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My core foundation as a clinical social worker is built on cultural competency, trauma-informed care, and resiliency factors....
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My core foundation as a clinical social worker is built on cultural competency, trauma-informed care, and resiliency factors.
Elia Vecchitto is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 20 years of experience, most of which have been spent serving in a community-based anti-poverty agency. She has experience working with diverse multicultural populations. Elia specializes in areas of depression, anxiety, panic, anger, trauma, substance use, healing from incarceration, chronic illness, and overall life stressors. Elia also has experience working with individuals living with and affected by HIV.
Elia earned her Master’s in Social Work from the University of Connecticut. She uses a variety of treatment approaches that are unique to each person, including cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy/radical acceptance, mindfulness, psychotherapy, and solution-focused therapy.
Elia strongly believes in helping people grow and find their way. Most importantly, she wants to help unlock the strengths often weighed down by pain, self-doubt, and life stressors. Elia invites you to begin the journey of healing to feel more in control and achieve success in meeting your life's goals and expectations.
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Change starts with awareness, willingness, and one's ability to acknowledge the changes that need to take place. As a woman with e...
Change starts with awareness, willingness, and one's ability to acknowledge the changes that need to take place. As a woman with experience working with individuals of different backgrounds, Ladie enjoys helping clients identify the challenges in their lives as well as helping them process feelings and form appropriate solutions.
Ladie is a Licensed Professional Counselor with several years of experience providing therapeutic services to individuals from diverse populations. She specialized in working with clients with co-occurring disorders, SUD, anxiety and depression, and more. Ladie is experienced in providing group and individual therapy to adult populations. She has also worked with children and adolescent populations. Her therapeutic approaches include motivational interviewing, solution-focused therapy, and cognitive behavior therapy (CBT). Thus, whatever you may be struggling with, her goal and commitment are to assist you on a journey to wellness and help you live a fulfilling life.
Ladie completed her Master's Certificate in Professional Counseling from Post University and completed her Master's in Forensic Psychology from Walden University. Ladie did her undergrad in Psychology at Hunter College in NYC. Ladie has a significant history working in health care and behavioral health. With her credentials and work experience, she is able to provide and deliver the support her clients are seeking.
Ladie strongly believes in providing a judgment-free zone, where clients can feel free and open to share their experiences. If you are ready to share your experiences and need support to make sense of your emotions, she is ready to listen.
I have experience working with various populations across many settings. However, children and adolescents have composed my case l...
I have experience working with various populations across many settings. However, children and adolescents have composed my case load for the last decade. Although a majority of my career has taken place in a school environment. I have experience with persons suffering from chemical dependency and counseling in an outpatient mental health setting. We can work together to address your goals and individual needs. I have a degree in social work with a concentration in children. I am also a licensed alcohol and drug counselor. I have facilitated groups in Intensive Outpatient, Children of alcoholics groups and have taught impaired driver intervention courses. At this time the population I provide assistance to require help with social skills and emotion regulation skills. I like to listen and offer suggestions to solve problems. It is my goal to build a rapport and make the experience as comfortable as possible. I am here to help by providing my flexible schedule to address your needs. I am available for brief counseling or long term support. /no matter the size of the concern big or small we can practice the skills to build success in your life.
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Family therapy helps families resolve conflicts and strengthen their relationships. It is led by qualified mental health professionals like psychologists, licensed professional counselors (LPCs), and licensed clinical social workers (LCSWs) who have extensive training in family dynamics and group communication.
Thriveworks family therapists in Cheshire, CT usually begin by asking what everyone’s goals are for family counseling. Family members may need help with very specific issues or with general relationship functioning. But there are three main purposes in family counseling: to educate, to counsel, and to strengthen. Thriveworks also offers online family therapy and in-person services, so you may all meet in an office together or join a video call from your home depending on everyone’s location and availability.
The most effective form of Family therapy will often depend on the family itself, as there are many types of family therapy for therapists to use as they see fit in order to best meet the needs of their clients. However, one of the most commonly used types of family therapy is structural family therapy (SFT). SFT focuses specifically on family dynamics and interactions, looking at how they shape the relationships and structure present in the family. It can be effectively used to treat a variety of concerns.
This answer often looks different to each family that starts family therapy. However, some signs that your family might need to consider family counseling include frequent fights or misunderstandings, constant tension, experiencing loss, behavioral issues, marital issues, divorce, and blended family issues, among others.
In family therapy, therapists will often start by asking questions and assessing individual and family dynamics. From there, they may employ therapeutic techniques such as structured family therapy, CBT, strategic family therapy, and more depending on the present concerns and conflicts. From there, a therapist will work to open lines of communication between family members and facilitate emotional healing and growth.
Family therapy can be incredibly successful, with some studies reporting a success rate of almost 90% for improving participants’ emotional and mental health, and around 66% for improving their physical health.
Thriveworks therapists in Cheshire, CT offer both online family therapy and in-person family therapy. We encourage you to choose the option that works best for you.
Family therapy is usually short term and solution-focused, with most families accomplishing their goals in 12 sessions or fewer. However, it can also last for longer if the probles at hand are more complex — and that’s okay, too.
Family therapy can help you and your loved ones through many different challenges and obstacles, just like Alex and his dad. Whether you’re struggling to communicate or can’t seem to overcome past trauma, a family therapist can be the answer you’re looking for. If you think you and your family would benefit from speaking to a licensed family therapist, consider reaching out to Thriveworks Counseling in Cheshire, CT. Our counselors and therapists would love to work with you and provide you with the guidance you’re looking for. To get started, give us a call or visit our online booking portal.
Prior to starting any type of therapy, you might have some reservations. Deciding to sit down and open up about the difficulties you’re having isn’t easy, especially when it involves family members. However, family therapy is a smooth and easy process with unconditional support every step of the way.
During your beginning sessions, your family therapist will sit down with everyone in attendance and assess your goals and concerns. A lot of the time, families struggle with issues that stem from one particular member. In some cases, this could be because of a mental illness or behavioral problems. Understanding the challenges on an individual level will allow your therapist to come up with a custom treatment plan for you and your loved ones. Then, using the information they’ve gathered, they will utilize a variety of therapeutic techniques and methods such as cognitive behavioral therapy, child therapy, traditional talk therapy, and management techniques.
The information discussed in each session may vary, as well as the different methods being used. In addition, this type of therapy is often short-term meaning that you could be finished in as little as nine sessions.
Maybe your children constantly bicker with no end in sight. Or perhaps you’re getting married soon and you want to repair broken relationships with your relatives before the big day. Maybe your mom is moving in with you because she was just diagnosed with a physical illness and needs extra help. Regardless of the situation you’re in, the family therapists here at Thriveworks Counseling in Cheshire, CT can support you.
The sooner you and your family get the help you need, the better you can grow together. Don’t wait to receive this help. Let a family therapist at Thriveworks assist you.
When you’re ready to get started, give us a call or visit our online booking system. We have a team of scheduling specialists who will help you find an appointment time that best fits everyone’s schedule. Here at our office, we are dedicated to providing you with comprehensive client care and offer many great benefits. We offer evening and weekend appointments, and we accept most major insurances.
We look forward to hearing from you. Let’s start this journey together.
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