SPECIALTIES

Parenting

Our therapists at START specialize in addressing unique topics that can result from the stress, trauma, and anxiety that come with parenting and family life. Here are some examples to consider:

  • Motherhood or New Parent Stress, Trauma & Anxiety

    • Giving birth / undergoing surgery

    • Postpartum depression, anxiety, or psychosis

    • Post-op recovery

    • Infertility and pregnancy challenges

    • Miscarriage or Infant loss

    • Adopting or Fostering

  • Single Parenthood

  • Coparenting

  • Significant changes (to self, partner, or child)

    • Chronic illness diagnosis

    • Mental health diagnosis

    • Developmental disability diagnosis

    • Physical disability

    • Miscarriage or Infant loss

    • Adopting or Fostering

  • Child experiencing bullying, discrimination, or social adversity

Therapists that specialize in parenting topics:

Our therapists at START specialize in addressing unique topics that can result from the stress, trauma, and anxiety that come with experiencing a family dynamic. Here are some examples to consider:

  • Foster family or being adopted

  • Chronic illness (of a family member)

  • Mental health diagnosis (of self or family member)

  • Disability (of self or family member)

  • Autonomy (establishing your own independence and identity)

  • Abusive (physical, verbal, or sexual) or neglectful household

  • Immigration and Acculturation

  • Significant change (home, identity, “empty nest”, etc.)

  • Grief & loss (death in the family, displacement, etc.)

    • Infertility and pregnancy challenges

    • Infant loss

    • Divorce, Separation, Incarceration

Family

Therapists that specialize in family topics:

Mood & Emotion Regulation

Emotional regulation includes all feelings and how we can understand them, safely express them, and control them (instead of feeling like our emotions dictate our thoughts and actions).

The ability to regulate our emotions is crucial because helps us focus on the most relevant information and respond to it in a way that doesn't cause unnecessary stress or anxiety. Research has shown that emotional regulation plays a key role in managing depression, with a strong positive correlation between the two. Individuals with lower anxiety levels tend to display higher levels of emotional control and social-emotional intelligence.

Consider the following topics and experiences:

  • Anger Management or Aggressive Reactivity

  • Anxiety (social, general, etc.)

  • Depression

  • Feeling “triggered” by an action or event

  • Numbness or Frequent Disassociating

  • Feeling “overwhelmed” or experiencing “too many feelings”

Therapists that specialize in mood & emotion regulation:

LGBTQ+

Judgment and stigma have no place in our services. People who identify as part of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQIA+) community are unfortunately more likely to experience mental health conditions or face events that can seriously harm their mental health. We select therapists who value experience and empathy (some of our clinicians identify as LGBTQIA+ and most have worked with LGBTQIA+ clients).

Consider the following:

  • Identity development (gender, orientation, labels, self-esteem, self-image, acceptance, presentation, etc.)

  • Mental health diagnosis

  • Social adversity (civil rights, discrimination, homophobia, bullying, etc.)

  • Conflict with faith or organized religion

  • Family and parenthood (family planning, fertility treatments & procedures, financial stress, etc.)

  • Cultural norms and stereotypes

  • Transitions (gender, sex, orientation, physical, relationships)

  • Grief & loss (interpersonal relationships)

Some of our therapists that specialize in LGBTQ+:

As our name states, START represents restorative treatment with three main areas: Stress, Anxiety, and Trauma. These all can show up differently in your life and may lead to further struggles with:

  • Mood Instability

  • Substance Abuse

  • Self-Esteem

  • Body Image

  • Fatigue / Restlessness

  • Self-harm Behaviors

  • Grieving

  • Eating Patterns

  • Stress Management

  • Identity

  • Intimate Relationships

  • Communication

  • Boundaries

  • Depression

  • Sleep Disturbance

  • School / Work Performance

  • Avoiding people or situations

  • Physical pain

  • Family dynamics

  • Life changes

  • Increased irritability

  • Maintaining friendships

  • Perfectionism

  • Overreacting