Areas we can Help

    • ISOLATION

    • NEGATIVE  OR FEARFUL THOUGHTS

    • AVOIDING & PUTTING OFF

    • FEAR & PANIC

    • REPETITIVE THOUGHTS & BEHAVIOR

    Anxiety at its best is subtle and annoying, at its worst can be crippling. Whether it be getting in the way a bit, or leaving you feeling helpless and out of control, there is help! Skills can be taught to decrease anxiety.  A therapist can help you identify sources of anxiety and manage your symptoms.

    Many of our therapists are trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address negative, fear-based thoughts and corresponding behaviors, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, to assist with tolerating distressing thoughts and feelings, and Eye-Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR) to address trauma and physical symptoms.

    • LOSS OF ENERGY

    • NEGATIVE THINKING

    • SADNESS

    • IRRITABILITY

    • ​OVERSLEEPING

    • NOT FINDING JOY IN LIFE

    • IRRITABILITY​​​

    • ANGER, RAGE, VIOLENCE

    • INABILITY TO SLEEP

    • OVER-ENERGIZED

    • DIFFICULTY  SLEEPING

    • ELATED, INFLATED MOOD


    Depression affects one's thinking, feelings and behavior.  It is not anyone's fault. It does not represent weakness, a lack of control, or being unable to "get it together". Occuring on a spectrum that runs from mild to severe with many variations in between, depressive disorders can be triggered by the environment, hereditary and biological factors, or by internal or external stressors.  Depressive disorders can be lethal in their most severe form. ​​


    Treatment includes identifying the source of negative thoughts and mood, while supporting a client to gain understanding, insight, and control over their mood, while restoring a positive, healthy sense of themselves and their lives. Depression often cannot be healed fully on its own.

  • Today, the the "traditional family" has evolved to include many culturally and structurally different forms.  With these changes, new demands and challenges may occur.  Almaden Institute therapists provide a full range of services to facilitate solutions for many of today's family issues.

    Here are 5 tips for reconnecting with your family:

    1. Clear a minimum of 3 hours each week and designate it  "family time" or "couple time".​

    2. Involve family members in brainstorming and choosing what to do during "family time" (home improvement projects, games, picnics, outings, movie time, crafts, plan a trip).

    3. Eat atleast 3 meals per week together, at the same table with no phones or electronics on.

    4. ​Listen to each other to understand NOT to correct.

    5. Acknowledge and compliment one positive attribute about your child and/or spouse each day.

  • Children are our future! They are a precious resource that need attention, care, love and support.  And providing that in an effective way is not always easy. 

    Almaden Institute has several therapists who specialize in child development and behavior and can help you and your child through the rough spots. 

    Whether it be a traumatic experience, problematic behavior, a family stressor, or a pediatric mood disorder, our therapists use a combination of talk therapy, play therapy, expressive arts therapy and parental coaching to help resolve the issues and restore balance to your family.

    Teenagers are unique!  Mercurial, intense, pressured and trying to  figure out who they are in the world. They're full of intensity, whether it be defiance, anger, depression, anxiety, sadness or energy, and this can present a challenge for parents and families to understand and intereact with.

    Our therapists understand the developmental needs of teens and can help with struggles whether it be with friends, school, emotional conflicts, family, relationship issues, alcohol and drugs, or mood disorders.  Teens and their parents need an experienced therapist who they can trust will not judge, but lend support to  navigate these often challenging years. 

  • Any kind of change, whether positive, negative or neutral can create stress.  

    Anytime we transition from one situation to the next, there is loss, letting go of the old, and working to accept something new.  A new homeostasis is trying to establish itself and this can be stressful. 

    Working with a therapist in a confidential setting can help provide a sounding board to sort through your thoughts and emotions, as well as help to solve challenges new situations bring.  

    Change can become opportunity with understanding and clarity.

    Unwanted changes propose an often difficult challenge to us emotionally and often leaves us in pain.  

    It is hard to reconcile some of the hardship life brings, and this can throw us into emotional upheaval, grief and sometimes depression.  

    It is important that you don't suffer alone.  Having a safe person to vent to, share with, and receive emotional support from, can provide a refuge. 

    A therapist offers non-judgement, patience, and understanding that can help you process and begin to heal.

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