COUNSELING TO HELP YOUR FAMILY FIND CONFIDENCE AND CLARITY
What Is A Mental Health Diagnosis Anyway?
First, mental health diagnoses are very common in the mental health field. And, when it comes to mental health diagnoses in Niantic and East Lyme, you have found the right place. So, when it comes to a mental health diagnosis, like anxiety, licensed therapists can help. The child and teen therapist at Wisdom Within Counseling in Niantic would love to help you with accommodations. And, your child’s therapist will teach positive coping skills. We help to create an accommodation plan at school and see that is it followed through.
What Happens When A Child Is Misdiagnosed?
To note, many parents find Wisdom Within Counseling in Niantic because their child has been misdiagnosed. You may want a second opinion. And, as a result of an incorrect diagnosis, the school system is not providing services. And, the needed accommodations will lead to academic success. For instance, if your child with autism is misdiagnosed with ADHD, specific services won’t be given. So, very important social learning skills and social coping skills won’t be given in school. But, a child with an autism diagnosis would be provided social learning supports and skills.
In Adults: How Do Trauma, Borderline Personality Disorder, and Bi-Polar Look?
Further, lets say a woman has been through trauma. She is in her 40’s, recently divorced. And, her ex was an alcoholic, belittled her verbally when drinking. She was married for six years. As a child, she had parents that didn’t comfort her when she cried, who also drank daily themselves. Her true diagnosis should be trauma or PTSD. But after seeing previous providers, she has been diagnosed with bi-polar disorder and borderline personality disorder.
And, this is because these three diagnosis symptoms present very similarly. At Wisdom Within Counseling, we are trauma-informed and holistic. So, we see the root source of the issue, such as a trauma history. Katie Ziskind, focuses on helping trauma survivors through her speciality of yoga.
Holistic therapy helps you feel capable, healthy, believe in yourself, and live a life you love.
How Does An Incorrect Diagnosis Change The Course Of Treatment?
First, an incorrect diagnosis can change what extra supports your child’s school will and will not provide. And, when it comes to ADHD treatment, behavioral therapy will be given. But, it won’t be as nearly as effective as social learning skills for autism. Another example, children with a trauma history often present with very like symptoms as ADHD. Further, these symptoms include restlessness, frustration, hyperactivity, inability to focus, inappropriate or disrespectful behavior, and disruption behavior. Without a trauma-informed perspective, misdiagnosing often occurs.
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Do ADHD and Trauma Symptoms Look The Same In Children?
And, treating childhood trauma differently than ADHD is important. But, children who experience trauma often are labeled with ADHD. They look very simular. So, if your child has a trauma history, your child’s therapist ioselorein Niantic will create a personalized accommodation plan. And, your child’s therapist will use techniques including art, yoga, music, and the outdoors. These are to help your child develop trust, attachment, and bonding. From, trust with their therapist, your child can then feel safe. Then, confident in the world to learn positive coping skills for handling their memories. Read more about childhood trauma and how we help, here.
Why Is A Proper Mental Health Diagnosis Important For Your Child’s Academic Success?
On this note, it is essential you have a trained mental health professional provide an assessment of your mental state. And, one of the therapists here at Wisdom Within Counseling can provide your child with a mental health diagnosis. After that, accommodation plan, and letters advocating for your child. For example, say your child has anxiety and you know redistricting is going to occur. But, redistricting would cause your child’s anxiety to get worse, we can help. With redistricting, your child would need to goto a new school, and this can be difficult. And, to learn a new environment will lead to more anxiety. Therefore, in coordination with weekly therapy, your child’s therapist can connect with the school. Even thought redistricting will occur to the other students, your child’s therapist can act as their advocate.
Why Many Families Seek A Second Opinion?
To note, mental health professionals, psychological evaluators, and school counselors can all diagnose a child. But, due to training, education, and expertise, mental health diagnoses can vary. For instance, let’s say a child really is living with autism, but the best label was with ADHD in 4th grade. And, this directly changed the course of treatment goals and therapy recommendations. Now, this child is a teen, in 9th grade. And, struggling with making friends and makes socially inappropriate comments in an effort to joke. He sometimes says few words, has trouble with hygiene, and can’t read body language.
Support for teenagers either high functioning autism
This student has missed out on needed resources and social learning support. And these would typically be in a 504 or IEP plan. Often, misdiagnosing cash’s frustration to families. The school saves money because they don’t pay for the extra resources. Therefore, even if your child or teen has a diagnosis, we recommend two or three second opinions. Here, in Niantic, at Wisdom Within Counseling, our team offers mental health diagnoses for children, teens, and adults.
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What Types of Mental Health Diagnosing Do We Offer In Niantic at Wisdom Within Counseling?
Are you concerned your child may have autism (ASD)?
Are you concerned your child has ADHD?
Worried your diagnosis as an adult is incorrect?
Why Wouldn’t You Want Your Child To Have A Diagnosis?
At Wisdom Within Counseling in Niantic, we help your whole family holistically. Yes, there are some drawbacks to diagnosing. First, if your child wants to join the military, their mental health diagnosis can be limiting. It will stay with them on their permanent record. And, this can limit jobs including being a pilot or military.
So, at Wisdom Within Counseling, we are happy to see your child for counseling. And, we are happy to teach positive coping skills without a mental health diagnosis.
Where To Begin When It Comes To Mental Health Diagnoses In Niantic?
To begin, seeking family therapy from a Niantic pediatrician, you may wonder what to expect. And, some mental health diagnoses can vary from facility and site. Additionally, going to therapy, getting counseling, and starting the process can feel scary, unknown, and overwhelming. But, our team of therapists at Wisdom Within Counseling are here to help you through this journey.
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We use creative art, yoga, music, and outdoor walking sessions. These help boost self-confidence, positive coping skills, and overall lifelong wellness skills.
How Can A Diagnosis Be A Breath Of Fresh Air?
To start, a new diagnosis of Lyme disease is scary and unknown. A diagnosis of anxiety or trauma (PTSD) can be scary too. Furthermore, mental health diagnosing and therapy can begin any age. But, therapy is most helpful when a child is young. For instance, children as young as four years old may have an an autism (ASD) diagnosis. And, married men and women who are struggling intensely with communication and emotions, may have autism. Your spouse may end up with a diagnosis with autism that they never knew they had since childhood. And, a diagnosis for autism for an adult who has struggled with reading body language can be wonderfully validating. Further, understanding ehh relationships didn’t work for decades can come as a sigh of relief.
How Can Your Child’s Therapist Act As An Advocate For School Accommodations?
Many times when it comes to child therapy, your child’s therapist will set up, treatment plans with doctors. From there, they can get accommodations in place for academic success. In conclusion, your child’s therapist here in Niantic doesn’t see him or her as a problem. But, instead, your child is a creative person!
A person, who simply needs important positive coping skills to growth and thrive. And, we teach creative, holistic art, play, yoga, music, and outdoor therapies alongside talking.
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Accommodations and Services At School
Many times, primary care providers, psychiatrists, and pediatricians refer clients for therapy, family counseling, and co-parenting sessions. Moreover, anxiety therapy here in Niantic at Wisdom Within Counseling is holistic. Our approach is unique and different. From holistic, creative therapy, your child or teen can receive acceptance and support. And, they can learn important positive coping skills to release negative feelings in healthy ways. Then, your child’s therapist will advocate for personalized, specific services in school that will help them perform better academically. Also, you child can connect better socially, and with family members at home.
How Does Therapy Help With Clarifying Areas Of Need?
Furthermore, a mental health diagnosis can offer light on areas of growth. Let’s say you are a young adult who is having problems at work. You have a great job, but haven’t been feeling yourself. Recently, you have been struggling in personal relationships and wanting to date. But, you haven’t figured out how to get out there. Also, focusing on tests at work has been hard lately. Through, you’ve looked up your symptoms. And, you have concluded you have depression, anxiety, panic disorder, and possibly seasonal affective disorder. And, it is confusing feeling out of wack.
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How Can Your Therapist Help Your Fine-Tuned Growth?
So, with these physical and emotional struggles, it can help to have a therapist.
Further, attending weekly counseling and receiving a mental health diagnosis at Wisdom Within Counseling in Niantic can give you tools. Tools to reach your goals from dating to focusing at work.
A diagnosis can provide clarity to which positive coping skills you need. Without professional guidance, such as from a therapist, you will probably continue to feel confused and unclear.
Moreover, getting in to therapy help you understand whether you have areas of growth in anxiety management. Or, with social-emotional learning or anger management. And, holistic therapy at Wisdom Within Counseling is unique, nurturing, and different. You get to pick from art, yoga, music, and outdoor walking sessions.
Focus On Being Your Best Self, Your Whole Self
We see you and your child as more than a diagnosis or label. Yes, a diagnosis is for implementing accommodations. But, it can also be limiting if viewed from that perspective. On a positive note, mental health diagnoses and therapy in Niantic can help find your areas of weakness. Our team of creative, holistic therapists call these, areas of growth. From identifying personal areas, your treatment is about on helping you thrive. Your therapist then helps teapositive coping skills for specific topics, anger management, relaxation techniques for tests, and more. Also, extended time on tests, and interpersonal skills for dating.
What Are Some Examples Of How A Diagnosis Changes Therapy?
With a diagnosis, your child’s therapist can help teach specific coping skills for their needed areas of growth. As a parent, you can learn coping skills for handling a traumatic flashback through mindfulness, deep breathing, and yoga postures. Additionally, from weekly therapy in Niantic, your therapist can help determine if you are presenting with trauma (PTSD). Or, if it is bi-polar with manic episodes, anxiety, a learning disability, or depression. Our practice is build up on holistic, art, yoga, music, and outdoor walking sessions to help you feel stronger. And, you can feel more resilient, and learn skills in session to take with you into life. Read more about how we help your overcome trauma holistically by releasing your mind and body through yoga therapy, here.
What Does Wisdom Within Counseling Do Differently?
In Niantic, at Wisdom Within Counseling, your therapist will never see you or your child as a problem. Your therapist knows that you are whole and complete just as you are, but you are feeling unclear and unbalanced. And, we know you want to start feeling centered, focused, and clear again. Sadly, many times, at other facilities, clients seen just one time, aren’t given a plan for care or follow up. And, this is how many people find us, to get compassionate, continued, creative, holistic support.
What Happens When Children Come To Therapy?
When your child comes into therapy here at Wisdom Within Counseling, we do play. Play is the language of a child and helps a child feel safe. So, we use parent-only sessions to discuss the nature of your child’s diagnosis. So, they don’t feel like a problem needing to be fixed. And, your child’s therapist will coordinate of care with guidance counselors, teachers, Niantic physicians, psychiatrists, pediatricians. More over, an important part of a mental health diagnosis at Wisdom Within Counseling, Niantic is the care. So, through weekly therapy sessions you child learns anxiety skills. We see your child or your teen from start to finish. And, making sure supports and accommodations are implemented along the way.
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Art, Yoga, Music, and Outdoor Walking Sessions
And, we offer positive coping skills based on your child’s unique needs. So, through games, play, art, yoga, music, and outdoor sessions your child can have fun. And, we not only provide recommendations, but also implement those recommendations, and make sure the school is implementing them too. Our team of creative therapists in Niantic are confident we can help your child learn positive coping skills. These skills are to express emotions in creative ways.
Mental Health Diagnosing in Niantic, Holistic Therapy
Here in Niantic, mental health diagnoses include the whole person approach. First, we talk about including mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual health. Then, your child’s therapist looks at all parts of them.
And, your child will also be enrolled in weekly therapy where he or she can use play, art, and yoga. Also, music and animals to learn positive coping skills and express difficult feelings. Further, read more about play therapy for children, here, and holistic therapy for children with autism, here.
