SERVICES

In a safe and confidential setting, and with a respectful, non-judgmental approach, the clinical coordinator will gather personal history and other pertinent information in order to gain a full understanding of the presenting problems. Utilizing the most up-to-date methods available in the fields of mental health, trauma, and addiction medicine we will identify and prioritize areas of importance and develop a realistic treatment plan that is uniquely suited to the particular needs of each client.

Individuals seek therapy for many reasons with a variety of expectations and concerns and, often, with a fair amount of trepidation and confusion. At the Center our first goals are to help you sort out and prioritize the immediate issues at hand, and also to build a collaborative and creative process so that ongoing growth and change can occur.

The Center for Personal Growth & Creativity utilizes an eclectic model of marital and couples therapy that draws on a variety of clinical approaches. Principal goals are to explore early attachment experiences and to successfully identify distorted and self-defeating core beliefs. We then can examine how those beliefs generate unrealistic expectations of our partners that are a set-up for disappointment and anger. We also believe in the importance of teaching essential interpersonal skills such as “active” listening, effective communicating, conflict resolution, and development of the ability for empathic connection.

Traditional couples therapy is augmented for couples coping with sex addiction, adultery, or other breaches of trust. Issues such as dealing with the impact of discovery, processing the experience of betrayal, managing panic and rage responses, and making informed decisions about whether to proceed with “full formal disclosure” are all addressed in understanding and sensitive ways.