Adoption Therapists in 29575
Lori Malkasian
Licensed Professional Counselor, PsyD, LPC
Verified Verified
Surfside Beach, SC 29575
Life sometimes hands us situations that are just too difficult to deal with on our own. The good news is that you don't have to! Together we can discuss the issues that you are struggling with to find more effective strategies to manage these difficulties. I specialize in work with adolescents and treat a variety of issues such as depression, anxiety and anger problems. Sometimes it just takes an outside perspective to help you gain a better understanding of what is going on in your life. I'm happy to help you work through these difficulties.
Life sometimes hands us situations that are just too difficult to deal with on our own. The good news is that you don't have to! Together we can discuss the issues that you are struggling with to find more effective strategies to manage these difficulties. I specialize in work with adolescents and treat a variety of issues such as depression, anxiety and anger problems. Sometimes it just takes an outside perspective to help you gain a better understanding of what is going on in your life. I'm happy to help you work through these difficulties.
Estrella Mountain Life Coaching, LLC
MS, CCTP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Surfside Beach, SC 29575 (Online Only)
Same week appointments available. I offer rates as low as $60/session so you can get the help you need now. I am a proud U.S. Air Force Veteran. I was a licensed counselor for over 12yrs and finally started my own coaching practice 6 years ago to get you the help you need today, not cut you off because of policies and insurance restrictions. I know how difficult it is to ask for help. I'll be with you every step of your journey to happiness. Morning, evening and Sunday appointments available. Video and phone call sessions available so you don't even have to leave your safe space. I look forward to working with you. Hablo Espanol :)
Same week appointments available. I offer rates as low as $60/session so you can get the help you need now. I am a proud U.S. Air Force Veteran. I was a licensed counselor for over 12yrs and finally started my own coaching practice 6 years ago to get you the help you need today, not cut you off because of policies and insurance restrictions. I know how difficult it is to ask for help. I'll be with you every step of your journey to happiness. Morning, evening and Sunday appointments available. Video and phone call sessions available so you don't even have to leave your safe space. I look forward to working with you. Hablo Espanol :)
Coastal Samaritan Counseling Center
Counselor
Not Verified Not Verified
1 Endorsed
Surfside Beach, SC 29575
One client put it this way, "Coastal Samaritan offers me a safe place to land." Our top notch team of professionally trained therapists offer genuine care and grace filled hospitality. Our philosophy includes the integration of mind, body, spirit and community. Every person's wellness depends upon successful integration of these four components. Outcome studies demonstrate that on average, our results are 20% better than national norms. Come experience the difference.
One client put it this way, "Coastal Samaritan offers me a safe place to land." Our top notch team of professionally trained therapists offer genuine care and grace filled hospitality. Our philosophy includes the integration of mind, body, spirit and community. Every person's wellness depends upon successful integration of these four components. Outcome studies demonstrate that on average, our results are 20% better than national norms. Come experience the difference.
Amy Kathryn Hess
Licensed Professional Counselor Associate, MEd, LPC-A, NCC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Surfside Beach, SC 29575 (Online Only)
Being a parent of a child with special needs is one of the most challenging lives to live. Through the daily chaos and the appointments, don’t forget you. Your wants, needs and dreams matter. Together, we will partner to acknowledge the triumphs and process the trials. You will learn how to grieve the life that you thought you would have and move forward to fully living the life that you’ve got. I help my clients with parenting strategies and resources along with daily coping skills. We may identify triggers and process past trauma that impacts you as a parent and work on your anxiety, depression, or other mental health diagnoses.
Being a parent of a child with special needs is one of the most challenging lives to live. Through the daily chaos and the appointments, don’t forget you. Your wants, needs and dreams matter. Together, we will partner to acknowledge the triumphs and process the trials. You will learn how to grieve the life that you thought you would have and move forward to fully living the life that you’ve got. I help my clients with parenting strategies and resources along with daily coping skills. We may identify triggers and process past trauma that impacts you as a parent and work on your anxiety, depression, or other mental health diagnoses.
The Counseling Center of SayeBrook, LLC
Licensed Professional Counselor
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Surfside Beach, SC 29575
The staff at The Counseling Center of SayeBrook, LLC are dedicated to improving the quality of life for our patients. We offer a multitude of treatment modalities in order to provide the best care possible. Our patients can expect to receive effective and compassionate treatments. Our focus is helping the public achieve health, healing and happiness. We look forward to working with you and your family. Our licensed and board-certified therapists are trained to help children, adolescents and adults. We also coordinate care with medical professionals when necessary.
The staff at The Counseling Center of SayeBrook, LLC are dedicated to improving the quality of life for our patients. We offer a multitude of treatment modalities in order to provide the best care possible. Our patients can expect to receive effective and compassionate treatments. Our focus is helping the public achieve health, healing and happiness. We look forward to working with you and your family. Our licensed and board-certified therapists are trained to help children, adolescents and adults. We also coordinate care with medical professionals when necessary.
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Adoption Therapists
Does my adopted child need therapy?
Not every adopted child needs therapy. However, many can benefit from seeing an adoption-informed therapist, especially if they were victims of abuse or neglect, appear withdrawn or disconnected, have behavioral or developmental issues (which may or may not be related to their adoption), are struggling with feelings of grief or loss surrounding their birth parents, or find it difficult to establish an identity, a challenge that often becomes most apparent during adolescence.
When should adoptive parents seek therapy?
Prospective parents can benefit from therapy even before an adoption—for example, to voice worries and fears; to reconcile infertility struggles, if relevant; or simply to prepare themselves for parenthood. After the adoption, parents who are struggling to bond with their child; are unsure how to talk about adoption or related issues, such as race; or whose child is dealing with developmental, behavioral, or psychiatric concerns can address these and other issues with the help of an adoption-competent therapist.
Is family therapy appropriate for adoptive families?
Family therapy can be invaluable for strengthening the bond between adoptive parents and children, helping the latter feel more secure in their place in the family. Family therapy can also help adoptive families navigate complex communication issues—for example, parents who feel uncomfortable discussing race with their child, who in turn feels invalidated by their silence, or a child who has questions about his birth parents but avoids asking them out of fear of hurting his adoptive parents’ feelings.
What therapy is not appropriate for adoption issues?
A discredited therapy known as “attachment therapy” (sometimes called “holding therapy” or “rebirthing therapy”) should not be used to treat adopted and foster children, though it was largely designed for this population. Attachment therapy involves restraining, coercing, and punishing the child in order for them to “release” negative emotions and attach to their new caregivers—techniques that are abusive and dangerous and have even proven fatal in some cases.