Our services
We provide a wide range of professional services to meet your needs. We promise to provide every service with a smile, and to your highest level of satisfaction.
Counseling
We offer counseling services for individuals, children, teens, couples, and families in a supportive and convenient location.
Our therapy offices have been created to assure a soothing and relaxing atmosphere.
Counseling can look different for each person. Each therapist is unique in their approach to therapy and tailors that approach to each individual client’s needs.
Sessions usually last 50 minutes.
We specialize in treating:
• Trauma
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
• Depression
• Couples Counseling
• Family Counseling
• Parenting Support
• Grief Counseling
• Work and Career issues
• Stress Management
Emily McKenna is a Certified Autism Specialist. She provides specialized counseling services for adolescents and adults with Autism. She works with clients to create and individualized treatment plan to address some areas such as:
• Emotional awareness and regulation
• Social skills training
• Family support and education
• Managing sensory needs to cope with stressful environments
We pride ourselves on keeping up with current treatment and ongoing professional development.
Our providers have diverse specialties which include training and experience in the following areas:
- Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) - Positive Psychotherapy (PPT)
- Internal Family Systems (IFS) - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) - Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Trauma Focused Therapy (TF-CBT) - Existential Therapy
- Exposure Therapy - Problematic Sexual Behavior (PSB)
- Positive Psychotherapy (PPT) - Play Therapy
- Attachment Therapy - Grief Therapy
- Mindfulness Training - Somatic Experiencing
- Motivational Interviewing - Person-Centered Therapy
- Biofeedback Therapy - Hypnosis
- Yoga Therapy - Art Therapy
- Family Systems - Imago Therapy
TESTING EVALUATIONS
An initial consultation is scheduled to gather relevant background information. This is a good time to ask specific questions and address concerns you may have. We can provide the highest quality of service by working collaboratively with you. After the initial consultation, a testing appointment will be made for a later date.
Depending on the testing to be completed, the testing session is conducted by either the provider or a trained psychometrist.
Following the evaluation, a feedback session with you and your family is conducted to discuss results and recommendations.
Patients should bring any pertinent medical documentation, previous testing reports, and list of all medications and medical conditions to their first appointment.
TYPES OF EVALUATIONS WE PERFORM
· Neuropsychological evaluations (adult and children)
· Psychological evaluations
· Autism diagnostic evaluations
· Intellectual Disability evaluations
· Pre-surgery evaluations
· Competency Evaluations
· Fitness for Duty evaluations
Excluded Evaluations
We do not assess the following populations or cases; however, appropriate referral sources can be provided upon request:
· Legal Cases
· Custody Cases
Neuropsychological Evaluation
A neuropsychological evaluation is a diagnostic testing procedure used to measure different functions of the brain as well as assess psychological factors that affect cognitive functions and behavior. Neuropsychological testing provides information functions that is not provided by brain imaging, such as an MRI or CT scan.
Many patients are tested because they have been diagnosed with or suspected to have a neurological disorder or a head injury. Reasons include things such as traumatic brain injury or concussion, stroke, brain tumors, epilepsy, dementia, medical illness involving the nervous system, multiple sclerosis, and developmental disorders.
Neuropsychological evaluations are pretty time intensive. You will be asked to participate in several tests that measure abilities (intellectual functioning, speech and language, visual perception, hearing, memory, attention, and motor control). These procedures are sensitive to changes of specific areas/circuits in the brain that are important for day-to-day functioning. The results of the testing are used to offer a diagnosis and help in planning treatment.
For students, a psychoeducational evaluation (e.g., reading, arithmetic, and written expression) may be included to assist in planning for appropriate school interventions. The specific areas evaluated depend on the concerns, as well as the age and current level of functioning of the person being evaluated.
A neuropsychological evaluation can help determine the type of cognitive problem and make specific treatment recommendations. Concerns that we often address include:
• Traumatic Brain Injury
• Epilepsy
• Dementia
• ADHD/Acquired Learning Disabilities
• Stroke
• Other Neurocognitive Disorders
Psychological evaluations
Evaluations are often used to help get a clearer understanding of a person’s behavior, abilities, and other characteristics, and to help guide treatment needs.
We assess many psychiatric problems (e.g., anxiety, substance abuse, personality structure) and nonpsychiatric concerns (e.g., intelligence, learning disabilities). We gather data through interviews, observation, standardized tests, self-report measures, physiological or psychophysiological measurement devices, or other specialized procedures.
Psychoeducational Evaluations
These evaluations help identify specific learning disorders such as Dyslexia (reading problems), Dysgraphia (writing problems), and Dyscalculia (math problems). In addition to assessment of academic skills, this type of evaluation includes assessment of specific cognitive processes that may be contributing to the learning problem.
We will participate in scheduled 504 Team Meetings/ARD Meetings to review and explain the results of the evaluation, as well as to support the family and school in seeking educational accommodations. This service requires a fee and is based on an hourly rate. We require ample notice to adjust our schedules.
Autism Evaluations
We provide full diagnostic evaluations for ages 2 and up. We gather data through interviews, observation, standardized tests, self-report measures, and other specialized procedures. Our staff are fully trained using the ADOS-2 and ADI-R protocols and training materials, along with supervision from a seasoned practitioner.
We also provide the required and necessary autism diagnostic updates for individuals who need updated evaluations in order to continue specialized services and insurance approval.
Pre-surgery evaluations
We work with a number of doctors in the El Paso community to provide fast turnaround evaluations for patients seeking surgery, but are required to have an evaluation by psychologist before their insurance will authorize the procedure. A pre-surgical psychological evaluation is standard practice for many patients before they undergo surgery.
These assessments are usually done with a diagnostic interview and a few short questionnaires. A psychological evaluation will help identify your strengths, weaknesses, and your motivation for surgery. An evaluation can also help identify areas that you might need additional support or assistance in to improve your outcome and reduce potential risks.
We provide pre-surgical psychological evaluations for clients planning:
· bariatric surgery
· spinal surgery, or spinal cord stimulator implantation
· Infusion pump (e.g. Baclofen pump for Cerebral Palsy)
· Hysterectomy
· HRT/Gender affirming surgery
Work Related Evaluations
We are members of Texas Peer Assistance Program for Nurses (TPAPN).
A Fitness for Duty Evaluation (FFDE) is an evaluation to determine if a person is able to carry out the duties of their job. These are usually requested when an employee displays behavior that would indicate a condition that impairs their ability to safely and effectively carry out their essential job functions or poses a direct threat.
Occupationally Mandated Psychological Evaluations (OMPE), which are different from FFDE evaluations, in that they are for pre-employment.
HRT/Gender Affirming Surgery
Gender affirmation surgery refers to procedures that help people transition to their self-identified gender. Gender-affirming options may include
- Feminizing vaginoplasty
- Masculinizing phalloplasty / scrotoplasty
- Metoidioplasty (clitoral release/enlargement, may include urethral lengthening
- Masculinizing chest surgery ("top" surgery)
- Facial feminization procedures
- Reduction thyrochondroplasty (tracheal cartilage shave)
- Voice surgery