Therapy on the Couch

Family therapy is a type of psychological counseling that is tailored toward assisting family members improve communication and resolve conflicts. Family therapy often includes a systemic approach to resolving familial conflict by exploring the role that each member of the family plays in their family's 'system'. Family therapy is often short-term and may include all family members or just those able or willing to participate. Your specific treatment plan will depend on your family's situation. Family therapy sessions can teach you skills to strengthen family connections and get through stressful times, even after you're done going to therapy sessions.

At The Couch, our staff are skilled family therapy practitioners and offer a full range of therapeutic and supportive solutions for families seeking assistance.

A Psychiatrist is different from a Psychologist as a Psychiatrist is a medical doctor who specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental health issues. A Psychiatrist's role is to not only assess the mental aspects of the client's issue, but also the physical aspects. People seek psychiatric help for many reasons. The problems can be sudden, such as a panic attack, or frightening hallucinations, thoughts of suicide, or hearing "voices." Or they may be more long-term, such as feelings of sadness and hopelessness or anxious feelings that never seem to lift, causing every-day life to feel distorted or out of control.

Because they are physicians, psychiatrists can order or perform a full range of medical laboratory and psychological tests which, combined with interviews/discussions with patients, help provide a more holistic picture of a patient's physical and mental state. Their education and years of clinical training and experience equip them to understand the complex relationship between emotional and other medical illnesses, to evaluate medical and psychological data, to make a diagnosis, and to work with a patient to develop an effective treatment plan.

At The Couch, we provide the following Psychiatric Services:

• Psychiatric Diagnosis and Assessment

• Psychiatric Treatment, Support and Management

Psychological assessment is a process of testing that uses a combination of techniques to help arrive at some hypotheses about a person and their behavior, personality and capabilities. Psychological assessment is also referred to as psychological testing and Psychologists are the only profession that is expertly trained to perform and interpret psychological tests.

At The Couch, we provide the following psychological assessments:

Throughout each year, The Couch creates and participates in a variety of workshops and group programs. From DBT to Bullying, from relationships to bereavement, from addiction to self-esteem, these workshops provide empowerment through knowledge and a practical, experiential approach to challenges, both personal and in the workplace. Our current portfolio of workshops include: