Psychotherapy/Counseling Services

Psychotherapy is defined as the use of psychological methods (as opposed to medication or other strategies) to help a person change and overcome problems in daily life. Through talking with a psychologist, individuals can learn about specific strategies to address multiple concerns as related to stress, self-esteem, anxious or depressed feelings, social skills, family conflict or parent-child relationship struggles.

Speaking with one of our providers for guidance, and incorporating family members and loved ones in treatment, allows for a deeper level of support. Providers at The Nicholls Group use research based techniques to teach strategies and tools that help make life's challenges seem lighter and more manageable.   

The psychologists at The Nicholls Group are also happy to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team. With the patient’s consent, we frequently collaborate with other providers both within The Nicholls Group as well as outside treatment providers such as physicians, family counselors, dieticians, occupational and speech therapists, tutors or other professionals that your family might be working with, in order to maximize our patient’s quality of care.

Intervention services are offered for the following concerns:

• Anxiety/Fears
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
• Separation Anxiety Disorder
• Reactive Attachment Disorder
• Adoption and Foster Care
• Attachment Disorders
• Family Issues, such as Divorce and Blended-Families
• Parent-Child Relationships
• Chronic Illness, such as Cancer, Asthma, Diabetes, etc.
• Traumatic Brain Injury
• Other Neurological Issues such as memory-loss
• Women’s Issues
• Behavior Analysis
• Depression and Other Mood Disorders
• Learning and Developmental Disorders
• Attention- Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
• Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
• Trauma
• Behavior Problems
• Social Skills
• Building Confidence and Resilience
• Sleep Disturbances and Difficulties
• Parenting

More specifically, the psychologists at The Nicholls Group have experience in and provide services for the following mental health and behavioral disorders:

• Depressive and Mood Disorders
• including depression and Bipolar Disorder
• Anxiety Disorders/ Fears
• including Separation Anxiety Disorder
• School Attendance Refusal, Panic Disorder,
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, and Generalized Anxiety Disorder
• Externalizing behavioral disorders
• including Disruptive Behavior Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, and Conduct Disorder
• Pervasive Developmental Disorders
• Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Social Skills
• Behavioral skills
• Obtaining and maintaining a job
• Learning Disorders
• Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Types of Psychotherapy Interventions used at The Nicholls Group:

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
• Play Therapy
• EMDR Therapy
• Individual Psychotherapy for Children, Adolescents and Adults
• Parent Training
• Biofeedback and stress management training
• Executive functions training/coaching