Specialties

 The loss of a loved one is a stressful event and can cause an major emotional crisis. After the death of someone you love, you experience bereavement, which literally means ‘to be deprived by death.’ ”

Everyone experiences grief and bereavement at some point during their lifetime, which might require the need for resources, tools and additional assistance managing and coping with their grief and its effects on their mental well-being.  

Young adult issues  may arise in those who are in their late teens and early twenties. Many young adults also move into new adult roles and responsibilities: They may begin higher education studies, enter the workforce, move away from home, or start a family.  Because the rapid and numerous changes often characterizing this period may be overwhelming, young people may find the services of a trained mental health professional.

  Whatever the source, distressing family dynamics can greatly interfere with the functioning of every family member, including extended family, although those living in the same household are likely to be impacted more significantly than those who live apart. When family members do not get along, the tension can impact each family member’s mental and physical health, relationships, and even his or her capacity for routine tasks.  Fortunately, resolving family issues require the cooperation of everyone in the family, and this provides a great opportunity to strengthen family ties and interactions.

Adoption and foster care can lead to positive outcomes for many children. However, thousands of other children and young adults placed in foster or adoptive homes may experience significant stress and trauma due to difficulty with the foster care system, problematic placements, and neglectful or abusive foster parents and siblings.

Even when children are adopted into loving homes, they may have conflicted feelings about being given up for adoption. Adoptive children may also experience stress or anxiety as a result of not knowing their background. These and other issues can often be explored through therapy.

People spend nearly one third of their adult lives at work, and workplace issues are a common source of stress for many. It is impossible to have a workplace where everyone's roles, expectations, and personalities work perfectly together, without conflict. As such, certain workplace issues may cause negative psychological symptoms.  Common workplace issues that employees face include interpersonal conflict, communication problems, gossip, bullying, harassment, discrimination, performance issues and low motivation and job satisfaction.