| Office: |
Veritas Counseling Center, LLC
10640 N. 28th Drive, Suite B-202
Phoenix, AZ 85029
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| Phone: |
(602) 863-3939
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| E-mail: |
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| Web Site: |
www.veritascounselingcenter.com
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| Profession: |
Clinical Social Worker, Marriage & Family Therapist, Substance Abuse Counselor, & Interventionist
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| Services: |
Psychotherapy/Counseling
Coaching
Employee Assistance Counseling
Seminars & Weekend Intensives
Equine Assisted Psychotherapy
DOT SAP Assessments
Interventions
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| Practice Description: |
Over 29 years clinical experience serving adults and adolescents with special emphasis in addictions, codependency, recovery issues, incest and sexual abuse recovery, PTSD, challenging adolescents and family systems, adolescent life cycle issues, and family of origin issues. Additional practice areas include anxiety, depression, eating disorders, grief and loss, couple's issues, stress management, personal growth and coaching.
Providing individual, couple's, family, and group therapy. Currently offer a group for adult female survivors of incest/sexual abuse. Facilitate seminars and weekend intensive workshops for various adult populations. Provide seminars, guidance and support to parents of adolescents. Facilitate stress management seminars. Offer adjunctive Equine Assisted Psychotherapy for adults, adolescents, families, and groups.
Interventions (both family and executive) for addictions and other self-destructive problems also provided.
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Practice Specialties or Interests:
(Strengths are
in bold text) |
Addictions
Sexual Abuse
Challenging Adolescents & Family Systems
Adjustment Disorder
Adoption Issues
Adult Children of Alcoholics
Alcoholism
Anxiety Disorders/Phobias
Co-dependency
Conduct Disorder
Crisis/Trauma
Depression
Dissociative Disorders
Eating Disorders
Grief/Loss
Impaired Professionals
Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Parenting Issues
PTSD
Relationship Issues
Stress Management
Family of Origin Issues & Personal Growth
Equine Assisted Psychotherapy
Interventions
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| Age Specialties: |
Adolescents
Adults
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| Session Formats: |
Individual
Couples
Family
Group
Seminars; Weekend Intensives; Equine Assisted Psychotherapy; Interventions
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| Treatment Approaches: |
Cognitive/Cognitive-Behavioral
Eclectic
EMDR
Experiential
Family Systems
Gestalt
Integrative
Interpersonal
Psychodrama
Psychodynamic
Psychoeducational
Rational-Emotive
Reality
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
Transactional Analysis
Client Directed Outcome Informed (CDOI), Guided Imagery,
Equine Assisted Psychotherapy, Inner Child Work
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| Education: |
MSW, University of Iowa, 1986
BA - Social Work & Psychology
Iowa State University, 1982
AA - Human Services
DMACC, 1980
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| License #: |
SW-1018, MFT-0308, LISAC-0101 |
| License State: |
Arizona |
| Additional Licenses/ Certifications: |
Arizona Certified Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselor (CADAC), Internationally Certified Alcohol & Drug Counselor (ICADC), Certified Substance Abuse Professional (SAP), Certified in Equine Assisted Psychotherapy & Equine Assisted Learning and both a traditional and an ARISE Trained Interventionist |
| Professional Affiliations: |
 | NASW Diplomate in Clinical Social Work | | Member - Academy of Certified Social Workers | | Clinical Member of American Association for Marriage & Family Therapists |
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| Fee Schedule: |
Fixed rate for therapy. Fees are due when services are rendered. No third party billing. Insurance receipts provided upon request for potential out of network reimbursement. Fees for seminars, weekend intensives and interventions vary by event and services provided. Call for additional information. |
| Accepted Insurance: |
Private pay fee for service only
No direct billing of insurance
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| Office Hours: |
Monday-Thursday by appointment. |
| Driving Directions: |
Located just west of I-17 & just north of Peoria Ave. Easily accesible from Phoenix, Glendale, Peoria, Scottsdale, Anthem, Carefree, and Paradise Valley
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| Additional Comments: |
You may immediately reserve an initial appointment online by visiting the Contact Us page on the website, or if you prefer, you may leave a message on the confidential voice mail. Most calls are returned within 1 hour and always within 1 business day. Please do visit the website for a wealth of information, resources, clinical philosophy, and frequently asked questions. Congratulations on your decision to seek help. |
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