Reasons for Therapy...
Anxiety and depression
Relationship problems
Trauma
Addiction
Life transitions
Feeling alone
Benefits of Therapy...
Well-being
Connection
Coping skills
Healing
Transformation
Authenticity
When it's all said and done, therapy is about understanding yourself and a journey toward improving well-being. The therapeutic relationship is essential and should feel safe, collaborative and sometimes challenging. With more than 25 years of experience treating individuals, couples and families Dr. LaPiana can help with that journey.
In the end we all just want someone that chooses us…over everyone else, under any circumstances
Areas of Therapy Specialty
Addiction & Recovery
When the use of drugs or alcohol lead to relationship, health, financial, or legal problems or if life has become unmanageable, use therapy to reclaim your life.
Couples Therapy
Deepen the understanding and empathy between one another, improve communication, and strengthen intimate bonds. (Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) & Gottman)
Anxiety, Phobias, Panic, PTSD & Depression
Use therapy to help manage mood and emotions, even when facing conditions that feel overwhelming. (Mindfulness, CBT, & Psychodynamic)
Parent-Child Relationship & Reunification Therapy
Adopt parenting strategies to interact more effectively with your teen. Manage destructive behavior or repair ruptured relationships with parents or (adult) children.
Stress Management
Use therapy to help develop coping skills (time management, self-compassion) and self-care strategies (limit setting, wellness practices) to experience greater resiliency from inevitable challenges.
Work & Career Issues
Address challenges of the work place and what they may evoke internally. Use therapy to help manage stress and increase personal development.
Life Transitions
New marriage,, birth of a child, empty nest, job/career change and aging are transitions that can bring challenges. Therapy can support and guide during these important, changing times.
Grief Counseling
Receive support, therapy gives a safe place to work through losses.
Divorce & Parenting Plans
As a certified divorce coach I am able to help identify the emotional and psychological issues that erupt when faced with divorce. A co-parenting relationship with a former spouse can be complex. Navigate these sensitive issues with greater confidence and clarity.
