Health Psychology
Health Crisis? We can help.
Interventions
Stress Management and relaxation training
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
Supportive coaching and encouragement
Goal setting, progress records, small progressive steps, compliance, follow through with doctor’s orders
Weight loss and diet change education and training
Smoking cessation
Intervention for alcohol and drug abuse
Coping skills for chronic health problems
Sleep psychology education, interventions for healthy sleep habits
Sudden losses, counseling for death and dying issues
Coping with health crises for self and/or loved ones: Cancer, Heart Disease, Elder Care & Counseling
What To Expect From Health Counseling:
- Support to face challenging diagnoses, problems and scares
- Help to face procrastination issues around compliance with good health habits
- Breaking unhealthy addictions in areas like eating, alcohol and exercise
- Help with following doctors’ orders and prescriptions.
- A team approach with other relevant professionals—medical doctors, nutritionists, trainers, coaches, etc.
What You Can Expect In Your Session
- A confidential place to talk—we take privacy seriously!
- Someone who will truly listen
- A skillful therapist who can recognize problems and identify solutions
- Relief from both the psychological symptoms you recognize and the ones you may not
- Help to discover your own values and a clearer sense of purpose in your life.
Groups We Offer
We are taking suggestions for group topics at this time. Please let your therapist know if you’d like to participate in a group therapy session or workshop about a specific focus area.
Blog Articles
Helpful Links
- The American Institute of Stress
- Academy for Eating Disorders
- Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine
- Psychcentral
- Psychology Today
- PsyBlog
- American Psychological Association
- National Institute of Mental Health
- National Alliance on Mental Illness
- Mayo Clinic
- Association for Behavioral Analysis
- Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
- Anxiety Disorders Association of America
- Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
- Gateway to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Information
- Obsessive Compulsive Foundation
- Social Service Agency of Lake County