Counselor for Children in West Ann Arbor
Meet LaKeisha Jordan, LLPC!
Clients: Children, Teens, Young Adults, Adults
Specialties: Childhood Trauma, Depression, Anxiety
Has your teen experienced trauma? Do you feel overwhelmed by your teens behavior? Your teen could be suffering from PTSD. Often, children who have experienced trauma will display high-risk behavior or act out. They may become more aggressive and defiant. Your child may be fighting and having temper tantrums or anger outbursts. They may have trouble focusing on school, a lack of motivation, and a decline in their school grades. You may notice that your child is depressed, anxious, suicidal, or is engaging in self-injurious behavior. You may have notice increased conflict in the home. You may be feeling hopeless, lost, and angry. You are not alone!
Trauma-focused- cognitive-behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) is an evidence-based treatment model designed to assist adolescents and their families in overcoming the negative effects of traumatic experiences. Through TF-CBT, your teen and your family with be able to heal from past trauma which will help improve behavioral and emotional issues. I am a certified child trauma therapist. I help teens heal from past trauma so they can become happy, whole, and confident.
Do you struggle with Depression and/or Anxiety? Have you been experiencing uncontrollable and excessive worrying, feeling agitated and/or irritated, restlessness, fatigue, trouble concentrating, muscle tension, panic attacks, irrational fears, and avoiding social situations? Have you been experiencing feelings of sadness, tearfulness, emptiness or hopelessness; anger outbursts even over small matters; loss of interest or pleasure in most or all normal activities; sleep disturbances, including insomnia or sleeping too much; tiredness and lack of energy, to where even the smallest tasks take extra effort; reduced or increased appetite causing weight loss/gain; feelings of worthlessness or guilt, fixating on past failures or self-blame; trouble, making decisions and remembering things; frequent or recurrent thoughts of death, suicidal thoughts, suicide attempts or suicide; and unexplained physical problems, such as back pain or headaches.
I can help you learn to better manage these symptoms. I will help you identify healthy ways to cope with these symptoms; set small achievable goals to help increase feelings of success and confidence, identify and change negative thinking patterns, and help build self-esteem. I can help you identify ways to build and maintain healthier relationships. I can help you work towards inner peace, self-acceptance, and overall happiness.
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