Apple Ridge Counseling Associates' Specialties and Experience

One of Andrea’s specialties is cognitive behavioral therapy, a counseling method that is used to help clients deal with trauma. With this therapy Andrea incorporates knowledge, skills and processes that build on one another in an integrated way that best suits the need of her client and their family. The therapy is respectful of the individual, family, community, culture and religious practices in order to understand the impact of traumatic experience. Andrea uses this to optimally support the child and family’s healing in the context of their family, culture and community. Trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy is adaptable and motivating as to maintain fidelity to the model. It is family focused in that every effort is made to include supportive family members as appropriate. Through the therapy strong therapeutic relationships are built upon trust and positive change. Trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy is self-efficacy focused, in that it is a short-terms, strengths based model designed to have long-term benefits.