Voluntary.
Confidential.
Clients are not held accountable for their behaviors and choices.
Client Monitors Self.
Based on client’s needs.
Based on past, present, and future.
Client sets expectations.
“Change” is optional.
May use third-party reimbursement.
No parenting plan created.
Must have graduate degree and hold a license governed by a state licensing board.
For court ordered cases, all court orders must be provided prior to commencement of services with proper wording.
All consents must be signed prior to commencement of services.
All paperwork must be completed prior to initial appointment.
Clients are responsible for fees that insurance does not cover.
Does NOT determine custody or visitation.
Voluntary, mandated, or stipulated.
Nonconfidential and facilitator DOES go to court.
Clients are held accountable for behaviors.
Required monitoring.
Based on child’s needs.
Based on present and future.
Highly structured.
Maximum expectations.
“Change” required.
No third-party reimbursement.
Reports progress to attorneys.
Utilizes mediation skills.
Parenting plan created/submitted.
Additional 88 hours of training required beyond state licensure.
Each party pays 50% of services unless otherwise reallocated by facilitator or stipulated by court order.
Services cease upon refusal to pay.
Requires retainer fee prior to commencement of services.
Must provide court orders with proper wording for facilitator’s role prior to initial appointment.
All paperwork must be completed and consents signed prior to commencement of services.
Does NOT determine custody or visitation.
If you need immediate assistance, please call the office.
All groups are on a rotating schedule, which means that participants may join at any time, regardless of the content being discussed. Child Care Services are NOT provided. Please bring a responsible party to assist you with child care.
There must be at least 5 participants registered for classes in order for the classes to be held. Our office will contact you by 6pm on the business day prior to the class if your registration will need to be rescheduled should the class not meet the attendance requirements.
**No personal checks --- CASH or CREDIT CARD payments only.
NO REFUNDS AFTER YOU HAVE REGISTERED
**If you are more than 10 minutes late to a class then you will have to re-register for the next available date.
**Certificates of completion are issued at the end of the required hours for the course. Additional certificates are $10.
**You must register at least 24 hours in advance and your attendance will be confirmed prior to class. Once your attendance is confirmed and the class begins, there are no refunds.
COURT - APPROVED 4 HOUR PARENTING CLASS FOR FAMILIES OF DIVORCE (**MUST ARRIVE ONTIME TO RECEIVE CERTIFICATE**)
**Late arrivals will not be allowed in the class
**No childcare available
**Certificate re-prints are $10
**CASH ONLY when paying on the date of the class
REGULAR CLASSES are offered on THURSDAYs (9am to 1pm) and SATURDAYs (9am to 1pm) ****You can select your desired date on the Registration Form****
If you need a date that is not listed, please call the office to confirm and register
**PRIVATE** 4 hour class - Date and Time is set up for your convenience and office availability. (Special rates apply)
SPANISH SPEAKING classes are available
This group meets every week for 1.5 hours. After the 8 sessions (12 hours) have been completed, the participant will receive a certificate of completion. This class is designed to assist parents with understanding how to keep their children from feeling stuck in the middle of the adult conflict. Typically coparents attend this class together along with other coparent teams.
This class is designed to inundate coparents about the skills necessary to become allies. This is not counseling, but there will be light discussions held to deepen the understanding of the skills being introduced.
This seminar is held once per month for 3 hours. Parents and children can attend the seminar together or individually. This is a 1 time seminar meeting once monthly (*with the exception of Holidays*).
Certificates available for 6 hour or 12 hour requirements
This class will help parents develop new techniques and interventions that will equip them with effective skills for enhanced communication, guidance, and relationships. Learn to be the best parent and best version of you and find enjoyment in the hardest job titled parenting!
Certificates available for 6 hour, 12 hour, or 18 hour requirements
Anger is a completely normal, usually healthy, human emotion. When it gets out of control and turns destructive, it can lead to problems at work, in your personal relationships, with your health, and your quality of life. This class will help you learn how to understand and control your anger.
Certificates available for 6 hour, 12 hour, or 18 hour requirements
This class is designed to eliminate intimate partner violence by providing services to batterers, promoting safety for victims, and bringing about social change necessary to end battering and all other forms of abuse.
Certificates available for 6 hour, 12 hour, or 18 hour requirements
This class is designed to increase the knowledge of drug offenders by educating them on the dangers of drug abuse and associated illegal activities, to identify their own individual drug-use patterns, and to assist them in developing a personal action plan which will reduce the probability of suffering the consequences of future drug using and illegal behavior.
The law protects the relationship between a client and a psychotherapist, and information cannot be disclosed without written permission.
Exceptions include:
Please request a copy of the HIPAA and Limits of Confidentiality form or retain the email that we send with all of the paperwork. The form provides significantly more detail than what is listed above.
If you would like us to coordinate care with another provider (for example, your psychiatrist, primary care physician, etc.), please complete the Release of Information Authorization form that will be in the packet we email you prior to starting services.
Unlike counseling this service is NOT confidential. This is best for families involved in divorce and custody modifications. For more information, please click below.
We have a 72 hour cancellation policy. Failure to provide 72+ hours notice for the need to reschedule will result in a no show fee which is the full amount of the appointment. You will be required to pay this fee prior to scheduling any additional appointments.
If you have additional appointments already scheduled, then they will be cancelled immediately until you have paid the no show fee. Delays in rendering fees could result in your time slot being filled with other clients.
If you arrive more than 15 minutes late, we will need to reschedule your session and you will be responsible for the full fee of your appointment prior to rescheduling. Additionally, you must have all of your paperwork filled out with signatures in the required spaces prior to your session. If it is not complete then we will have to reschedule your session and you will be responsible for the full fee of your appointment prior to rescheduling.
In the event of an emergency, please provide documentation and after review we can explore how to move forward.
We do not provide childcare so please plan ahead.
We look forward to working with you and appreciate the opportunity to serve you. Please give 72 hours or more notice if you need to cancel.
Please contact the office for the password to complete the paperwork. This must be submitted prior to your first appointment.
Please contact the office for the password to complete the paperwork. This must be submitted prior to your first appointment.
Please complete this form in order to continue services.
Please sign the form and submit it. Do not fill in all of the information. We will finish the form during your session.
RELEASE OF INFORMATION (pdf)
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