Counseling Services Offered

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Why are groups so effective? When people learn to interact freely with other group members, they tend to recreate the same patterns of interactions that have proved troublesome to them outside the group. The group therapy environment provides a safe confine to experiment with alternative ways of treating yourself and others that may be more satisfying. Many people feel they are somehow abnormal because of their problems or the way they feel. It is encouraging to hear that other people have similar difficulties, and can grow past them. Because of the great advantages of working in group, we may offer a variety of groups to meet your needs including: outpatient and intensive outpatient groups.  For more on these groups click below. 

Adolescence can be a tough time for many reasons: pressures from home and school, anxiety about the future, and emotional/hormonal changes are just a few that teens face. You are learning more and more about who you want to be. You may be breaking away some from the norms and standards set by your parents and relating more to the norms and standard of your peer groups. As you go through these transitions there are many new opportunities to make your own decisions. As you make more independent decisions you may experience conflict with friends, family, or even yourself. We want to walk out this path to independence with you so that you can make the best decisions for yourself to reach your goals based on your values and help you cope with any discord that arises in this time of transition.  To learn about groups geared toward adolescents click the link below.

  “Substance use disorder” is a somewhat recent and politically correct way that professionals use to refer to someone’s potential problem with drugs and/or alcohol. At Deaton & Deaton, we do not shy away from the word “addiction”. Each of us had dealt with addiction in some manner, and we each bring to the table a skill set for addressing such with others. As long as the individual who suffers from addiction is breathing, we believe there is hope, and we are willing to go as far and work as hard as our clients and their loved ones in achieving that hope. No one deserves to die from something that can be simply treated – and the treatment is simple. No one deserves to suffer from watching a loved one destroy their lives when the simplicity of the solution is only a phone call away. To learn about groups offered for substance use/abuse click the link below.