Counseling
Counseling
The only thing you can count on in life is change…
Are you having trouble managing the ups and downs?
Sometimes life feels overwhelming. Like there aren’t enough hours in the day, week, or month
to achieve all that you want and need to do. And take care of yourself? Forget it.
After a while, you start to feel out of sync.
We understand you.
We understand that you’re tired of feeling this way.
That you just want the skills necessary to navigate the stresses
of life, so you can create the movement that matters.
Our Counseling Services
At Movement Counseling + Wellness, we take a whole-body approach to treatment.
We create customized counseling plans
for children, adolescents, and adults who are experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, and relational issues.
We believe that a multimodal approach to treatment promotes growth and well-being.
The clinicians on our team specialize in:
Private Counseling
One-on-one counseling support for your individual needs
EMDR
A proven model for treating trauma that moves traumatic memory from pain to emotional detachment
Animal-Assisted Therapy
Furry friends who are trained to comfort you and bring a smile to your face
Play Therapy
A method to help children express their thoughts, feelings, and emotions through the use of toys and other artistic mediums
Nature-based Therapy
Experience and explore the natural world to increase clarity, promote healing, and reduce stress
Who we serve
We work with clients who are ready to better themselves and work towards living a healthy and happy life. Our clients are adults, adolescents and children who want to more fully understand themselves and how their past plays into their current reality. We work with individuals who experience ADHD, anxiety, impulsivity, and relational issues, and who want to learn new behaviors to create an easier, more fulfilling life.
Clients leave Movement Counseling + Wellness with:
A tool kit of skills to manage and navigate daily life and interactions
An understanding of how our family of origin affects our functioning and beliefs
Comprehension of how stress and anxiety affect the brain and body
Animal-assisted coping skills
Do any of these sound like you?
You’re unmotivated to do the things that you used to love…
You dread going to work or school…
You avoid nights out with your friends…
You suffer from nagging thoughts…
You have trouble sleeping…
Your family dynamic is tense and unpleasant…
Working out or taking care of yourself feels like just one more thing to add to your already long list of to do’s…
Counseling FAQ
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The first time that we meet, we will go over the initial paperwork and set goals for therapy. Your therapist will ask you some questions, but you can decide how much you want to tell them. Trust is a feeling, and we don’t expect you to share everything the first time. Your therapist may also write things down the first time we meet, and you are welcome to look at anything they write.
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Our clinicians tell adolescents and parents, “What is said in my office, stays in my office. If there is something that I think parents should know, then I will help the adolescent find a way to tell their parents.” Parents are an important part of the therapeutic process, and we include them as much as the adolescent and therapist think is necessary.
Education is an important part of the process for adolescents. Your current therapist may not be the last therapist that they see, so we want them to know what their rights are in therapy.
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You will have to sign a release of information which allows us to talk to important people in your life. If we speak to another provider, you will be able to tell us what you do and do not want shared.
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Our goal is to put ourselves out of a job. We want you to develop skills that you can integrate into your everyday life. You will develop skills to help manage your emotions and stay in the present. You will also learn how your body holds onto stress, depression, and anxiety. Finally, we will incorporate organization and time management skills into our time together.
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We set goals when we first start working together and re-evaluate these goals twice a year. Since it is hard to put a numeric value on progress, we use these goals to determine where we have come and where we still need to go. Our goal is to put ourselves out of a job because you are achieving your goals.