Youth Counseling

Our work with children and adolescents focuses on strengthening the family system to address issues including developmental difficulties, oppositional behavior, emotional struggle, and adjustment to changes and life circumstances.

Services:

• Child and Adolescent Issues
       Project PASS* (Partnership Assisting Student Success)
• Parenting
       Blended families
       Parenting groups
• Divorce and Separation

Therapists:

• Erin Belanger, MA
• Maria Catalfamo, LMFT
• Andy Chestnut, LMSW, MBA
• Jenness Clairmont, LCSW-R, LMFT
• Courtney Craig, LMSW
• Paola Cummings, LCSW
• Miguel E., Diaz, M.A.
• Rebecca Draffen-Grande, LCSW
• Oona Edmands, LCSW
• Dan Kulzer, LMSW
• Katina Saxton, LMSW
• Jennifer Tomlin, M.A.
• Sarah Willis, LCSW
• Ross Westhuis, MDiv, LCSW-R

Therapy Costs:

Most medical insurance covers the cost of family therapy. Otherwise an adjusted fee can be negotiated with the individual therapist. Click here for more information regarding insurance and the cost of therapy. 

Confidentiality

The individual’s relationship to the therapist and the Center is a private matter. All information is kept confidential.

* Project PASS: (Partnership Assisting Student Success)

A collaborative, community-based program that provides individual and family therapy to students’ ages 5-18 who are at risk of academic failure due to emotional and behavioral issues.  The goal of Project PASS is to provide the necessary guidance needed to assist children and teens in passing their current grade level. The long- term goal is to lead students to graduation and help them become fully functioning adults within their community.

Project PASS is implemented by our specialty-trained therapists at Samaritan Counseling Center who understand the importance of building a strong alliance between the family system, school system, and the community system to alleviate emotional and behavioral issues for each student.  Therapists work in partnership with local schools and some services may be provided on site at participating schools, allowing more flexibility for diverse family schedules.