Toddler Therapists in Elizabethtown, KY
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Lea Ann Lafave
Counselor, LPCC-S, RPT, ICST, NCC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
Waitlist for new clients
Do you feel overwhelmed and stressed with life? Are your problems more than you can handle on your own? Are suffering from Anxiety, Depression, Anger, or other irritable moods? Do you feel stuck? Have you experienced a traumatic incident? Have you had any major life changes? Have you recently lost a loved one, friend, or relationship? Whatever your concerns are, you are not alone. I am committed to creating a safe and nonjudgmental atmosphere in which you can be supported in your efforts to change and heal.
Do you feel overwhelmed and stressed with life? Are your problems more than you can handle on your own? Are suffering from Anxiety, Depression, Anger, or other irritable moods? Do you feel stuck? Have you experienced a traumatic incident? Have you had any major life changes? Have you recently lost a loved one, friend, or relationship? Whatever your concerns are, you are not alone. I am committed to creating a safe and nonjudgmental atmosphere in which you can be supported in your efforts to change and heal.
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Elizabethtown Counseling Service
Drug & Alcohol Counselor, MMFT, LCADC, COSCF
Verified Verified
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
Michael Hiser is a Marriage & Family Therapy Associate, Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor and a Circle of Security Certified Facilitator. As an advocate for the under-served he loves working with individuals and families as well as youth who struggle with addictions. A Christian minister with an open, caring and respectful manner that is very welcoming to hurting people. Women who suffer from compromising relationships find Michael to be a breath of fresh air. He creates a safe and warm atmosphere for working through tough issues and problems in a variety of situations.
Michael Hiser is a Marriage & Family Therapy Associate, Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor and a Circle of Security Certified Facilitator. As an advocate for the under-served he loves working with individuals and families as well as youth who struggle with addictions. A Christian minister with an open, caring and respectful manner that is very welcoming to hurting people. Women who suffer from compromising relationships find Michael to be a breath of fresh air. He creates a safe and warm atmosphere for working through tough issues and problems in a variety of situations.
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Silverleaf Sexual Trauma Recovery Services
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, LPCC, PhD, PsyD
Verified Verified
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
Silverleaf is the regional Rape Crisis and Child Advocacy Center for the Lincoln Trail Area Development District (Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin, Larue, Marion, Meade, Nelson, Washington). Therapists provide individual, family and group services across the lifespan to survivors of sexual violence, free of charge, regardless of when the abuse occurred. Because everyone is different, we provide a variety of therapeutic techniques and interventions that are supported by research to be the most effective techniques to use with victims of sexual violence. We do not discriminate against race, gender, sexual orientation, or otherwise
Silverleaf is the regional Rape Crisis and Child Advocacy Center for the Lincoln Trail Area Development District (Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin, Larue, Marion, Meade, Nelson, Washington). Therapists provide individual, family and group services across the lifespan to survivors of sexual violence, free of charge, regardless of when the abuse occurred. Because everyone is different, we provide a variety of therapeutic techniques and interventions that are supported by research to be the most effective techniques to use with victims of sexual violence. We do not discriminate against race, gender, sexual orientation, or otherwise
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I am a licensed clinical psychologist in Louisville, KY specializing in children, adolescents and families. In 2006, I founded Pediatric Psychological Associates, a private practice dedicated to helping children from their earliest years through their challenging teens. Prior to private practice, I served as a pediatric psychologist and assistant professor of pediatrics at Cincinnati Children's Hospital. I work with children and teens with a variety of emotional, behavioral, developmental and social problems. I have specific expertise in the area of pediatric anxiety and pediatric health psychology.
I am a licensed clinical psychologist in Louisville, KY specializing in children, adolescents and families. In 2006, I founded Pediatric Psychological Associates, a private practice dedicated to helping children from their earliest years through their challenging teens. Prior to private practice, I served as a pediatric psychologist and assistant professor of pediatrics at Cincinnati Children's Hospital. I work with children and teens with a variety of emotional, behavioral, developmental and social problems. I have specific expertise in the area of pediatric anxiety and pediatric health psychology.
Mission Statement: We treat every single person with unconditional positive regard. Our primary goal is to offer a safe place without judgement to our community. We meet people where they are and help them move forward and achieve their goals. We are currently working toward a model of treatment that includes a more complete assessment including daily living, nutrition, physical activity, and collaboration with other providers. We are excited to be offering quality mental health services to Grayson and surrounding counties.
Mission Statement: We treat every single person with unconditional positive regard. Our primary goal is to offer a safe place without judgement to our community. We meet people where they are and help them move forward and achieve their goals. We are currently working toward a model of treatment that includes a more complete assessment including daily living, nutrition, physical activity, and collaboration with other providers. We are excited to be offering quality mental health services to Grayson and surrounding counties.
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Welcome to counseling. If you're even searching for a therapist, you've started the process. Your gut tells you life isn't what you need it to be but you're not sure how to make it better. You're right about counseling: it truly can help. In therapy, the therapist and the client work as a team to accomplish goals. You may be unsure of those goals. I can help you figure out what they are and how to make progress.
Welcome to counseling. If you're even searching for a therapist, you've started the process. Your gut tells you life isn't what you need it to be but you're not sure how to make it better. You're right about counseling: it truly can help. In therapy, the therapist and the client work as a team to accomplish goals. You may be unsure of those goals. I can help you figure out what they are and how to make progress.
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Life can be challenging with many obstacles to overcome. Recognizing the need for change is your first step to starting over and improving your life. From a person-in-environment perspective, I look at the individuals entire environmental stressors that have left you feeling overwhelmed, at a loss, and a need for change. In my practice, I provide individual, family, couple, and group therapy services to children, adolescents, foster care children, adults, families, military families, and couples. Life is tough, you shouldn't have to go through it alone!
Life can be challenging with many obstacles to overcome. Recognizing the need for change is your first step to starting over and improving your life. From a person-in-environment perspective, I look at the individuals entire environmental stressors that have left you feeling overwhelmed, at a loss, and a need for change. In my practice, I provide individual, family, couple, and group therapy services to children, adolescents, foster care children, adults, families, military families, and couples. Life is tough, you shouldn't have to go through it alone!
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Erica Myers
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, LPCC-S, RPT-S
Verified Verified
Prospect, KY 40059
Hi! I’m Erica Myers, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor-Supervisor and Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor. I have eighteen years of experience in the mental health field, ranging from domestic violence, residential substance abuse, inpatient care, child sexual abuse, and outpatient therapy. I work with children, teens, adults, and families.
Hi! I’m Erica Myers, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor-Supervisor and Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor. I have eighteen years of experience in the mental health field, ranging from domestic violence, residential substance abuse, inpatient care, child sexual abuse, and outpatient therapy. I work with children, teens, adults, and families.
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Haven Family Services is the outpatient behavioral health division of Boys & Girls Haven, an organization that has served the Louisville community for more than 70 years. We specialize in meeting the emotional and behavioral needs of individuals of all ages. We provide intensive in-home therapy and case management as well as counseling and medication management in our outpatient office. Our professionals utilize effective, compassionate interventions that help our clients heal from past trauma, build on their strengths and achieve their therapeutic goals. We also actively involve caregivers and support systems in the treatment planning process.
Haven Family Services is the outpatient behavioral health division of Boys & Girls Haven, an organization that has served the Louisville community for more than 70 years. We specialize in meeting the emotional and behavioral needs of individuals of all ages. We provide intensive in-home therapy and case management as well as counseling and medication management in our outpatient office. Our professionals utilize effective, compassionate interventions that help our clients heal from past trauma, build on their strengths and achieve their therapeutic goals. We also actively involve caregivers and support systems in the treatment planning process.
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Julie Boswell Johnson
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, MEd, LPCC, LPATA
Verified Verified
Owensboro, KY 42303
Waitlist for new clients
Learn from the past, live for today, and hope for tomorrow! I am passionate about helping people and would love to help you in your journey! Trust is the key ingredient to counseling and I know that often the hardest part is asking for help. My goal is to empower people, focusing on strengths to achieve full potential and wellness. I have over 17 years of experience counseling and am a LPCC and LPATA, earning my Bachelor's degree in Psychology from UK in 2002 and my Master's degree in Counseling with concentration in Art Therapy from UofL in 2005.
Learn from the past, live for today, and hope for tomorrow! I am passionate about helping people and would love to help you in your journey! Trust is the key ingredient to counseling and I know that often the hardest part is asking for help. My goal is to empower people, focusing on strengths to achieve full potential and wellness. I have over 17 years of experience counseling and am a LPCC and LPATA, earning my Bachelor's degree in Psychology from UK in 2002 and my Master's degree in Counseling with concentration in Art Therapy from UofL in 2005.
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My name is Kimberly. I am a graduate from Western Kentucky University. I graduated with my Masters Degree in Social Work in 2021. I welcome anyone that walks through the door with no judgment and open arms. I want to help you during this time in your life and I intend to help you reach your goals and help you grow. I practice a very person-centered, strength-based approach. This is your issue, need, or goal. You are driving the car. I am just in the passenger seat with a map ready to guide you.
My name is Kimberly. I am a graduate from Western Kentucky University. I graduated with my Masters Degree in Social Work in 2021. I welcome anyone that walks through the door with no judgment and open arms. I want to help you during this time in your life and I intend to help you reach your goals and help you grow. I practice a very person-centered, strength-based approach. This is your issue, need, or goal. You are driving the car. I am just in the passenger seat with a map ready to guide you.
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Dr. Jamie Brodarick
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Louisville, KY 40241
Waitlist for new clients
For over 15 years, I have helped clients improve their most important relationships. I have found that when we experience conflict, communication challenges, a lack of emotional/physical intimacy, or have unmet needs, we can struggle to feel complete. Whether I am working with an individual client, a couple, or an entire family system, I can support you in strengthening your intimate relationships. I specialize in maternal mental health (infertility, pregnancy, and postpartum), premarital and marital counseling, parent-child interactions, and extended family (in-laws, siblings, and family of origin) dynamics.
For over 15 years, I have helped clients improve their most important relationships. I have found that when we experience conflict, communication challenges, a lack of emotional/physical intimacy, or have unmet needs, we can struggle to feel complete. Whether I am working with an individual client, a couple, or an entire family system, I can support you in strengthening your intimate relationships. I specialize in maternal mental health (infertility, pregnancy, and postpartum), premarital and marital counseling, parent-child interactions, and extended family (in-laws, siblings, and family of origin) dynamics.
I have a practice in Old Louisville doing both psychological evaluation and counseling. In addition to doing diagnostic evaluations, including ADHD and other evaluations, I do forensic evaluations, including trial competency, criminal responsibility, mitigating factor, and sex offender evaluations. I also work with the deaf and hearing impaired in both evaluation and counseling. Further, I do psychosexual evaluations and counseling with gay and transgender individuals.
I have a practice in Old Louisville doing both psychological evaluation and counseling. In addition to doing diagnostic evaluations, including ADHD and other evaluations, I do forensic evaluations, including trial competency, criminal responsibility, mitigating factor, and sex offender evaluations. I also work with the deaf and hearing impaired in both evaluation and counseling. Further, I do psychosexual evaluations and counseling with gay and transgender individuals.
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Laura Marie Best
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Frankfort, KY 40601
Waitlist for new clients
I have been working as a counselor since 1999 in various clinical settings. I have experience and enjoy working with children, adolescents, adults, and families.
I have been working as a counselor since 1999 in various clinical settings. I have experience and enjoy working with children, adolescents, adults, and families.
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Mandy Dillow
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, MA, NCC, LPCC, Phd-can, CCTP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Owensboro, KY 42301
At Empowered Counseling, LLC., we inspire empowerment by allowing our clients to be their true authentic self. We serve to allow our clients to reach new heights through the right attitude and mindset to live a more productive and vibrant life. I work with children as young as 3 years old and those through adulthood to work through the thoughts and situations that have brought them into my office. I treat individuals, not the disorder.
At Empowered Counseling, LLC., we inspire empowerment by allowing our clients to be their true authentic self. We serve to allow our clients to reach new heights through the right attitude and mindset to live a more productive and vibrant life. I work with children as young as 3 years old and those through adulthood to work through the thoughts and situations that have brought them into my office. I treat individuals, not the disorder.
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Dr. Tim Thornberry, Jr. is a Psychologist in Kentucky who has been practicing since 2022. He has a PhD in Clinical Psychology from Auburn University, an MS in Clinical Psychology from Auburn University, and a BA in Psychology from Western Kentucky University. Dr. Thornberry can provide psychotherapy and psychological assessment services for individuals and families across the lifespan with a variety of mental health problems and/or problems with adjusting to stressors, life transitions, academic or vocational concerns, or medical issues.
Dr. Tim Thornberry, Jr. is a Psychologist in Kentucky who has been practicing since 2022. He has a PhD in Clinical Psychology from Auburn University, an MS in Clinical Psychology from Auburn University, and a BA in Psychology from Western Kentucky University. Dr. Thornberry can provide psychotherapy and psychological assessment services for individuals and families across the lifespan with a variety of mental health problems and/or problems with adjusting to stressors, life transitions, academic or vocational concerns, or medical issues.
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Enrica Thomas
Marriage & Family Therapist, LCSW-S, LMFT-S
Verified Verified
Shepherdsville, KY 40165
Do you struggle with overwhelming anxiety and/or fear? Are parenting concerns keeping you up at night? Do you have a difficult teenager or significant other that you struggle to effectively communicate with? Have you lost your motivation to reach your goals? Have you experienced a personally traumatic event that continues to plague you despite your best efforts to forget about it? These and many other frustrations precede my clients initial call to my office in search of methods and strategies to find relief where I help guide my clients in evaluating, processing and putting the broken pieces back together
Do you struggle with overwhelming anxiety and/or fear? Are parenting concerns keeping you up at night? Do you have a difficult teenager or significant other that you struggle to effectively communicate with? Have you lost your motivation to reach your goals? Have you experienced a personally traumatic event that continues to plague you despite your best efforts to forget about it? These and many other frustrations precede my clients initial call to my office in search of methods and strategies to find relief where I help guide my clients in evaluating, processing and putting the broken pieces back together
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Is your child experiencing high levels of anxiety? Does your child experience fear or have a hard time separating from their parents? Are they anxious in social situations or speaking in front of others? Have they ever been diagnosed with anxiety, panic, or OCD? Do you struggle with parenting an anxious child? If so, I can assist you. Visit www.kycards.com for more information.
Is your child experiencing high levels of anxiety? Does your child experience fear or have a hard time separating from their parents? Are they anxious in social situations or speaking in front of others? Have they ever been diagnosed with anxiety, panic, or OCD? Do you struggle with parenting an anxious child? If so, I can assist you. Visit www.kycards.com for more information.
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Lindsey Lanham
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, LPCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Owensboro, KY 42303
Lindsey graduated with a Master's degree in Mental Health Counseling from Western Kentucky University in 2008, and has been working directly with children, adolescents and families since 2009. Lindsey specializes in working with issues of trauma, crisis, grief, child and adolescent defiance, anxiety and adjustment to life changes. Other areas of expertise include Anxiety, Depression, Mood Disorders and ADHD. Lindsey is skilled and has received training in Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing and Reality Therapy among additional interventions. Lindsey is dedicated to empowering youth and families to promote a life of health, hope and growth.
Lindsey graduated with a Master's degree in Mental Health Counseling from Western Kentucky University in 2008, and has been working directly with children, adolescents and families since 2009. Lindsey specializes in working with issues of trauma, crisis, grief, child and adolescent defiance, anxiety and adjustment to life changes. Other areas of expertise include Anxiety, Depression, Mood Disorders and ADHD. Lindsey is skilled and has received training in Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing and Reality Therapy among additional interventions. Lindsey is dedicated to empowering youth and families to promote a life of health, hope and growth.
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Liz Harris, M.A.M.F.T
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MAMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Pewee Valley, KY 40056
Often, seeking guidance from an unbiased and outside source can be a vital key to personal progression. As a therapist, I want to maintain an open and honest dialogue with my clients that assists them in creating positive change in their marriages, families and individual lives. Having someone hold you accountable, as you take the necessary steps to correct unhealthy patterns, can be crucial to success. Too often, individuals choose to remain victims of their circumstances, rather than proactively changing their mindset, and becoming victors. I seek to empower clients through uncovering what may be hindering their growth.
Often, seeking guidance from an unbiased and outside source can be a vital key to personal progression. As a therapist, I want to maintain an open and honest dialogue with my clients that assists them in creating positive change in their marriages, families and individual lives. Having someone hold you accountable, as you take the necessary steps to correct unhealthy patterns, can be crucial to success. Too often, individuals choose to remain victims of their circumstances, rather than proactively changing their mindset, and becoming victors. I seek to empower clients through uncovering what may be hindering their growth.
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What are the behavioral signs indicating a toddler might need counseling?
Common behavioral signs that a child may need counseling include high levels of emotional distress or anxiety, learning challenges, interpersonal conflict, anger, or social withdrawal. Any drastic changes in toddler behavior or self-esteem can be indicative that a child may benefit from therapy. Seeing a therapist at the early stages of any behavioral changes can be most impactful on behavior, as well as helpful to caregivers who may receive guidance on what symptoms to look for in their child in the future, even if therapy is not warranted at that time.
Can a two-year-old see a psychologist?
Children and adults of all ages can see psychologists and other forms of mental health professionals, such as counselors, psychiatrists, and social workers. Families seeking therapy for their toddler should just be aware that any guidance they seek should come from a professional who has specific experience working with young children, as well as the specific modalities that are appropriate for young children, such as play therapy.
What is the most effective type of therapy for toddlers and preschoolers?
In general, play therapy is the most effective and common form of therapy for young children. Play therapy helps facilitate behavior change by offering an age-appropriate way for children to express their emotions and develop more effective coping strategies. Toddlers with specific concerns may benefit from more specialized forms of therapy, such as Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy for children with autism or Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) for toddlers in families in which there is significant parent-child relational conflict.
What happens during therapy sessions for toddlers?
What occurs in therapy sessions for toddlers depends on the therapeutic approach being used by the therapist. Most toddler therapists will use some form of play therapy in sessions to encourage toddler engagement. In play therapy sessions, children are encouraged to use toys within the therapy setting to express their emotions; subsequent responses by the therapist and/or family members can help guide toddler behavior and behavior change. Toddler therapy sessions can also involve family therapy or Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), which can help improve parenting behaviors and reduce strain on families.