“One must always maintain one’s connection to the past and yet ceaselessly pull away from it.”

Gaston Bachelard

Individual, Marital and Family Counseling and Psychotherapy

for

Children, Adolescents and Adults Experiencing:

1. -Sadness, depression, mood swings
   

2. -Anxiety, excessive worry, obsessive thinking
   

3. -Fear, anxiety or panic
   

4. -Low self-esteem, lack of confidence
   

5. -Self-blame, self-consciousness, shame, guilt
   

6. -Chronic or excessive anger
   

7. -Loss and grief
   

8. -Negativism, pessimism, irritability
   

9. -Indecisiveness, confusion, difficulty concentrating
   

10. -Difficulty trusting others
    

11. -Chemical Dependency
    

12. -Disordered Eating
    

13. -Relationship problems (marital, familial, school or work)
    

14. -Communication difficulties
    

15. -Test or performance anxiety
    

16. -Blocks to achieving peak performance
    

17. -Recurring thoughts of sexual/and or physical abuse, abandonment or neglect
    

The above symptoms can arise from:

1. -family turmoil
   

2. -emotional, physical and/or sexual abuse
   

3. -chemical dependency (self or family member)
   

4. -chronic pain or illness
   

5. -divorce (www.divorcepeacemaking.com)
   

6. -death of a loved one
   

7. -end of a romantic relationship
   

In addition to using traditional counseling and psychotherapy techniques, Dr. Hughes has expertise in the following treatment modalities:

        EMDR – Hypnotherapy – Play Therapy – MindBody Healing –

        Animal Assisted Therapy - Peak Performance Coaching

“All disorders serve as messengers for us to learn from.”

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