McGraw and Associates, LLC

Improving the Well - Being of Children,  Adults,  and Families

Through Three Programs Serving the Metropolitan New Orleans, the Bayou Region, and the River Region Areas.

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Psychotherapy

Institute for Families,
            Parenting & Children TM

 
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Our Counseling & Educational Services include Psychotherapy

What is psychotherapy?

Therapy is a way for clients who are having problems that they cannot handle,  cannot control,  or just do not know how to deal with,  to find help from a trained professional.  A person goes to a therapist because he / she cannot find the answers to a problem.  A therapist will listen to the problem and ask probing questions to get at a deeper level of what is going on.  The therapist will then either explore with the client ways that he could change his thinking about the issue or teach him skills so that the client can correct this concern on his own.

What is a the difference between counseling and psychotherapy?

The words counseling,  therapy,  and psychotherapy can be used interchangeably.  The terms are used to discuss psychological types of counseling and therapy.

How can psychotherapy help me?

Therapy can help alleviate emotional pain and suffering.  It can teach the client new skills with which he can successfully deal with the problems at hand.  It can give the client hope that there is a better way.  The one thing it cannot do is change the client.  The client has to do that by himself.  The client has to take the skills or new ideas and put them into practice in his life.  It is said that unless clients take what they have learned and put it into practice out in the world,  therapy will not do any good.


How long does a psychotherapist work with an individual?

The length of the therapeutic relationship varies from client to client.  When it is time to terminate,  the client will notice that most of the concerns and anxiety that brought him into therapy will have dissipated. The client will have learned coping skills and new behaviors to deal with issues that may persist.  The therapist should be able to give the client feedback about his progress and discuss whether or not the client feels ready to terminate.  Ultimately the decision is in the client’s hands.

 

Psychotherapy Links

 
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The following is a list of the different types of psychotherapy services that are available through us.  For more in depth explanations,  please contact us.


 


Child Therapy                      


Adolescent & Young Adult Therapy    


Individual Therapy                              


Couple / Marriage Therapy   


Family Therapy                        


Play & Art Therapy                              


Group Therapy                                      

McGraw and Associates,  LLC


Three Programs Providing Services to You: 

 

 Institute for Families,  Parenting,  & Children TM

Employee Assistance Behavioral Health Institute TM

&
 Collaborative ADR Institute of Louisiana TM

 


Two Offices to Serve You:


Jefferson Parish Office


3350 Ridgelake Drive,  Suite 200,  Metairie,  LA  70002

(504)  836 – 3883  Metairie Office Phone


St. Charles Parish Office
50 Wade Street,  Suite 5,  Luling,  LA  70070

(985)  785 – 9300  Luling Office Phone

 

 

(985)  785 – 9003      Fax

info@McGrawandAssociates.com

 

Updated February 2012

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Mariposa Institute for  Families,  Parenting & Children TM is a trade name wholly owned by McGraw and Associates, LLC.

Growth - Recovery - Healing TM is a trade name wholly owned by McGraw and Associates, LLC.

Collaborative ADR Institute of Louisiana TM is a trade name wholly owned by McGraw and Associates, LLC.

Collaborative Dispute Resolution TM is a trade name wholly owned by McGraw and Associates, LLC.

Employee Assistance Behavioral Health Institute TM is a trade name wholly owned by McGraw and Associates, LLC.

Return to Self. Return to Work. Return to Life.TM is a trade name wholly owned by McGraw and Associates, LLC.