Who we treat
At MKF Counseling, all are welcome. We treat children, adolescents, adults, and seniors. We work with individuals, couples, and families, as well as active military and veterans and their families.
What we treat
We treat a wide range of mental health problems and issues including but not limited to:
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Bipolar
- Anger Management
- PTSD
- Substance Abuse
- Grief and Loss
- Significant Life Changes
- School Issues
- Self Esteem Issues
- Relationship Issues
- Marriage Counseling
- Parenting Issues
- Family Conflict
How we treat
We utilize a variety of different treatment approaches and techniques including some of the following:
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT focuses on challenging and changing unhelpful cognitive distortions and behaviors, improving emotional regulation, and the development of personal coping strategies that target solving current problems.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
DBT is a type of cognitive behavioral therapy. Its main goals are to teach people how to live in the moment, develop healthy ways to cope with stress, regulate their emotions, and improve their relationships with others
Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS)
IFS is an approach that identifies and addresses multiple sub-personalities or families within each person’s mental system.
Psychodaynamic Therapy
Psychoddynamic Therapy is an in-depth form of talk therapy that involves the interpretation of mental and emotional processes in an attempt to help clients find patterns in their emotions, thoughts, and beliefs in order to gain insight into their current self.
Solution Focused Therapy
Solution Focused Therapy is a short-term, goal-focused therapeutic approach utilizing a collaborative, evidence based approach to help clients construct solutions.
Trauma Focused Therapy
Trauma Focused Therapy is rooted in understanding the connection between the trauma experience and the emotional and behavioral responses. The purpose of trauma-focused therapy is to offer skills and strategies to assist in better understanding, coping with, and processing emotions and memories tied to traumatic experiences.
Gottman Method
The Gottman Method is a structured form of couples therapy that uses thorough assessment and research-based interventions that to overcome relationship barriers and promote positive change.
Imago Therapy
Imago Therapy is a form of couples therapy that focuses on relational counseling that transforms a conflict into an opportunity to grow and heal by learning to understand each other's feelings more empathically.
Play Therapy
Play Therapy is a structured, theoretically based approach to therapy that builds on the normal communicative and learning processes of children to learn more adaptive behaviors and means of expressing emotions.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT focuses on challenging and changing unhelpful cognitive distortions and behaviors, improving emotional regulation, and the development of personal coping strategies that target solving current problems.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
DBT is a type of cognitive behavioral therapy. Its main goals are to teach people how to live in the moment, develop healthy ways to cope with stress, regulate their emotions, and improve their relationships with others
Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS)
IFS is an approach that identifies and addresses multiple sub-personalities or families within each person’s mental system.
Psychodaynamic Therapy
Psychoddynamic Therapy is an in-depth form of talk therapy that involves the interpretation of mental and emotional processes in an attempt to help clients find patterns in their emotions, thoughts, and beliefs in order to gain insight into their current self.
Solution Focused Therapy
Solution Focused Therapy is a short-term, goal-focused therapeutic approach utilizing a collaborative, evidence based approach to help clients construct solutions.
Trauma Focused Therapy
Trauma Focused Therapy is rooted in understanding the connection between the trauma experience and the emotional and behavioral responses. The purpose of trauma-focused therapy is to offer skills and strategies to assist in better understanding, coping with, and processing emotions and memories tied to traumatic experiences.
Gottman Method
The Gottman Method is a structured form of couples therapy that uses thorough assessment and research-based interventions that to overcome relationship barriers and promote positive change.
Imago Therapy
Imago Therapy is a form of couples therapy that focuses on relational counseling that transforms a conflict into an opportunity to grow and heal by learning to understand each other's feelings more empathically.
Play Therapy
Play Therapy is a structured, theoretically based approach to therapy that builds on the normal communicative and learning processes of children to learn more adaptive behaviors and means of expressing emotions.