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Individual Therapy
Therapy for an individual is designed to help that person work toward
solving a specific problem or problems. Clients are seen for a range of
personal conflicts including:
- Anxiety
- Stress
- Reactions to trauma
- Eating disorders
- Drug and alcohol abuse
- Crisis intervention
- Grief/loss
- Chronic/terminal illness
- Disability
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder
- Panic attacks
- Divorce
- Phobias
Family Therapy
Family therapy deals with
issues that involve the family as a unit. Counseling is focused on behavioral,
emotional or communication problems involving parents and children or adolescents.
Specific problems include:
- Behavior disorders
- Family communication
- Parenting skills
- Adjusting to divorce
- Adjusting to life as a step-family
- Drug and alcohol abuse
Marital
and Relationship Counseling
Specialists in this area provide
comprehensive counseling to individuals and couples experiencing marital and relationship
difficulties. The primary purpose for this kind of counseling is to help couples
identify the conflicts involved while working toward constructive negotiation
of differences. Such counseling is useful to couples contemplating marriage, new
marriages under stress, healing damaged relationships and strengthening good relationships.
Counseling for relationships include:
- Communication skills
- Dual career issues
- Premarital counseling
- Sexual therapy
- Separation and divorce
- Developing coping skills as a single person or parent
Infidelity Issues
Problems Specific
to Children and Adolescents
Western Reserve Psychological Associates, Inc. provides counseling for
a wide variety of emotional and behavioral problems seen in children and
adolescents including:
- ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) without hyperactivity
- AD/HD (Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder)
- Behavior problems at home and school
- Conduct disorder
- Childhood/adolescent depression
- Academic learning and difficulties
- Emotional problems resulting from adoption, divorce, death,
family discord, child/sexual abuse, etc.
- Psychosomatic difficulties
- Parent/child conflict
- Poor self-esteem and lack of social skills
- Eating disorders
- Obsessive/compulsive disorder
- Developmental stresses
- Substance abuse/chemical dependency
- Problems resulting from mental retardation
or other developmental disabilities
- Anxiety
- Phobias
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity
Disorder (AD/HD)
Children, adolescents and adults are assessed and treated for AD/HD by a psychologist
or, in some cases, a team of psychologists. Impaired impulse control, inattention
and overactivity usually create problems for individuals in many situations including
home, school and work. The client, along with the family, learns how to manage
the symptoms in order to be productive and successful.
Biofeedback
Biofeedback
is a procedure that uses specialized electronic instruments to measure the level
of physiological activity in specific areas of the body. By learning to control
tension levels, an individual can manage physiological reactions to stimulation
and situations which cause stress. These procedures are helpful in the treatment
of stress-related disorders including headaches, gastritis, colitis, muscle tension,
certain vasoconstriction disorders, hypertension and anxiety.
Chemical Dependency
Chemical abuse/dependency is a problem that often requires professional intervention.
Outpatient counseling helps the chemically dependent adult or adolescent and co-dependents
and adult children of alcoholics begin or maintain the recovery process. Individual,
family and group counseling is offered. Chemical dependency assessments and recommendations
are also provided.
Stress Management
Stress management training assists individuals in making lifestyle changes to
manage stress more effectively. Such training is often helpful in managing stress-related
disorders such as headaches, muscular disorders, gastrointestinal disorders and
anxiety or panic attacks. Individuals learn to cope with the emotional and physical
effects of stress. Stress management services include:
- Relaxation training
- Visual Image training
- Hypnosis
- Behavior modification
- Training in coping skills
- Critical Incident stress debriefing
Diagnostic Assessment/Testing
Provides assessments in the areas of intelligence, personality, academics,
learning disabilities, mental retardation, chronic pain, cognitive function
and competency.
Academic Assessment Center
The psychologists that participate in the "Academic Assessment Center" are experienced and trained to provide intelligence and achievement as well as vocational interest testing services.
Reasons for assessment include:
- Suspected learning disability
- Declining grades
- Underachievement
- Motivational problems
- Test and performance anxiety
- Chronic worry
- Recognizing and encouraging giftedness
- Suspected attention deficit
- Hyperactivity
- Placement issues
- Academic decisions: courses, college, career
The psychologists who participate are:
| Barbara A. Buchanan, Ph.D. | | Virginia F. Clark, Ph.D. |
| Janet E. Dix, Ph.D. | | Bonnie L. Fraser, Ph.D. |
| John S. Schell, Ph.D. | | |
Women's Services
A variety of individual and group psychotherapy services are offered to women.
Western Reserve Psychological Associates, Inc. employs psychologists skilled in
dealing with issues of vital interest to women.
Geriatric Services
Helps an individual adjust to the physical and emotional problems of aging. Issues
addressed include retirement, loss of spouse, dealing with physical handicaps
and aging parents. | 
