Welcome! I’m Patricia Saunders, the Director of Therapeutic Programs at APPLE FamilyWorks and I’m excited to let you know about the high-quality, comprehensive therapy and counseling services we offer.
At APPLE FamilyWorks, we understand that it is not always easy to ask for help. At our Therapy and Life Skills Center, we offer understanding and empathy in a warm and welcoming environment. We combine a nurturing, compassionate approach with contemporary, evidence-based interventions to help you through times of crisis, conflict and distress. We focus on helping you achieve your goals and enhancing your life.
We offer couples counseling, family therapy, individual counseling, co-parenting counseling, and child and teen therapy. We have a rigorous and well-respected Psychotherapeutic Training Institute, where top-notch Marriage & Family Therapist interns are trained and supervised by expert, licensed professionals. You could choose to work with one of our interns or with one of our licensed professionals on staff. Because we’re dedicated to providing services to people of all stages and circumstances, we offer a sliding fee scale.
I invite you to look at the list of Therapy and Counseling services we offer in the menu at the top and click on the links to get more detailed information about each service.
We know that the decision to reach out for help shows the courage and resolve to make your life better. We honor that courage and, here at APPLE FamilyWorks, we are devoted to providing excellent counseling and therapy services so that you can live a healthier, more fulfilling life!
FamilyWorks® Interactive Therapy (FIT)
Clear Goals…Time-tested Tools… State-of-the-Art Technology
“I hear and I forget;
I see and I remember;
I do and I understand”.
Ancient Proverb
With the extraordinary pressures facing all families, it is no wonder that stress pours out and often comes between family members. There are so many obligations and so little time carved out to reach life’s most important goal: Enjoying joy-filled days with your loved ones in peace and harmony. Over the past three decades, APPLE FamilyWorks has developed and refined FamilyWorks ® Interactive Therapy (FIT) designed specifically to help you reach those goals.
Professionally trained therapists and parenting educators will meet with you and/or family members in our specially designed FIT suite. Utilizing interviews and the most current, validated assessment tools, the therapist will guide you in establishing your goals. Under his/her guidance and support, you will learn and practice time-tested and effective skills and techniques that will help identify your strengths and build on them. Along the way, you may also identify and extinguish any patterns that may be causing you distress and frustration.
You will benefit from state of the art technology, choosing the emWave® stress relief system, audio-visual feedback and/or DVDs to track and celebrate positive emotions and behaviors. You will also benefit from easy to implement written materials to reinforce skills at work, play, and home.
FamilyWorks ® Interactive Therapy is particularly helpful in managing:
- Stress and distress
- Opposition and defiance
- Disrespect and entitlement
- Aggression and anger
- ADHD and ODD
- Depression, anxiety or fear
- Couples/family conflict
