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Psychotherapy is a process that facilitates improved mental, emotional and psychological functioning. A psychotherapist and a client (a client can be an individual, a couple, or a family) work together to identify and achieve specific goals.

The therapist's role includes any combination of; facilitator, listener, mirror, mentor, educator, or consultant.

Psychotherapy is not advice. It is an interactive process. A therapist doesn't decide for the client. Psychotherapy is to help the client determine and implement his or her own best course.

People seek individual psychotherapy to learn how to function, cope, and make better decisions. They may be living what appears to be a satisfying life but are unable to enjoy it. There is a myriad of causes for this, which could include depression, anxiety, or distorted thinking.

The therapist uses cognitive techniques (examining the way one thinks), or exploring on deeper level to help the client understand how one came to experience the world and their relationships the way they do. With enhanced understanding there is more authentic communication, which leads to a more satisfying life.

Whether in a newly formed relationship or a long-term relationship, couples frequently find themselves at an impasse. They are in a relationship in which they feel stuck and unfulfilled. Divorce or leaving appears to be the only opportunity for relief, yet they desperately long to reconnect

Couples therapy can help sort out the mess and help both individuals claim their part, thus lowering the tension enough to allow them to think more clearly. Rationally, couples can determine if they should work it out or end the relationship.

Clinicians combine research, theory and practice to help couples achieve high levels of satisfaction. Self respect, respect for the partner and emotional protection of the children drive couples toward a successful resolution.

Sex therapy is exclusively focused on helping the individual and or couple overcome obstacles to enjoying their full sexual potential. Issues around performance, desire and body-responsiveness are the focus of the therapy. The most effective approach for success is the utilization of cognitive-behavioral methods. The treatment includes the use of homework assignments, for the individual or the couple, which helps achieve improvement.

When one or both parties is truly done and will no longer participate in sustaining the relationship, divorce counseling may be used to help in the following ways:

To determine with absolute certainty that divorce is the only choice (sometimes a request for divorce is really an expression of anger or a cry for help).
To help parents talk to the children in ways that are honest enough to help the children feel safe, yet responsible enough to protect them from the emotional fallout that occurs between the parents. For example, couples use children to deliver messages or make arrangements that should be between the adults.
To help the couple transition from a couple to two individuals within the family and the community; help them "uncouple" without falling apart.

Parents are finding themselves overwhelmed as to how to deal with their children. Whether coupled or single, parental counseling can help make the whole power struggle of the parent-child relationship more bearable.

Step parents need to know how to blend their families. Living in step brings its own special needs and conflicts.
Parents of adult children find themselves baffled by children who appear to be unwilling or unable to enter the world of grown-up responsibility.
Consistency is necessary to make both parent and child feel safe.
Consequences must follow behaviors.
Rewards and punishments must happen as agreed upon.