Therapists in Valparaiso, IN
Hello, I'm David. I have over 4 years of experience working as a Mental Health Counselor. I am passionate about helping people to live more satisfying lives. You are the only person, who has the correct solutions to the problems you are seeking help for, but when people have difficulty solving their problems, it is generally because the various aspects of the solutions are not recognized as being connected in a logical way. I can help you discover events in your life that have a significant effect on the way you feel now. I can assist you in using facts to discover the correct ways of interpreting these events.
Hello, I'm David. I have over 4 years of experience working as a Mental Health Counselor. I am passionate about helping people to live more satisfying lives. You are the only person, who has the correct solutions to the problems you are seeking help for, but when people have difficulty solving their problems, it is generally because the various aspects of the solutions are not recognized as being connected in a logical way. I can help you discover events in your life that have a significant effect on the way you feel now. I can assist you in using facts to discover the correct ways of interpreting these events.
Studies prove that unaddressed childhood trauma can negatively impact an individual’s ability to function in life as an adult. Children often develop distortions about their value and uniqueness. Processing this now may save you and your child a lot of heartache later. My compassionate approach to therapy is holistic, meaning that I take into consideration how different life events and people affect the whole person. I create a specific treatment plan for the client that fits their needs. Life challenges are a constant, but with the right strategies, a child can learn how to handle and navigate through them with confidence.
Studies prove that unaddressed childhood trauma can negatively impact an individual’s ability to function in life as an adult. Children often develop distortions about their value and uniqueness. Processing this now may save you and your child a lot of heartache later. My compassionate approach to therapy is holistic, meaning that I take into consideration how different life events and people affect the whole person. I create a specific treatment plan for the client that fits their needs. Life challenges are a constant, but with the right strategies, a child can learn how to handle and navigate through them with confidence.
Online Therapists
Renae Cameron
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
South Bend, IN 46617 (Online Only)
I specialize in engaging with children and adolescents through utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as well as Play Therapy.
Accepting New Clients! Is your child struggling to cope with life’s every day emotions? Are they struggling to manage their anger? Or engaging in negative behaviors at school? Sometimes children and adolescents need additional support to learn how to navigate life’s challenges and peer influences.
I specialize in engaging with children and adolescents through utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as well as Play Therapy.
Accepting New Clients! Is your child struggling to cope with life’s every day emotions? Are they struggling to manage their anger? Or engaging in negative behaviors at school? Sometimes children and adolescents need additional support to learn how to navigate life’s challenges and peer influences.
Maranda Rae Houser
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW, CMNCS
Verified Verified
Goshen, IN 46528
Modalities of practice are cognitive behavioral therapy, behavior modification, art therapy, play therapy, and client centered therapy.
I work to serve cleints aged 5 years and beyond addressing a wide variety of concerns from anxiety, depression, behavioral, overall mental health and well being.
Modalities of practice are cognitive behavioral therapy, behavior modification, art therapy, play therapy, and client centered therapy.
I work to serve cleints aged 5 years and beyond addressing a wide variety of concerns from anxiety, depression, behavioral, overall mental health and well being.
Nanette Stokes Family Counseling Center
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Saint John, IN 46373
As a graduate of Loyola University Chicago with 20+ yrs’ experience, I supervise a clinical team & bring evidence-based techniques, incl CBT, DBT, ACT, narrative, family systems, play therapy. We believe the single most important aspect of treatment is the sacred relationship between client and therapist. We welcome you to a safe, judgment-free environment for the entire family, (children, teens, adults, & the elderly). You will be heard, respected, coached, nurtured, and supported on your journey to heal & become your best self. We proudly promote inclusion & serve LGBTQ & diverse cultures. Christian counseling also available.
As a graduate of Loyola University Chicago with 20+ yrs’ experience, I supervise a clinical team & bring evidence-based techniques, incl CBT, DBT, ACT, narrative, family systems, play therapy. We believe the single most important aspect of treatment is the sacred relationship between client and therapist. We welcome you to a safe, judgment-free environment for the entire family, (children, teens, adults, & the elderly). You will be heard, respected, coached, nurtured, and supported on your journey to heal & become your best self. We proudly promote inclusion & serve LGBTQ & diverse cultures. Christian counseling also available.
My name is Rita Brockie, MSEd, LMHC, and I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), in the state of Indiana, and I graduated from Indiana University South Bend with a Master of Science in Education, Clinical Mental Health Counseling (MSEd), and I have been working with individuals and families for over seven years in our community. I educate individuals and families about wellness dimensions in our lives including emotional, physical, spiritual, and relationships, and I assist clients in finding more satisfaction in these areas.
My name is Rita Brockie, MSEd, LMHC, and I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), in the state of Indiana, and I graduated from Indiana University South Bend with a Master of Science in Education, Clinical Mental Health Counseling (MSEd), and I have been working with individuals and families for over seven years in our community. I educate individuals and families about wellness dimensions in our lives including emotional, physical, spiritual, and relationships, and I assist clients in finding more satisfaction in these areas.
India Richards
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Highland, IN 46322
My ideal client is a teen or adult experiencing depression, grief, problems adjusting, anxiety, relationship issues, or practicing unhealthy boundaries with family, friends, or work. You are likely feeling alone, sad, hopeless, angry, stressed, emotionally drained, misunderstood, or desperate. You may feel as if people are not hearing or validating your feelings. You want to learn how to express your feelings without being angry or sad. You want to learn how to take care of yourself without the burden of other people's expectations. You want to learn how to care for your emotional health through boundaries.
My ideal client is a teen or adult experiencing depression, grief, problems adjusting, anxiety, relationship issues, or practicing unhealthy boundaries with family, friends, or work. You are likely feeling alone, sad, hopeless, angry, stressed, emotionally drained, misunderstood, or desperate. You may feel as if people are not hearing or validating your feelings. You want to learn how to express your feelings without being angry or sad. You want to learn how to take care of yourself without the burden of other people's expectations. You want to learn how to care for your emotional health through boundaries.
My ideal client presents to a session with the presence of distress with life transition, mentally, emotionally, spiritually, financially and physically. Clients desire to explore the layers of the barriers they are faced with, learn healthy and solution focused ways to manage life's adversities while gaining meaning making. Clients would ideally desire a way of their current situations and aspire to be the best version of themselves equipped to meet life head on. My ideal client is open-minded, committed, ambitious, vulnerable, honest, flexible, and ready to build a rapport that will validate them in their darkest hours.
My ideal client presents to a session with the presence of distress with life transition, mentally, emotionally, spiritually, financially and physically. Clients desire to explore the layers of the barriers they are faced with, learn healthy and solution focused ways to manage life's adversities while gaining meaning making. Clients would ideally desire a way of their current situations and aspire to be the best version of themselves equipped to meet life head on. My ideal client is open-minded, committed, ambitious, vulnerable, honest, flexible, and ready to build a rapport that will validate them in their darkest hours.
I am out of the office for summer break June 10-Aug 10, 2024. I will return all calls and emails upon my return. I am a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC, LPC) and board certified art therapist (ATR-BC) who has provided compassionate psychotherapy services to youth, teens, adults, and families since 2004 to address anxiety, depression, interpersonal communication health, grief, loss and bereavement, perinatal and parenting concerns, life transitions, dementia and more. It is my honor to support my clients as they develop insight, create change, and grow into stronger, happier, more flourishing versions of themselves.
I am out of the office for summer break June 10-Aug 10, 2024. I will return all calls and emails upon my return. I am a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC, LPC) and board certified art therapist (ATR-BC) who has provided compassionate psychotherapy services to youth, teens, adults, and families since 2004 to address anxiety, depression, interpersonal communication health, grief, loss and bereavement, perinatal and parenting concerns, life transitions, dementia and more. It is my honor to support my clients as they develop insight, create change, and grow into stronger, happier, more flourishing versions of themselves.
My ideal client would be someone who is geared towards helping themselves and needing guidance on how to do so. Someone who has a grasp on the importance of the client putting in the work to truly help heal themselves but needing assistance ensuring they are doing things in a healthy and emotionally intelligent fashion. Talk therapy is very important for clients who even just want to come and vent, which I believe helps the mind unclutter.
My ideal client would be someone who is geared towards helping themselves and needing guidance on how to do so. Someone who has a grasp on the importance of the client putting in the work to truly help heal themselves but needing assistance ensuring they are doing things in a healthy and emotionally intelligent fashion. Talk therapy is very important for clients who even just want to come and vent, which I believe helps the mind unclutter.
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Play Therapy
Who is play therapy for?
Play therapy is generally targeted to children between the ages of 3 and 11 who have social, emotional, or behavioral difficulties. Play therapy has also been found helpful for children who have experienced physical or emotional abuse or witnessed atrocities. Play therapy is also often recommended for children who are undergoing major medical procedures or who are suffering from chronic illness; many children’s hospitals are equipped to offer play therapy on-site. Play therapy is also sometimes used for adults; creative writing, music, and art are expressive forms that can all be adapted for therapeutic purposes.
Why do people need play therapy?
Children often do not have the language skills or words to know or to express what is troubling them. Yet they often spontaneously draw or use playthings to depict scenarios that reflect problems in their everyday life. Play therapy provides children with an array of objects and play situations to act out their feelings or experiences so that therapists can get a clear picture of what children might be struggling with and help them find solutions. In addition, play therapists are skilled at helping children understand their inner experience and find words for them, necessary steps toward helping children learn to control their own behavior and come up with solutions to problems they encounter.
What happens in play therapy?
A child enters a comfortable playroom where they are free to choose the objects they want to play with. The play therapist will typically observe how they play with the toys—whether a sandbox, puppets, dolls and action figures, trucks, costumes, drawing and painting materials, or more—because such play provides clues to a child’s family and social relationships, difficulties they are encountering in the world, and what going on inside themselves. Sometimes the therapist may ask the child to use the play objects to tell a story about their family. Using the same instruments of play, therapists can help children discover more advantageous ways of thinking and behaving.
What kinds of problems do play therapists treat?
Play therapy can help children who display destructive or self-destructive impulses; children who seem angry, sad, or fearful; children who experience frequent social, emotional, family, or school difficulty. Play therapy is often of value to children who have experienced a loss or distressing family experience, who are regularly exposed to family conflict, or who have been physically or emotionally abused. Play therapy can help children who are perpetrators of bullying as well as those who are targets of bullying. It helps children learn to identify their feelings, to express them in constructive ways, and to regulate them so they can get on with the business of development.
How long does play therapy last?
Play therapy sessions may last for 30 to 45 minutes, and they usually occur weekly for about 20 sessions. Each session is tailored to the individual child and the kinds of problems they are struggling with. Play that is highly repetitive often indicates a problem requiring further exploration. Therapists typically measure progress through session-to-session changes in play behavior.