee Experiences of Identity and Belonging and Mental Health

    When it comes to identity there are fundamental questions that human beings have:  Who am I? Where do I belong?  Who are my “tribe” or people? For those adoptees with no information about their biological family’s medical background, culture, or genetic makeup, they deal with these questions on a much deeper level than non adoptees […]

    Filed Under: Carla Adoption

    Adoptees and the Experience of Disenfranchised Grief

    December 2, 2021

    Disenfranchised grief is a concept first presented in 1989 by Kenneth Doka, Ph.D., and a kind of grief that is not openly acknowledged, socially validated or publicly mourned.  Adoption has been viewed by our society in terms of the gains adoptees receive and the grief adoptees experience at the loss of their biological mothers has […]

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    Adoptees and the Experience of Disenfranchised Grief

    Disenfranchised grief is a concept first presented in 1989 by Kenneth Doka, Ph.D., and a kind of grief that is not openly acknowledged, socially validated or publicly mourned.  Adoption has been viewed by our society in terms of the gains adoptees receive and the grief adoptees experience at the loss of their biological mothers has […]

    Filed Under: Carla Adoption

    Adoption Trauma and Mental Health

    December 2, 2021

    Are you an adoptee who has felt the impact of your adoption throughout your lifespan?  Do you feel disconnected from friends or significant others?  Have you felt like you have unresolved grief or anger stemming from your adoption experience?  Even when individuals are adopted into loving, supportive homes, the trauma of the broken biological connection […]

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    Adoption Trauma and Mental Health

    Are you an adoptee who has felt the impact of your adoption throughout your lifespan?  Do you feel disconnected from friends or significant others?  Have you felt like you have unresolved grief or anger stemming from your adoption experience?  Even when individuals are adopted into loving, supportive homes, the trauma of the broken biological connection […]

    Filed Under: Carla Adoption

    Causes and treatment for emotional dysregulation

    October 25, 2021

    Do you or a loved one experience difficulty expressing your emotions in a healthy manner?  Do you tend to have mood swings, angry outbursts, chronic depression or anxiety?  Have you felt shame and guilt that seem out of proportion? Are chronic suicidal and/or self-harming thoughts, self-destructive behaviors or interpersonal conflicts with friends, family or others […]

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    Causes and treatment for emotional dysregulation

    Do you or a loved one experience difficulty expressing your emotions in a healthy manner?  Do you tend to have mood swings, angry outbursts, chronic depression or anxiety?  Have you felt shame and guilt that seem out of proportion? Are chronic suicidal and/or self-harming thoughts, self-destructive behaviors or interpersonal conflicts with friends, family or others […]

    Filed Under: Carla-mooddisorders

    You’re not alone – therapy for depression works!

    October 25, 2021

    Have you been feeling overwhelmed, sad, irritable and isolated?  Do you find it difficult to get out of bed every day and just make it to work?  Does everything feel like you are weighed down or like it’s a chore? You may be struggling with depression. Depression is one of the most common psychiatric disorders.  […]

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    You’re not alone – therapy for depression works!

    Have you been feeling overwhelmed, sad, irritable and isolated?  Do you find it difficult to get out of bed every day and just make it to work?  Does everything feel like you are weighed down or like it’s a chore? You may be struggling with depression. Depression is one of the most common psychiatric disorders.  […]

    Filed Under: Carla-mooddisorders

    Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Mood Disorder Treatment

    October 25, 2021

    Do you feel that your thoughts and behaviors are ruled by your emotions?  This is a common experience of those with mood disorders.  The symptoms of mood disorders and other mental health disorders, particularly borderline personality disorder, can derail a person’s life.  One treatment that has been found effective in improving an individual’s emotional well-being, […]

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    Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Mood Disorder Treatment

    Do you feel that your thoughts and behaviors are ruled by your emotions?  This is a common experience of those with mood disorders.  The symptoms of mood disorders and other mental health disorders, particularly borderline personality disorder, can derail a person’s life.  One treatment that has been found effective in improving an individual’s emotional well-being, […]

    Filed Under: Carla-mooddisorders

    Managing ADHD With Therapy

    November 29, 2020

    Have you wondered how therapy helps manage ADHD? I’m sure your first thought when your child was diagnosed was about medication. True, medication can and will more than likely help your child manage their ADHD. Combining therapy with medication will help even more so, and could even help to the point where your child may […]

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    Managing ADHD With Therapy

    Have you wondered how therapy helps manage ADHD? I’m sure your first thought when your child was diagnosed was about medication. True, medication can and will more than likely help your child manage their ADHD. Combining therapy with medication will help even more so, and could even help to the point where your child may […]

    Filed Under: Kristi ADHD

    ADHD or Trauma? – Ruling Out Trauma

    November 29, 2020

    Are you noticing negative behaviors in your child and wondering if they may have ADHD? Or have you noticed your child has been losing focus or acting different and wondering if they have experienced trauma recently or in their past? Has your child been isolating themselves at home and/or at school or are their grades […]

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    ADHD or Trauma? – Ruling Out Trauma

    Are you noticing negative behaviors in your child and wondering if they may have ADHD? Or have you noticed your child has been losing focus or acting different and wondering if they have experienced trauma recently or in their past? Has your child been isolating themselves at home and/or at school or are their grades […]

    Filed Under: Kristi ADHD, Kristi Trauma

    ADHD in School

    November 29, 2020

    Has your child been diagnosed with ADHD? Do they have trouble at school and seem to do okay at home? Are you constantly getting calls from school with negative reports of behavioral problems and/or other issues? Does your child have poor grades from trouble concentrating? Is your child on ADHD medication yet it doesn’t seem […]

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    ADHD in School

    Has your child been diagnosed with ADHD? Do they have trouble at school and seem to do okay at home? Are you constantly getting calls from school with negative reports of behavioral problems and/or other issues? Does your child have poor grades from trouble concentrating? Is your child on ADHD medication yet it doesn’t seem […]

    Filed Under: Kristi ADHD

    How Trauma Affects Attachment

    November 29, 2020

    Do you feel like it is hard to bond with your child? Do you feel as though your child pushes you away when you try to be close to them or show them affection? When you attempt to communicate with your child, do they seem “far away” or “somewhere else?” Does your child seem to […]

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    How Trauma Affects Attachment

    Do you feel like it is hard to bond with your child? Do you feel as though your child pushes you away when you try to be close to them or show them affection? When you attempt to communicate with your child, do they seem “far away” or “somewhere else?” Does your child seem to […]

    Filed Under: Kristi Trauma

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    • Our Therapists
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      • Our Therapists
      • Anita Lovell, LMHP
        ▼
        • Parenting
        • Pediatric Mental Health
        • Trauma and Children
      • Lani Glaser, LICSW, LIMHP
        ▼
        • Therapy Process
      • Nicole Kauk, LIMHP, LPC
        ▼
        • Marriage Therapy
        • Family Therapy
        • Therapy
      • Robert Troyer, MA, LIMHP, LPC, CISM
      • Andrea Strecker, MS, LIMHP, LMFT
    • Our Specialties
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      • Marriage and Couples Counseling
      • Kids Corner Counseling