“Out of your vulnerabilities will come your strength.”
– Sigmund Freud
COURAGE. CONNECTION. CHANGE.
At SPBH, we work with children, adolescents, and adults in need of support and guidance. We aim to help our clients gain insight, increase self-awareness, and create lasting change. See below for a short list of the common therapy needs that we serve.
Children and Adolescents
Anger Management
Control of a normal and healthy emotion; dealing with feelings of frustration/rage without causing negative impact to self or others.
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Behavioral Issues
Difficulty handling frustration; blaming others for problems; refusing to follow rules/challenging authority; frequently arguing/throwing temper tantrums.
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Chronic Pain/Illness
Lasting more than 12 weeks; persistent and recurring.
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Crisis Intervention
Immediate, short-term psychological support for restoring baseline functioning and mitigating trauma; counseling applied in response to an event/series of events; examples: exposure to death, violence, divorce, natural disasters, substance abuse, miscarriage, loss of job, etc.
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Coping Skills
Strategies used to manage stress, trauma, and difficult emotions; methods of adjusting thoughts and behaviors to navigate challenging circumstances.
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Family Conflict
Active and recurring opposition (verbal, physical, sexual, financial, psychological, or other) between family members within couple, sibling, or parents/child subsystems.
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Failure to Launch
Struggle to initiate, manage, and sustain the responsibilities of adulthood; lacking independence in adult-oriented behavior/decision making; meeting developmental milestones; moving forward from adolescent mindset/dependence on parents.
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School Issues
Poor attendance/avoidance of classes; lack of motivation/interest in subjects; poor academic performance; negative relationships with teachers and/or peers.
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Social Skills
Ability to communicate and interact with others; verbal techniques—turn taking, volume of voice; contextually appropriate discussion content to minimize embarrassment/discomfort for others; non-verbal—eye contact, physical proximity/personal space, body language; reading/understanding signals and nuances from others; “good manners.”
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Peer Relationships
Social acceptance and reciprocity; commonalities in interests and experiences—relatability; sense of connectedness and belonging within an age group (school, activities, community).
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Adoption
A legally or religiously sanctioned process of assuming parental responsibility for another person; transfer of this responsibility from biological parents, guardians, or agencies; permanent transfer of legal rights and responsibilities.
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Impulse Control
Failure to resist a temptation/urge/action/behavior; the inability to not speak on a thought; spur-of-the-moment decision making and action without considering impact or consequences.
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Self-Harm
Intentional infliction of pain and damage to your own body; inflicting injuries such as cutting, burning, scratching.
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Life Transitions
Events (planned and unplanned) that lead to changes in self-concept, worldview, and/or daily functioning; psychological reactions experienced as one goes through alterations or shifts in status/roles/identities; examples—moving into a new home, starting/ending a career, marriage/divorce, giving birth, changing schools, sexual orientation, gender identity.
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Parental Divorce
Termination of marriage; ending a legal/ religious union.
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New siblings
Additional family members joining an existing or newly blended family, via remarriage or birth of newborn; step-brother/sister; half-brother/sister.
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Technology Usage
Internet access–computers, smartphones; video games.
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Adult Therapy
Anger Management
Control of a normal and healthy emotion; dealing with feelings of frustration, irritability, or rage without causing negative impact to self/others.
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Behavioral Issues
Difficulty handling frustration; getting nervous easily; blaming others for problems; refusing to follow rules/challenging authority; frequently arguing/throwing temper tantrums.
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Career Counseling
Support in evaluating employment options; advice in making complex job-related decisions; help in the process of career exploration, change, and development.
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Chronic Pain/Illness
Lasting more than 12 weeks; persistent and recurring.
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Crisis Intervention
Immediate, short-term psychological support for restoring baseline functioning and mitigating trauma; counseling applied in response to an event; examples: exposure to death, violence, divorce, natural disasters, substance abuse, miscarriage, loss of job, etc.
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Coping Skills
Strategies used to manage stress, trauma, and difficult emotions; methods of adjusting thoughts and behaviors to navigate challenging circumstances.
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Failure to Launch
Struggle to initiate, manage, sustain the responsibilities of adulthood; lacking independence in adult-oriented behavior/decision making; meeting developmental milestones; moving forward from adolescent mindset/dependence on parents.
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Grief Counseling
Coping with reactions to loss, especially the death of a loved one; emotional/cognitive/social responses in the aftermath of death; addressing feelings and finding ways to move forward.
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Life Coaching
Guidance on careers, relationships, daily livings skills; counseling through confusion, feeling overwhelmed, apathy/lack of purpose, struggles with managing responsibilities; support with finding direction, confidence, comfort in personal pursuits.
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Weight loss
Coaching on diet, exercise, and developing a healthier lifestyle; physical fitness; reduction of body mass–fat/tissue/fluid or lean mass.
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Stress Management
Techniques and methods to manage stress—a naturally occurring, healthy internal response to difficulties in our environment/experiences; improving daily functioning despite these difficult/troubling encounters.
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Self Esteem
Personal view of one’s self/one’s perception of how others likely see them; identifying individual strengths and weaknesses; assessment of self-worth; perspective on abilities and their associated values.
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Self-exploration
Examination of one’s feelings, behaviors, beliefs, and outlooks; identifying potential for personal growth or regression; increasing awareness of opportunities and risks.
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Technology Usage
Internet access; computers, smartphones; video games; “screen time”.
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Couples Therapy
Life Transitions
Events (planned and unplanned) that lead to changes in self-concept, worldview, and/or daily functioning; psychological reactions experienced as one goes through alterations or shifts in status/roles/identities; examples—moving into a new home, starting/ending a career, marriage/divorce, giving birth, changing schools, sexual orientation, gender identity.
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Communication Issues
Challenges in relating thoughts, feelings, and emotions between partners; struggles with honesty, directness; passive-aggressiveness, harshness, lack of kindness/respect.
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Infidelity and Unfaithfulness
Sexual relations with someone other than one’s spouse; cheating; having an affair.
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Sexual Issues
Lack of desire; disruptions in arousal; delayed/absent climax; pain during intercourse; confusion, curiosity, deviance.
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Premarital Counseling
Discussion of existing or potential conflicts before marriage; addressing proactively before serious concerns develop; establishing healthy communication and clear expectations; discussing strategies and plans for when problems arise.
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Non-traditional Relationships
Couples granting each other permission for sexual encounters outside of their partnership; “Open” relationships—allowing for multiple partners; polyamory.
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Ending of a Relationship
One or both partners ceasing their commitment to a partnership; “breaking up”.
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Trust Issues
Difficulty engaging in emotional/physical intimacy; suspicion of motives of others; jealousy, volatility; assuming negative intent, feeling persecuted; lack of closeness with others.
Digital-Age Issues
“Information age”– accelerated/simplified sharing of information since the advent of computers and related technologies; the online world/worldwide web; circa 1970’s through present day.
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Divorce
Exploring/examining the termination/dissolution of a marriage.
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Family Therapy
Family Conflict
Active and recurring opposition (verbal, physical, sexual, financial, psychological, or other) between family members within couple, sibling, or parents/child subsystems.
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Failure to Launch
Struggle to initiate, manage, sustain the responsibilities of adulthood; lacking independence in adult-oriented behavior/decision making; meeting developmental milestones; moving forward from adolescent mindset/dependence on parents
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Parenting Education
Acquisition of skills, approaches, and methods in supporting child development; techniques for addressing child behavior; understanding the child mindset and appropriate parental responses
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Life Transitions
Events (planned and unplanned) that lead to changes in self-concept, world outlook, and daily functioning; psychological reactions as one goes through alterations or shifts in status/roles; examples—moving into a new home, starting/ending a career, marriage/divorce, giving birth, changing schools, sexual identity.
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Understand and Handle Serious Situations (death, trauma, loss)
Increasing emotional intelligence and self-awareness; consideration of family members experiences and perspectives; how to process with and support one another.
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Group Therapy
Anger Management
Control of a normal and healthy emotion; dealing with feelings of frustration, irritability, or rage without causing negative impact to self/others.
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Adolescent Issues
Experimentation with/abuse of substances; sexual activity, identity confusion; peer acceptance/social dynamics; social media/online behavior; school problems; parent/sibling conflicts; self-esteem; future planning.
Parenting
Raising children; providing basic care; supporting developmental milestones; fostering and strengthening connection to your child; understanding the child’s needs, wants, abilities; promoting the child’s growth and actualization of potential.
Adults on the Autism Spectrum
Difficulty reading non-verbal social cues–facial expressions/body language; trouble interpreting others’ thoughts/feelings; poor conversation skills; low frustration tolerance; inability to identify perspectives outside of one’s own; rigid thinking; limited, fixed interests.
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Mindfulness and Meditation
Paying attention to a present moment, object or experience; bringing your whole focus to a specific item, thought, or sensation; examples—breathing, listening, touching, tasting. Contemplative process of achieving alertness in a moment; focused relaxation.
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Adult Transitions
Events (planned and unplanned) that lead to changes in self-concept, worldview, and/or daily functioning; psychological reactions experienced as one goes through alterations or shifts in status/roles/identities; examples—moving into a new home, starting/ending a career, marriage/divorce, giving birth, changing schools, sexual orientation, gender identity.
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Anxiety
Emotional response to stress; feelings of fear and panic; uneasy and unable to sit still or avoid a recurring stressful thought; tightness in chest, shortness of breath, heart palpitations, nausea, numbness/tingling in the limbs/extremities.
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Bereavement
The period of mourning and grief after the loss of a loved one; leave of absence from responsibility in the aftermath of a death.
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DBT
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy: methodology and approach to managing emotions and maintaining/improving functioning within relationships; aimed to change thought patterns and produce more positive behavior; support-oriented, cognitive-based. Key components: Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Distress Tolerance, Emotional Regulation
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Specializing in Family Centered Therapy, Community Partnerships, and a Systems Approach in Connecticut
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