Marriage/Couples Counseling

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Maintaining a marriage and solving problems within the marriage takes skills. Relationship skills that few of us are naturally equipped with. We may think we are doing all we can to solve the problems in a marriage but, a marriage counselor can be of great benefit in teaching us new ways of solving problems and getting our needs met.

Marriage counseling, also called couples therapy, is a type of psychotherapy. Marriage counseling helps couples  (married or not) recognize and resolve conflicts and improve their relationships. Through marriage counseling, you can make thoughtful decisions about rebuilding your relationship or, in some cases, going your separate ways.

Individual Therapy

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With our individual counseling services you can help develop a more compassionate view of yourself, resolve painful past injuries, reduce negative self talk and increase positive self talk, improve intimate relationships, liberate hearts from the bondage of excessive guilt, shame, and anxiety, discover inner peace and inner strength, foster personal growth and development,increase satisfaction and joy in areas of life, and nurture resiliency and strengths already present.

Feelings of being overwhelmed, stuck, depressed, and anxiety are real. Mental health problems may come on unexpectedly or have been growing for some time. They affect ones’ thoughts, body, feelings, and behavior. They can be mild to severe. Individual therapy is tailored for a client that is administered one-on-one whether it outpatient counseling.

Benefits of personal counseling:

• reach your goals
• change in behavior
• improved mood
• decreased anxiety
• better self-esteem
• improved relations with family or friends
• easing of transitions (divorce, moving, job loss)

Available for adolescents and adults.

Psych Testing & Education Assessments

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“Promoting Success for All Children”

Tern offers a wide variety of psychological and educational testing.

From ADHD to personality disorders.

Tern also does IQ testing.

Family Counseling

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Family counseling helps to promote better relationships and understanding within a family. It may be incident specific, as for example family counseling during a divorce, or the approaching death of a family member. Alternately family counseling may address the needs of the family when one family member suffers from a mental or physical illness that alters his or her behavior or habits in negative ways.

Family therapy is often short term. It may include all family members or just those most able to participate. Your specific treatment plan will depend on your family’s situation. Family therapy sessions can teach you skills to deepen family connections and get through stressful times, even after you’re done going to therapy sessions.

As in group counseling, the therapist also acts as moderator in family counseling. He or she attempts to ensure that each family member gets fair time for expressing concerns and contributing to the conversation as to how the family can do better. Sometimes the therapist may identify one or more family members who need more than the family counseling model, and might benefit from individual therapy. The personal issues of one member of a family may affect all other family members.

Contact our office to schedule an appointment with one of our counselors today!