Counseling/Therapy

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Counseling is a change, growth and healing process in which individuals, groups, or families are helped to:

  • Gain relief from stress
  • Express feelings and emotions in a safe, supportive collaborative, non-judgmental climate
  • Identify, sort-out, clarify problems
  • Identify non-helpful patterns
  • Learn helpful coping skills
  • Identify and achieve goals that are important
  • Learn preventive and personal growth
Counseling services are provided in the following areas:
  • Self Esteem
  • Grief/Loss
  • Adoption
  • Anger/Stress
  • Chronic/Terminal Illness
  • Depression
  • Anxiety
  • Relationships
  • Pre-marital, family and step family
  • Divorce – prevention and individual group recovery support
Counseling will help to:
  • Feel connected with a partner
  • Experience a renewed sense of love
  • Ability to express emotions, explore dreams and resolve conflicts
  • Find hope in relationships
  • Change erroneous beliefs about the world
  • Replace negative thoughts with self-affirming thoughts
  • Overcome the dark / hopeless feelings
  • Gain initiative and momentum
  • Regain person control over fears
  • Stop the constant worry and “chatter of the mind”
  • Enjoy peace of mind

Mediation


conversation Mediation is a process that provides a safe and confidential setting to work out disagreements between individuals, groups, and businesses. Creating mutually satisfactory solutions:
  • An unbiased mediator listens to the problem
  • Set an agenda
  • Brainstorm solutions
  • Negotiate resolutions
  • Written agreements
Mediation services provided in the following areas:
  • Domestic Issues
    • Divorce settlements
    • Resolution of ongoing parenting problems
    • Paternity actions
    • Adoption agreements
    • Premarital agreements
    • Disputes between family members
  • Business Issues
    • Employee disputes
    • Contract disputes
Terri Clinton Dichiser
MA, JD, LCPC, NCC