Sandplay Therapists in Fall River County, SD
Janet K. Kuske
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC-MH, QMHP
Verified Verified
Hot Springs, SD 57747
For the past 25 years, I have provided counseling services to my clients in various settings, including residential treatment, the clinic setting, in-home setting, and the school system. While I enjoy working with all ages and stages of individuals, I have a passion for and a great deal of experience in working with children, adolescents, and their families. I am a person who is easy to get to know and get along with, and partner with my clients as a team to face and manage life’s difficulties and emotional and behavioral challenges. I also work with other entities involved in a client’s life to ensure their best treatment.
For the past 25 years, I have provided counseling services to my clients in various settings, including residential treatment, the clinic setting, in-home setting, and the school system. While I enjoy working with all ages and stages of individuals, I have a passion for and a great deal of experience in working with children, adolescents, and their families. I am a person who is easy to get to know and get along with, and partner with my clients as a team to face and manage life’s difficulties and emotional and behavioral challenges. I also work with other entities involved in a client’s life to ensure their best treatment.
Online Therapists
Debra Ann Hughes
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW, PIP, CDA
Verified Verified
Rapid City, SD 57702
Individuals seek therapy for a variety of reasons. Parents may be looking for assistance for their child as they are demonstrating behaviors. Couples may be struggling to communicate in their marriage. Individuals going through a divorce may need parent coordination to assist them in coordinating visitation. Each situation requires a therapist who is understanding and willing to see how they are being impacted individually. Clients are seeking help and wanting results.
Individuals seek therapy for a variety of reasons. Parents may be looking for assistance for their child as they are demonstrating behaviors. Couples may be struggling to communicate in their marriage. Individuals going through a divorce may need parent coordination to assist them in coordinating visitation. Each situation requires a therapist who is understanding and willing to see how they are being impacted individually. Clients are seeking help and wanting results.
Tabatha Western
Pre-Licensed Professional, MS, NCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Rapid City, SD 57703 (Online Only)
I am a pre-licensed professional counselor dedicated to helping individuals navigate life's challenges and cultivate hope and meaning in their struggles. My approach to therapy blends psychological theories with Biblical wisdom, offering clients holistic support that addresses their spiritual, emotional, and relational needs. Whether you're grappling with anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, or simply seeking greater spiritual alignment and personal growth, I am here to walk alongside you in your journey.
I am a pre-licensed professional counselor dedicated to helping individuals navigate life's challenges and cultivate hope and meaning in their struggles. My approach to therapy blends psychological theories with Biblical wisdom, offering clients holistic support that addresses their spiritual, emotional, and relational needs. Whether you're grappling with anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, or simply seeking greater spiritual alignment and personal growth, I am here to walk alongside you in your journey.
Understood Therapy by Nicole Weron
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCSC, NCC, RPT
Verified Verified
Rapid City, SD 57702
Ever feel like you can’t shake your case of feeling like you are not good enough? This persistent feeling comes from trying to be someone you’re not. Constantly striving to be perfect or to fit into everyone else’s expectations depletes you. When you come to therapy, you get to drop the pretensions. You get to be vulnerable and explore the fears and tough feelings that you worry you can’t reveal to the people you love. As you get more comfortable talking, playing, and creating with me about your real wants and needs, you will build the skills that will enable you to show your true self to your family, friends, and colleagues.
Ever feel like you can’t shake your case of feeling like you are not good enough? This persistent feeling comes from trying to be someone you’re not. Constantly striving to be perfect or to fit into everyone else’s expectations depletes you. When you come to therapy, you get to drop the pretensions. You get to be vulnerable and explore the fears and tough feelings that you worry you can’t reveal to the people you love. As you get more comfortable talking, playing, and creating with me about your real wants and needs, you will build the skills that will enable you to show your true self to your family, friends, and colleagues.
Rapid City Counselors
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW, QMHP
Verified Verified
Rapid City, SD 57701
I enjoy working with children and adolescents and the challenges they face day to day. My experience comes from working in a residential treatment facility where I helped children work through their trauma and able to process it in a healthy way. I want to be able to give children and adolescents the tools they need to be successful and overcome any challenges they face.
I enjoy working with children and adolescents and the challenges they face day to day. My experience comes from working in a residential treatment facility where I helped children work through their trauma and able to process it in a healthy way. I want to be able to give children and adolescents the tools they need to be successful and overcome any challenges they face.
Dave Jetson
Counselor, LCP-MH, LCPC
Verified Verified
Rapid City, SD 57701
Your internal dissatisfaction, emptiness, anxiety, depression and loneliness are the main motivators for counseling. It could be associated with relationships, work, grief, addictions, trauma, abuse or not being heard. These patterns develop when you deny your emotional truth. When you connect with your emotional truth, you are always loving, kind and respectful to yourself, others, to things of importance and God. When you connect with your emotional truth, life becomes more enjoyable. Reasons for living, loving and exploring seem possible again. The journey and many new possibilities begins here.
Your internal dissatisfaction, emptiness, anxiety, depression and loneliness are the main motivators for counseling. It could be associated with relationships, work, grief, addictions, trauma, abuse or not being heard. These patterns develop when you deny your emotional truth. When you connect with your emotional truth, you are always loving, kind and respectful to yourself, others, to things of importance and God. When you connect with your emotional truth, life becomes more enjoyable. Reasons for living, loving and exploring seem possible again. The journey and many new possibilities begins here.
Root and Bloom
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC-MH
Verified Verified
Rapid City, SD 57701
Are you a helper? A parent? A goodhearted kid with trauma? A medical professional? A teacher? Social worker? First responder? An activist? Family of or a Service member? Are you tired? Do you want the world to be better? Me too! My name is Jeni Rae Peters, and I specialize in help for the helper.
Are you a helper? A parent? A goodhearted kid with trauma? A medical professional? A teacher? Social worker? First responder? An activist? Family of or a Service member? Are you tired? Do you want the world to be better? Me too! My name is Jeni Rae Peters, and I specialize in help for the helper.
Pediatric Counseling and Consultation, LLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC-MH, NCC, QMHP
Verified Verified
Rapid City, SD 57702
Waitlist for new clients
Seeking counseling for your child or adolescent can seem overwhelming. Some things are difficult to talk about. I am interested in listening to your child and family carefully and attentively. I will take the time during the first appointment to gain the information to help us determine the best method of therapy (or coaching) together. I am grateful to have received excellent training and experience, and am committed to offering the most appropriate counseling for best results. Whether it is treatment for depression, anxiety, behavior problems, social problems, grief, family conflict or something else, you are not alone.
Seeking counseling for your child or adolescent can seem overwhelming. Some things are difficult to talk about. I am interested in listening to your child and family carefully and attentively. I will take the time during the first appointment to gain the information to help us determine the best method of therapy (or coaching) together. I am grateful to have received excellent training and experience, and am committed to offering the most appropriate counseling for best results. Whether it is treatment for depression, anxiety, behavior problems, social problems, grief, family conflict or something else, you are not alone.
Jessica L Ruzicka
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC-MH, QMHP, NCC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Spearfish, SD 57783
Waitlist for new clients
I value a diverse set of skills & believe being authentic & vulnerable can lead to the foundation within the therapeutic relationship. My approach to therapy is within the person-centered & humanistic approach, viewing the whole person, within their uniqueness, growth, & capabilities. I have worked extensively with families, children & adolescents within my career & seek out the importance of the child-parent relationship. Play therapy is a passion & set of skills I value while working with children & families. Focusing within Perinatal & Postpartum Mental Health is also a passion of mine.
I value a diverse set of skills & believe being authentic & vulnerable can lead to the foundation within the therapeutic relationship. My approach to therapy is within the person-centered & humanistic approach, viewing the whole person, within their uniqueness, growth, & capabilities. I have worked extensively with families, children & adolescents within my career & seek out the importance of the child-parent relationship. Play therapy is a passion & set of skills I value while working with children & families. Focusing within Perinatal & Postpartum Mental Health is also a passion of mine.
Sandplay Therapists
What problems are best treated with sandplay therapy?
Research has examined this therapy’s utility in young people and found positive results. It has been shown to be useful for those who suffer from autism, attention deficit disorder, anxiety, and or aggressive behavior. Children who have suffered abuse, neglect, or trauma have also seen improvement through this therapy. Abused children are often fearful and anxious about their safety, making verbal communication more difficult.
Is sandplay therapy suitable for children and teenagers?
Children and adolescents are good candidates for sandplay therapy. Many kids and teens are often unable to form and communicate their thoughts, let alone the emotions they are experiencing. Through this play therapy, they will hopefully make connections between what they feel inside and how the world works outside.
Is sandplay suitable for adults?
This type of therapy can be useful for adults who have difficulties expressing themselves. People who have suffered neurological changes after a brain injury or because of a traumatic event might be good candidates for this therapy. In fact, anything that has had an effect on the brain, such as substance abuse, can make non-verbal sandplay a valuable option.
Does sandplay therapy work?
There have been studies on the effectiveness of sandplay therapy, and it appears to improve difficult behaviors in children. It may also enhance self-esteem and lessen feelings of physical anxiety as well as hypersensitivity. This type of therapy is based on non-verbal communication and may feel less threatening to the individual.