outpatient clinical services
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Individual Therapy
Individual therapy is a collaborative process between you and your therapist that aims to improve your quality of life and the specific goals you may have. Individual therapy is often sought for common concerns such as relational conflicts, dealing with stress, and employment issues. It is also sought for more specific mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, trauma, or ADHD. Our clinicians are required, at a minimum, to have a master’s degree and to be licensed by the state of Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board. We are a training facility and a few of our staff are in a master’s level training program and practice under supervision from a licensed clinician. Clinicians utilize a variety of techniques depending on their training and the client’s identified presenting problem. If you are looking for a specific treatment strategy, it is important to discuss this with staff when scheduling or at your first appointment with the therapist.
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Family Therapy
We recognize that individuals' behaviors are influenced by and also influence the social system around them and may need to be included as a part of the treatment plan. Relationships between partners and families form a complex social system and therapeutic interventions are designed to consider the relationship as the client in the therapy room. Interventions are designed to work within intimate relationships to promote positive change and development. Our clinical staff are trained to address a variety of presenting relational issues across the spectrum of relationships. Research indicates that marriage and family therapy is as effective, and in some cases more effective, than standard and/or individual treatments for many mental health problems.
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Play Therapy
Young children are not able to talk or express themselves in the same way adults do about what may be troubling them. However, they are able to express their experiences and emotions through play. Play therapy is designed to synthesize with the child's unique developmental level to provide support by speaking the child's "language" of play. Play therapists work to support children in expressing themselves and resolving problems. Therapists trained in play therapy provide a safe therapeutic environment and may utilize a variety of techniques and mediums in therapy such as child-centered play, directive techniques, art, music, and sand. Research shows that play therapy is an effective approach to treating mental health concerns, and works best when a parent, caregiver, or family member is actively involved. Because caregiver involvement in the play therapy process is of the utmost importance, caregivers may either be involved in the sessions and/or given recommendations to help the child at home and other settings.
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Psychological Testing
Psychological assessments are important contributions to the field of cognitive and behavioral sciences and can be extremely helpful in diagnosing such conditions such as Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Specific Learning Disorders, Intellectual Developmental Disorders, Autism, etc. Additionally, psychological assessment can be a valuable tool to the client and clinician to assist in diagnostic clarification and identifying treatment recommendations for complex presenting issues. When individuals are involved with various social institutions (i.e., legal system, employers, etc.), assessments may be required in order to determine the level of cognitive functioning, competency to stand trial, and/or pre-employment evaluations. Our assessment team is committed to providing respectful, client-centered care grounded in the APA Ethics Code and Standards for Psychological Testing, best practices related to assessment, and current research to provide a comprehensive assessment reflective of each client's experience and presentation. Our assessment team utilizes a collaborative approach to provide high quality assessments and feedback to serve our clients and communities.
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