Licensed Clinical Social Worker, MSW: LCSW, LSW, PEL
Our family is here to help your family. Effective family therapy techniques involve the entire family in the diagnosis of problems as well as the short-term and long-term treatment options. Our goal is to help return the family to a healthy unit. Each individual family member is an extension of the family unit and cannot be treated for family issues with the exclusion of other members.
We will discuss challenges you may have with parenting that are causing significant distress for you as a result. We will work to give you the tools to better manage the stress and emotional challenges that arise from parenting while also identifying possible parenting techniques that may be beneficial.
Parenting and challenging no matter what the age of your children. I'm here to help your navigate the often times tricky and sometimes frustrating path as a parent.
Each kid is so different. What works for one, may be a fraughtful approach with another. I can help you to understand your child (or adult child) better, and find better ways to work with and relate to them. When we run out of ideas, we often try to accomplish things with power. This likely ends in a power struggle characterized by defiance and escalation only to expose that we don't have that much power after all. There are better ways to communicate. Our models of parenting are often outdated and what we learned may actually make things more difficult. I will help you to identify what works best for you child and support you and your needs in the process.
Dr. Nicole LaRocco is mindful of your personal experience and careful to craft a treatment plan to meet your unique needs. With 20 years of experience, Dr. LaRocco utilizes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and an individualized eclectic therapy approach to work with parents and caregivers. Parent training improves quality of relationships, behavioral management, and decreased impact of symptoms.
I see the therapeutic process as myself guiding my clients through difficult situations to move forward in life, and feel more energized. My clients say that I supportively nudge them along and that our therapeutic rapport is what helps them better find themselves.
Welcome to Polaris Counseling! We are a group practice consisting of fully licensed counselors and social workers. Our mission is to provide high quality counseling services to individuals, couples and families in a professional, non-judgmental, and friendly environment at an affordable cost to you!