Our Services
When To Visit Us
Many people start seeing a psychologist in a time of crisis. While we are more than happy to help during these times, Hope Psychology Practice, LLC also recommends catching problems early because preventative services can decrease you and your family’s future discomforts and expenses. During your first visit, we will listen to your concerns, gather background information, and make a collaborative treatment plan based on you and your family’s unique needs.
Child and Adolescent Therapy
Our therapists are trained in Evidence-Based Practices to support children and teens. Concerns we commonly address include:
- Adjustment to Life Changes (e.g., Changing Schools, Divorce)
- Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Behavioral Challenges
- Depression
- Identity Development
- Peer Relationship Issues
- School Problems
- Strengths Building
- Transition to Young Adulthood
Learn more about how therapy works and Evidence-Based Treatments: http://effectivechildtherapy.org/
Pediatric Psychology
Our pediatric psychologists have an expertise in addressing the psychological aspects of illness, injury, and health behaviors in children, adolescents, and their families. Examples of areas we can help include:
- Acute and Chronic Pain
- Adherence to Medical Regimens
- Cancer and Blood Disorders
- Connective Tissue Disease (i.e., EDS Arthritis)
- Coping with a New Medical Diagnosis
- Coping with Chronic Illness
- Collaboration with Medical Providers
- Dysautonomia (i.e., POTS)
- Family Medical Trauma
- Functional Neurological and Movement Disorders (i.e., Non-Epileptic Seizures)
- Gastrointestinal Disorders
- Injuries
- Medical Gaslighting
- Needle Phobias
- Obesity
- Palliative Care
- Promotion of Health-Related Behaviors (e.g., sleep, exercise, nutrition)
- Rare Diseases
- Seizure Disorders
- Somatic Symptoms (i.e., Stress Headaches)
- Treatment of Emotional and Behavioral Issues associated with a Medical Diagnosis
Learn more about pediatric psychology at: http://www.apa.org/about/division/div54.aspx
Adult Therapy
Our therapists are trained in Evidence-Based Practices and individualize treatment plans to meet your unique needs. Common concerns we can help with include:
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Emerging Adulthood
- Grief and Loss
- Major Life Transitions
- Relationship Challenges
- Work-Life Balance
Parent Coaching
Our therapists can guide you in creating developmentally appropriate strategies for validating your child’s emotions and setting appropriate behavioral limits. Areas of guidance may include:
- Building a successful reward system.
- Empowering your child to become more independent.
- Enhancing communication with your child/adolescent.
- Addressing secondary medical trauma.
- Increasing parenting confidence.
- Improving consistency between caregivers.
- Setting rules your child and teen will follow.
Additional Services
The following services may be offered in conjunction with your treatment plan.
Clinical Hypnosis is defined as a state of focused attention and enhanced capacity to respond to suggestions. Research has discovered it can be helpful with anxiety, pain management, and sleep among other concerns. Common myths about hypnosis are that hypnosis will make a person lose control, surrender their will to another person, or lose consciousness. Hypnosis is actually something you do for yourself. The provider simply serves as a teacher to guide you.
Telemedicine involves the use of electronic communications (i.e., videoconferencing) to interact with your psychologist from a distant location. A growing body of research has found encouraging evidence related to the effectiveness of telemedicine, noting comparable results to in-person treatments. Following an initial face-to-face Diagnostic Assessment, telemedicine may be considered as a treatment option due to distance, convenience, or because it is clinically indicated (e.g., Agoraphobia, Immunodeficiency, In Vivo Exposure Therapy).
Biofeedback is a strategy that gives you the power to use your thoughts to control your body. Research suggests that biofeedback can help with anxiety, pain, IBS, and more.
