Building milestones out of life’s challenges

milestone counseling

milestone

[ˈmīlˌstōn]

NOUN

a stone set up beside a road to mark the distance in miles to a particular place.
an action or event marking a significant change or stage in development.

Milestone Counseling was founded on a belief that life’s challenges can become milestone moments when given a new perspective. It’s the crisis that becomes an opportunity, the problem that leads to strength, the pain that fosters growth. Whether you’re just looking for guidance on life’s journey or light in the midst of darkness, you’ve come to the right place. Milestone Counseling is here to help you build milestone moments.

The importance OF

The Therapeutic Relationship

At Milestone Counseling, we believe that the therapeutic relationship (the partnership between therapist and client) is one of the most important components of effective therapy. In fact, research has proven this in numerous studies. We use only evidence-based treatment models including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Behavior Management, Motivational Interviewing, Solution Focused Therapy and Family Systems Therapy.

FIND YOUR NEW PERSPECTIVE With

Evidence-based Treatment

We use only evidence-based treatment models including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Behavior Management, Motivational Interviewing, Solution Focused Therapy and Family Systems Therapy

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

CBT or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is one of the most effective types of therapy. CBT helps us recognize the connection between unhelpful thoughts, emotions and behaviors and empowers us to make changes in our negative thought patterns to improve how we feel. This is empowering because it doesn’t rely on things outside our control.

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Motivational Interviewing

We understand that not everyone who comes to therapy wants to be there. This could be the case with children or teenagers who may often be here because a parent made that choice. Motivational Interviewing is a counseling method that helps people become motivated to change the behaviors that are preventing them from making healthier choices and prepares them for other types of therapies.

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Family Systems Therapy

Family Systems Therapy is a type of therapy that helps individuals resolve their problems in the context of the family unit. It can be helpful for a variety of difficulties including anxiety, depression, OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder), ODD (oppositional defiant disorder) and ADHD.

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Solution-Focused Therapy

Solution-Focused Therapy is built on a belief that you know what you need to do to improve your own life and, with the appropriate coaching and questioning, are capable of finding the best solutions. It is a goal driven, brief therapy that can stand alone or complement other types of therapy.

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Build your milestone moments

“Milestone counseling provides high quality and caring services to children & I especially appreciate their efficiency getting children in fast. They are good at what they do & I would trust them to care for my own children.”
– Referring Physician

“Milestone Counseling’s therapists are attentive and caring. They have counseled, challenged and shared the resources I needed to reach personal goals and set higher goals in my life. I highly recommend their services.”

“As a referring office, we utilize Milestone Counseling on a weekly basis. The referring process itself is so simple and Milestone is absolutely great to work with! From their compassion towards clients and their families, or their timely scheduling and office follow up, they truly are a respectable, caring, professional counseling practice.”

“Counseling with Lisa changed my life for the better. Support was provided to me in a welcoming and supportive manner. She gave me the listening ear that I desperately needed without judgment, and helped me face my challenges as a strong resource by my side. Her integrity and reliability saw me through a difficult time in my life, and I know I can always count on her to be there when I need additional help.”

“Lisa has helped my daughter and I work through things together. Lisa has taught us ways to cope, ways to communicate, and ways to overcome. I love that I learn something at every visit with Lisa and my daughter is finally coming out of her shell!”

“I have had a wonderful experience with Milestone Counseling. My son has struggled for a couple years and Ms. Lisa has been so supportive. Even when my son didn’t come she would see me and help work through the rough spots. My son wouldn’t see any other counselor so thank God we found Ms. Lisa. My son started going willing and really is showing improvement and understanding of what he needs to do to stay healthy. To be honest I felt like Ms. Lisa was the best thing that happened to our family.”

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