Therapists in 96753
Ann Van Patten
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Kihei, HI 96753
As a therapist, my goal is to help you uncover your true potential and lead a life that is worth celebrating. While we can't change difficult situations of the past, we can work together to better understand and resolve challenges in your life and relationships. We can work together to heal trauma from the past and be your best self. I provide a safe space to explore past experiences, relationships and belief systems you may feel are limiting you from experiencing your wholeness so you can live a joyful life. If you are struggling to cope with stress of life's transitions, I encourage you to reach out.
As a therapist, my goal is to help you uncover your true potential and lead a life that is worth celebrating. While we can't change difficult situations of the past, we can work together to better understand and resolve challenges in your life and relationships. We can work together to heal trauma from the past and be your best self. I provide a safe space to explore past experiences, relationships and belief systems you may feel are limiting you from experiencing your wholeness so you can live a joyful life. If you are struggling to cope with stress of life's transitions, I encourage you to reach out.
David Alan Litman
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Wailea, HI 96753
People come to me for many reasons. For some, they are overall doing well in their life, but feel that there's something going on inside that's keeping them from reaching their full potential and finding true happiness and fulfillment. Others are actively experiencing challenges in their life and are open to receiving support, while still others are in real pain, and are looking for relief and help with that.
People come to me for many reasons. For some, they are overall doing well in their life, but feel that there's something going on inside that's keeping them from reaching their full potential and finding true happiness and fulfillment. Others are actively experiencing challenges in their life and are open to receiving support, while still others are in real pain, and are looking for relief and help with that.
Scott Whelchel - Ascend Family Therapy
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Kihei, HI 96753
I strive to provide comprehensive psychotherapy services to Maui and surrounding neighbor islands. I am a highly trained Marriage and Family Therapist who is goal oriented, flexible, responsive, and empathetic. I use proven, science-based best practices, incorporated with solution-focused, positive psychology methods to identify, highlight, and build upon the strengths my clients already inherently possess in order to address their needs, goals and desires. I am honored to treat all people regardless of ethnicity, gender, age, or sexual orientation. I offer individual, couples, family therapy, and combinations thereof.
I strive to provide comprehensive psychotherapy services to Maui and surrounding neighbor islands. I am a highly trained Marriage and Family Therapist who is goal oriented, flexible, responsive, and empathetic. I use proven, science-based best practices, incorporated with solution-focused, positive psychology methods to identify, highlight, and build upon the strengths my clients already inherently possess in order to address their needs, goals and desires. I am honored to treat all people regardless of ethnicity, gender, age, or sexual orientation. I offer individual, couples, family therapy, and combinations thereof.
River Marilou Penner
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, ASL
Verified Verified
Kihei, HI 96753
The focus of counselling is to address what the client wants more of in his/her life. Most of the time the goal is to feel happier. As your counsellor I will provide a space and venue for patterns to be revealed and unconscious beliefs to be addressed. The results will be a greater sense of personal power in creating a life of contentment and choice.The conversation we have in the therapeutic environment is a purposeful one, it is about what works, what does not work and the strategies needed to shift from discontentment to contentment.
The focus of counselling is to address what the client wants more of in his/her life. Most of the time the goal is to feel happier. As your counsellor I will provide a space and venue for patterns to be revealed and unconscious beliefs to be addressed. The results will be a greater sense of personal power in creating a life of contentment and choice.The conversation we have in the therapeutic environment is a purposeful one, it is about what works, what does not work and the strategies needed to shift from discontentment to contentment.
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Behavioral Issues Therapists
What happens in therapy for behavioral issues?
No matter the type of therapy, individuals form an alliance with the therapist; that connection is often therapeutic in itself, plus it becomes an instrument of change. Individuals learn to identify situations that are especially troublesome for them and acquire new patterns of thinking and behaving. In therapy for ADHD, one of the most common behavior issues for children, individuals learn how to improve frustration tolerance, control impulsivity, manage attentional focus, and gain skills of self-organisation.
What therapy types help with behavioral issues?
Many types of therapy have been found effective, each targeting one or more areas of dysfunction. Perhaps best-known and most widely tested is cognitive and behavioral therapy (CBT), in which individuals learn new behavioral strategies and curb reactivity to frustrating or distressing situations that trigger disruptive behaviour. Anger, anxiety, mood disorders, impulse control problems are commonly addressed in CBT. Family therapy or parent management training is often helpful to reduce parent-child conflict and behavioral difficulties at home.
How long does therapy last for behavioral issues?
Among popular approaches to treating behavioral concerns, CBT is considered a short-term therapy intended to be administered in 15 to 20 weekly sessions. Parent training in behavior management, often used when the underlying cause of behavior issues is ADHD in children under 12, usually occurs in weekly sessions for 8 to 16 weeks. When behavioral issues stem from persistent aggression or defiance, therapy may last for months, and usually targets both children and their parents.
How effective is therapy for behavior issues?
Studies show that therapy for behavior issues in children is highly effective and may prevent the development of antisocial behavior later in life. Family intervention—parent management training or family therapy, both of which involve parents and children together—is considered most effective, notably for children under age 12 who persistently engage in aggressive, defiant, rule-breaking or other disruptive behavior. Whether provided alone or in combination with medication, CBT is highly effective in helping people regulate their emotions, and for people with ADHD, it addresses impulsiveness, hyperactivity and attentional focus.