Life adjustment
What is life adjustment?
Life is full of adjustments, sometimes hourly sometimes daily, and certainly seasonally. Life adjustments range from employment change / loss, relocation, divorce, child custody, blending families, health challenges and many others. These changes often cause what is referred to generically as “STRESS.” Life adjustments can morph into anxiety, depression, anger and even trauma. A skilled counselor can help one navigate these adjustments and find ways to maintain control of the associated emotions and actions. Life Adjustments shouldn’t derail a person from fulfilling their duties and certainly should not prevent one from fulfilling their dreams or purpose in life. Change is inevitable; how one deals with that change can oftentimes be positively productive with counseling.
Grief and loss is an individual experience. No person experiences loss in the same way, which leads to a lot of confusion. Grief can also bring up past losses, which can increase the emotion and amplifies the current experience. When grief seems to overtake other areas of your life, increases for no apparent reason or just lingers too long; it is likely to be preventing one from functioning to there fullest. Grief should ideally be incorporated into the forward flowing motion of our life. We help our clients identify what loss they are experiencing, what losses they have experienced and help them walk through the process of grief on their own terms.
Treatment Approach for life stressors
Due to the individual nature of the presenting life issue treatment can vary. Your therapist will work with you to discuss what you are going through and help you develop coping skills, express your emotions and talk through what is happening. They also pull from several modes of therapy such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), mindfulness, Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), relaxation techniques and more. Most of all they will offer support you through a difficult time.
Benefits of therapy for life adjustment
- Ability to manage and understand emotions
- Support
- Develop positive coping skills
- Gain outside perspective
Written by Kyle Dickerson, LMFT
I enjoy working with men in counseling. I think many masculine traits can have positive and beneficial effects within the family and community. I believe counseling can help men strike a balance between being authentic and being considerate of their surroundings. I hope that as the stigma of counseling begins to fade, more men will choose the path toward self-betterment.
Life adjustment Therapists at Gibson Counseling
Amber Clemens, LMFT
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Location: South Round Rock
Insurances Accepted: Blue Cross Blue Shield, Humana, Multiplan/PHCS, Sendero, Triwest, United Health Care (Optum/Optum EAP, UMR, Oscar, Allsavers)
Accepting New Clients: YES-EVENINGS AND WEEKENDS AVAILABLE
Expertise: Kids (14 yrs and older), Adults and Couples
Christina Glaze, LCSW
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Location: Cedar Park
Insurances Accepted: Aetna, BCBS, Beacon Options, Multiplan/PHCS, Humana, Sendero, Triwest, United Health Care (Optum/Optum EAP, UMR, Oscar, Allsavers)
Accepting New Clients: NO
Expertise: Kids (10 yr and up), Adults and Couples
Sherry Whiteside, LPC
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Location: South Round Rock
Insurances Accepted: Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Beacon Options, Humana, Multiplan/PHCS, Sendero, Triwest, United Health Care (Optum/Optum EAP, UMR, Oscar, Allsavers)
Accepting New Clients: YES- WEEKEND AND EVENING AVAILABILITY
Expertise: Adults, couples and kids
- Women's Issues
- Geriatric/Elderly
- Child and Adolescent
- Anger
- Anxiety
- CBT
- Depression
- Life adjustment
- Marriage Counseling
- Trauma
- EMDR/Brainspotting
- Dissociative Disorder
- Schizophrenic Disorder
Andrew Lipinski, LPC
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Location: Cedar Park
Insurances Accepted: Aetna/Aetna EAP, Beacon Options, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Humana, Multiplan/PHCS, Sendero, Tricare, Triwest, United Health Care(Optum/Optum EAP, UMR, Oscar, Allsavers)
Accepting New Clients: Yes
Expertise:Kids (5 yr and up) and Adults (no couples)
- ADHD
- Anger
- Anxiety
- CBT
- Child and adolescent counseling
- Depression
- Geriatric/Elderly concerns
- LGBTQIA
- Life adjustment
- Mindfulness
- Schizophrenic Disorder
- Solution Focused Therapy
- Trauma
Amanda Durst, LPC
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Location:Cedar Park
Insurances Accepted: Aetna/Aetna EAP, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Beacon Options, United Health Care (optum, UMR, Oscar, Allsavers)/United Health Care EAP), Humana, Multiplan/PHCS, Sendero, Tricare, Triwest
Accepting New Clients: Yes
Expertise:Kids (5 yr and up), Female Adults and Couples
Kyle Dickerson, LMFT
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Location: North Round Rock
Insurances Accepted: Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna/Aetna EAP, Multiplan/PHCS, Tricare, Triwest, Humana, United Health Care (Optum/Optum EAP, UMR, Oscar, Allsavers), Sendero
Accepting New Clients: NO
Expertise:Kids (10 yrs and older), Adults and Couples
- Marriage Counseling
- Anger
- Anxiety
- CBT
- Child and adolescent counseling
- Disruptive Behaviors/ Defiant
- Self Harm
- Depression
- Life adjustment
- Mindfulness
- Men's Issues
- Trauma
Dayle Malen, LCSW, M.Ed.
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Location: South Round Rock
Insurances Accepted: Aetna/Aetna EAP, Beacon Options, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Humana, Multiplan/PHCS, Sendero, Tricare, Triwest, United Health Care(Optum/Optum EAP, UMR, Oscar, Allsavers)
Accepting New Clients: YES-DAYTIME ONLY-ADULTS ONLY (Does not accept clients with addiction, eating disorders or substance abuse)
Expertise: Adults and couples
- ADULTS ONLY-ADHD
- Anger
- Anxiety
- CBT
- Depression
- EFT
- LGBTQIA
- Life adjustment
- Marriage Counseling
- Mindfulness
- Solution Focused Therapy
- Trauma
Whitney Woodby, LPC
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Location: North Round Rock
Insurances Accepted: Aetna/Aetna EAP, Beacon Options, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Humana, Multiplan/PHCS, Sendero, Tricare, Triwest, United Health Care (Optum/Optum EAP, UMR, Oscar, Allsavers)
Accepting New Clients: Yes-adults only at this time (4-5 daytime slots available)
Expertise: Kids (13 yrs and older), Adults and Couples
Sheryl Stiffler, LMFT
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Location: Cedar Park
Insurances Accepted: Aetna/Aetna EAP, BCBS, Beacon, Humana, Multiplan/PHCS, Sendero, Tricare, Triwest, United Health Care (Optum/Optum EAP, UMR, Oscar, Allsavers)
Accepting New Clients: NO
Expertise: Kids (6 yr and up), Adults and Couples
Paulina Pina, LPC
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Location: North Round Rock
Insurances Accepted: Aetna/Aetna EAP, Beacon Options, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Humana, Multiplan/PHCS, Sendero, Tricare, Triwest, United Health Care (Optum/Optum EAP, UMR, Oscar, Allsavers)
Accepting New Clients: NO
Expertise:Kids (8 yrs and older), Adults and Couples
Sally Guerra, LPC
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Location: Cedar Park
Insurances Accepted: Aetna/Aetna EAP, Beacon Options/Beacon EAP, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Humana, Multiplan/PHCS, Sendero, Tricare, Triwest, United Health Care (Optum/Optum EAP, UMR, Oscar, Allsavers)
Accepting New Clients: YES
Expertise: Kids (5yr and up), Adults and Couples
- Addiction
- ADHD
- Anger
- Anxiety
- CBT
- Child and adolescent counseling (5 years and older)
- Depression
- Geriatric/Elderly concerns
- LGBTQIA
- Life adjustment
- Marriage Counseling
- Mindfulness
- Solution Focused Therapy
- Trauma
- Dissociative Disorder
Danielle Linders, NCC, LPC, LCDC
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Location: North Round Rock
Insurances Accepted: Aetna/Aetna EAP, Beacon Options, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Humana, Multiplan/PHCS, Sendero, Tricare, Triwest, United Health Care (Optum/Optum EAP, UMR, Oscar, Allsavers)
Accepting New Clients: NO
Expertise: Adults and Couples
Alyssandra Livingston-Shelburne, LPC, RPT
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Location: South Round Rock
Insurances Accepted: Aetna/Aetna EAP, Beacon Options, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Humana, Tricare, Multiplan/PHCS, Sendero, Triwest, United Health Care(Optum/Optum EAP, UMR, Oscar, Allsavers)
Accepting New Clients: Yes-daytime appointments only
Expertise: Kids (5 yrs and older) and Individual adults (no couples)
Mario J. Gonzalez, LPC
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Location: South Round Rock
Insurances Accepted: Beacon Options, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Humana, Multiplan/PHCS, Sendero, Tricare, United Health Care (Optum/Optum EAP, UMR, Oscar, Allsavers). Please check with your insurance company to determine if video therapy or "teletherapy" is covered. Many insurances offer teletherapy at the same cost as a traditional office visit.
Accepting New Clients: Yes
Expertise: Adults and couples
