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With over 30 years of counseling experience, I look forward to assisting you in working through your issues to achieve positive ou...
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With over 30 years of counseling experience, I look forward to assisting you in working through your issues to achieve positive outcomes.
Mary Alice Fields is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who has 30 years of experience counseling couples, families, and individuals. Mary Alice completed her Master of Education (MEd) at Lindsey Wilson College.
Mary Alice believes most people do the best they can with the knowledge and experience they possess. At times in our lives, our knowledge and experience are not enough to solve problems and live our most productive life. At times like this, collaboration with a licensed professional counselor can help us discover ways to solve issues and achieve our full potential. Changing our perception of issues can be most helpful. By adjusting our thought process, we can begin to see our problems in a new light, and discover solutions to seemingly insurmountable issues.
Again, collaboration with a counselor can assist in this process. Old thought patterns can be replaced with new, healthier thought patterns that help us live our best life. The most important thing necessary to get you on your way to a more productive life is an open mind and a willingness to change. As a counselor, Mary Alice is your partner in ushering in this change. She cannot solve your problems, but she can and will assist you in learning new ways to achieve your goals.
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As a woman of color, I understand the complexities of culture and mental health issues....
As a woman of color, I understand the complexities of culture and mental health issues.
Beatriz Morales is a Licensed Professional Counselor who has clinical practice treating adolescents, families, and children with mood disorders, ADHD, and trauma, as well as treating adults with depression and anxiety. Beatriz completed her Master of Mental Health Counseling at Nova Southeastern University. She immigrated to the United States at a young age, giving her ample experience navigating the stressors and joys of moving to a new country. This, coupled with her professional experience, enables her to provide the guidance and support her clients are seeking.
Beatriz integrates multiple treatment approaches including cognitive behavioral therapy, narrative therapy, and solution-focused techniques. Beatriz takes a holistic approach to counseling and meets the client where they are at. She includes CBT, solution-focused techniques, and TF-CBT when needed in order to assist clients dealing with a variety of issues.
We all face challenges in life. Beatriz is confident that she will be able to support you on your journey to gain insight, find new perspective, and build on the strengths you possess that will enhance your coping skills for any challenges that you may be facing. If you are ready to improve your quality of life, schedule an appointment today.
There is hope in every situation and when there is no open door you can always find a window....
There is hope in every situation and when there is no open door you can always find a window.
Letizia Fariss is a Resident in Counseling with 10 years of experience in nursing. Letizia has a Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Liberty University. Through nursing, she has cared for people with mental health issues including PTSD, addictions, depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, dementia, Alzheimer’s, and palliative and hospice care. Letizia has lived in and traveled to many European and Middle Eastern countries, which means that she’s seen a wide variety of cultures and ethnicities. As a result, she knows that everyone has varying beliefs and values and appreciates that uniqueness.
Letizia is also the wife of an Army veteran and everyone in her family has served or is still serving on active duty. As a result, she is very skilled at handling stressful situations, especially trauma and PTSD. Her personal experiences, coupled with her professional training in trauma, enable her to provide the needed support to her clients.
Letizia has endured many unique and difficult hardships that have equipped her to show profound compassion to her clients and empower them to overcome the challenges of life.
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My go-to approach for treating depression is cognitive behavioral therapy. I find the best benefit in CBT because it encourages individuals to process negative thoughts and emotions.
I teach the following tools in depression counseling: cognitive challenging, cognitive reframing, and cognitive refocusing.
I know a client is making meaningful progress in depression counseling when there is a report of decreased symptoms of depression.
Clients can supplement their time in depression counseling with yoga and meditation.
To prepare for your first depression counseling session, you can decide what you want to achieve in counseling.
Depression counseling can help those with major depression, minor depression, postpartum depression, persistent depressive disorder, and more. The providers at Thriveworks in Alexandria, VA will develop a unique treatment plan based on your specific experience, needs, and goals.
It is absolutely worth going to therapy for depression — depression counseling helps people better manage their symptoms and get back to living happier lives again.
Depression counseling works by helping people pinpoint life problems, distorted thought patterns, and other causes of their depression, then process and work through them in order to mitigate the negative effects those factors have on their lives.
Common signs of depression include:
Thriveworks depression counseling in Alexandria, VA is conducted both in person and online by video. We encourage you to choose the option that works best for you.
Depression counseling can last for a few weeks, months, or longer, dependent on the severity of one’s depression as well as their needs and preferences.
At Thriveworks, we accept most major insurance plans, allowing many clients to pay as little as $0–$50 per session with their co-pay. We also offer self-pay options for those out-of-network or without insurance. Self-pay rates for talk therapy range from $160 to $240 for intake sessions and $135 to $195 for follow-ups, depending on your state. For psychiatry services, self-pay intake sessions are $255–$375, with follow-ups ranging from $175–$300, also varying by state. More information on current self-pay costs is available on our pricing page.
Depression is a deep despair. While there are different degrees and variations, this condition can cause one to feel hopeless, believe they are unimportant, and lose interest in the activities and people they once loved. This is the reality for many people dealing with depression and it can make overcoming or managing their depression extremely difficult. Fortunately, a counselor or therapist can help these individuals to recognize this deceptive thinking, understand other symptoms of their condition, and better manage their depression.
If you are struggling with depressive thoughts, consider working with a depression counselor, psychologist, or therapist at Thriveworks Alexandria. Our providers are the best of the best: they are equipped with impressive knowledge and extensive experience which enables them to help you manage your depression. They understand that you might be feeling hopeless right now—they want to instill that hope and love for life again.
Depression isn’t just feeling sad or down for a couple days—it’s a low level of despair. And it’s not always the result of losing a loved one, going through a breakup, or getting let go from a job. While it can result from the above losses, it can also appear seemingly out of the blue. Whatever the cause, the following are common symptoms of depression:
If you are experiencing any of these depression symptoms, it’s important you seek treatment. Consider working with a counselor at Thriveworks Alexandria who will work to help you understand and manage your depression.
The depression counselors at Thriveworks offer individualized care. This means that they will assess your unique experience and then develop a treatment plan that will best help you, because they know that symptoms can differ greatly between two individuals.
A huge cause of depression is negative thinking. That’s why a common element in counseling for depression is changing negative thoughts and adopting more positive thoughts. To accomplish this mission, your counselor might teach you about different deceptions (mind reading, labeling, catastrophizing, etc.), which your negative thoughts are born from. Then, they’ll assist you in changing those negative thoughts. For example, when you catch yourself thinking, “I’m a complete failure,” they’ll help you realize that you actually just made one small mistake, as most people do. And that, in fact, you’re very capable; they’ll help you remember your strengths
Your counselor will also teach you about the importance of self-care and then help you identify self-care strategies that will prove enjoyable and beneficial to you. Examples include: journaling, meditating, exercising, playing music, volunteering, or even getting/playing with a dog. Correcting negative thoughts and engaging in self-care are huge steps toward managing your depression and living a happier, healthier life. Your counselor will assist you in taking these steps and continue to guide you on this journey that is living better.
If you are feeling depressed and you think that you could benefit from working with a skilled, caring mental health professional, reach out to Thriveworks Alexandria. We employ a “no waiting list” policy, which means that we will schedule an appointment for you right away—and you might even have your first session within the same week, as many clients do. Additionally, we accept many different insurances to ensure that you get the mental health care you need. If you’re ready to schedule an appointment, give us a call today.
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