Juniper Counseling

Juniper CounselingJuniper CounselingJuniper Counseling

Juniper Counseling

Juniper CounselingJuniper CounselingJuniper Counseling

Welcome to Juniper Counseling

Welcome to Juniper CounselingWelcome to Juniper CounselingWelcome to Juniper Counseling

Growing Stronger Together

435-728-2023

Welcome to Juniper Counseling

Welcome to Juniper CounselingWelcome to Juniper CounselingWelcome to Juniper Counseling

Growing Stronger Together

435-728-2023

Our Counseling Specialties Include

Mental Health

Mental Health

Mental Health

Taking the First Step Towards a Brighter You: Your Guide to Mental Health Treatment

Welcome. If you're reading this, you're likely considering therapy for yourself or a loved one, and that's a courageous first step. It shows a commitment to your well-being, and we're here to support you on this journey.

Many people experience challenges wit

Taking the First Step Towards a Brighter You: Your Guide to Mental Health Treatment

Welcome. If you're reading this, you're likely considering therapy for yourself or a loved one, and that's a courageous first step. It shows a commitment to your well-being, and we're here to support you on this journey.

Many people experience challenges with their mental health at some point in their lives. You are not alone, and help is available. Therapy offers a safe, confidential, and supportive space to explore your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, develop coping strategies, and work towards a more fulfilling life.

What Kinds of Concerns Do We Help With?

We offer mental health treatment for a wide range of concerns, including but not limited to:

  • Depression: Persistent feelings of sadness, loss of interest, low energy, changes in sleep or appetite, and difficulty concentrating.
  • Anxiety Disorders: Excessive worry, fear, panic attacks, social anxiety, phobias, and generalized nervousness.
  • ADHD (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder): Challenges with focus, impulsivity, hyperactivity, organization, and time management.
  • Bipolar Disorder: Significant mood swings, including periods of elevated mood (mania or hypomania) and periods of depression.
  • Trauma & PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder): Lingering effects of distressing experiences, such as flashbacks, nightmares, avoidance, and hypervigilance.
  • Stress Management: Overwhelm from work, relationships, or life changes.
  • Grief & Loss: Coping with the death of a loved one or other significant losses.
  • Relationship Issues: Communication problems, conflict resolution, and navigating family dynamics.
  • Self-Esteem & Confidence: Developing a stronger sense of self-worth.
  • Life Transitions: Adjusting to major life changes like career shifts, divorce, or becoming a parent.
  • Substance Use Issues: Support for recovery and relapse prevention (often in conjunction with specialized programs).

How Does Therapy Help?

Therapy is not just about talking; it's about active collaboration to bring about positive change. Depending on your needs and the specific challenges you're facing, therapy can help you:

  • Understand Yourself Better: Gain insight into the root causes of your difficulties, your patterns of thinking, and how they impact your feelings and behaviors.
  • Develop Coping Skills: Learn practical strategies to manage stress, anxiety, difficult emotions, and challenging situations.
  • Improve Relationships: Enhance communication, resolve conflicts, and build healthier connections with others.
  • Challenge Unhelpful Thoughts: Identify and reframe negative thought patterns that contribute to distress.
  • Process Difficult Experiences: Work through past traumas or unresolved issues in a safe and supportive environment.
  • Set and Achieve Goals: Identify what you want to change and create actionable steps to get there.
  • Enhance Resilience: Build your inner strength and ability to bounce back from adversity.
  • Improve Daily Functioning: Address symptoms that interfere with work, school, relationships, and overall quality of life.

Our Approach to Treatment

We believe in a personalized and collaborative approach to therapy. This means:

  • Evidence-Based Practices: We utilize therapeutic techniques that have been proven effective through research, such as:
    • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Focuses on identifying and changing negative thought patterns and behaviors.
    • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Informed Skills: Teaches skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, mindfulness, and interpersonal effectiveness.
    • Mindfulness-Based Approaches: Cultivates present moment awareness to reduce stress and improve emotional regulation.
    • Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT): Emphasizes identifying your strengths and building on what's working well.
    • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR): A specialized therapy for processing traumatic memories and reducing their emotional impact.
  • Client-Centered Care: Your unique needs, goals, and values are at the heart of our work together. We'll tailor our approach to best suit you.
  • Compassionate & Non-Judgmental Space: You'll find a safe and empathetic environment where you can speak freely without fear of judgment.
  • Holistic Perspective: We consider all aspects of your well-being – mental, emotional, physical, and social – to help you achieve lasting change.

What to Expect When You Start Therapy

  1. Initial Consultation/Intake: Our first few sessions will involve getting to know you, understanding your history, your current concerns, and your goals for therapy. This is also a good opportunity for you to ask questions and see if we're a good fit.
  2. Collaborative Treatment Plan: We'll work together to develop a personalized treatment plan outlining your goals and the strategies we'll use to achieve them.
  3. Regular Sessions: Therapy typically involves regular, scheduled sessions (e.g., weekly or bi-weekly), but the frequency can be adjusted based on your needs.
  4. Active Participation: Therapy is an active process. You'll be encouraged to participate in discussions, complete exercises, and practice new skills between sessions.
  5. Progress & Review: We'll regularly check in on your progress and adjust the treatment plan as needed. The duration of therapy varies for everyone; some achieve their goals in a few months, while others benefit from longer-term support.

Ready to Begin Your Healing Journey?

Taking the step to seek therapy is a powerful act of self-care. We are here to guide and support you. If you're ready to explore how therapy can help you manage depression, anxiety, ADHD, bipolar disorder, or any other mental health concern, please don't hesitate to reach out.


We look forward to connecting with you.

Couples

Mental Health

Mental Health

Nurturing Your Partnership: Exploring Couples Therapy

Are you and your partner feeling disconnected, stuck in repeated arguments, or facing significant challenges that seem hard to overcome together? Every relationship has its ups and downs, but sometimes, an outside perspective and specialized tools can make all the difference. Couples th

Nurturing Your Partnership: Exploring Couples Therapy

Are you and your partner feeling disconnected, stuck in repeated arguments, or facing significant challenges that seem hard to overcome together? Every relationship has its ups and downs, but sometimes, an outside perspective and specialized tools can make all the difference. Couples therapy offers a safe, neutral space to address difficulties, deepen your connection, and build a more fulfilling future together.

What Is Couples Therapy?

Couples therapy, also known as marriage counseling or relationship counseling, is a type of psychotherapy that helps partners understand and resolve conflicts, improve communication, and strengthen their bond. It's not about taking sides or blaming one person; instead, it focuses on the relationship itself as the "client." We'll work collaboratively to identify unhelpful patterns, explore underlying issues, and develop healthier ways of interacting.

When Is a Good Time to Consider Couples Therapy?

Many couples seek therapy for various reasons. You might benefit from couples therapy if you're experiencing:

  • Communication Breakdown: Feeling unheard, misunderstood, or like you're constantly having the same arguments without resolution.
  • Frequent Conflict: Arguments that escalate quickly, become personal, or leave you both feeling resentful.
  • Loss of Connection or Intimacy: Feeling distant, lonely within the relationship, or a decrease in physical and emotional closeness.
  • Infidelity or Trust Issues: Rebuilding trust after a betrayal can be incredibly challenging without professional guidance.
  • Major Life Transitions: Navigating significant changes like marriage, parenthood, career shifts, or retirement can strain a relationship.
  • Parenting Differences: Struggling to agree on parenting styles or feeling overwhelmed by co-parenting challenges.
  • Differences in Values or Goals: When core beliefs or future aspirations seem misaligned.
  • Pre-Marital Counseling: Preparing for marriage by addressing potential challenges and strengthening your foundation before tying the knot.
  • Desire for Deeper Connection: Even if things are "okay," therapy can help you enrich your relationship and grow closer.

How Does Couples Therapy Work? (Our Approaches)

We utilize evidence-based therapeutic approaches tailored to your unique relationship needs. Here are two highly effective methods we often incorporate:

1. Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)

EFT is a powerful and widely researched approach that helps couples understand and transform their emotional patterns. It's based on attachment theory, which suggests that we all have a fundamental human need for secure connection with others. When this connection feels threatened, we often react in ways that inadvertently push our partner further away – leading to cycles of conflict or withdrawal.

How EFT Helps:

  • Identifies "Negative Cycles": We'll work together to identify the recurring patterns of interaction that leave you feeling stuck and disconnected (e.g., one partner pursues, the other withdraws; or cycles of criticism and defensiveness).
  • Explores Underlying Emotions: Beneath the arguments and distance are often deeper, more vulnerable emotions like fear of abandonment, loneliness, or feeling unloved. EFT helps both partners express these core emotions safely.
  • Restructures Interactions: By understanding these deeper emotions, couples learn to respond to each other from a place of empathy and vulnerability, creating new, more positive interaction cycles.
  • Builds Secure Attachment: The ultimate goal of EFT is to help you create a more secure emotional bond, where you feel safe, understood, and truly connected to your partner.

Benefits of EFT:

  • Deeper emotional intimacy and connection.
  • Improved ability to express needs and hear your partner's needs.
  • Reduced conflict and more constructive ways to resolve disagreements.
  • Long-lasting positive changes in relationship dynamics.

2. The Gottman Method Couples Therapy

Developed by Drs. John and Julie Gottman, this method is built on over 40 years of groundbreaking research on thousands of couples. It provides practical tools and strategies to help couples strengthen their friendship, manage conflict effectively, and create shared meaning in their lives. The Gottman Method uses the metaphor of a "Sound Relationship House" to describe the key components of a healthy, lasting relationship.

How the Gottman Method Helps:

  • Build Love Maps: Learn more about your partner's inner world – their hopes, dreams, fears, and history.
  • Share Fondness and Admiration: Cultivate and express appreciation and respect for each other.
  • Turn Towards Instead of Away: Practice responding positively to your partner's "bids" for connection in everyday moments.
  • Manage Conflict: Learn techniques to de-escalate arguments, use "softened start-ups" (beginning discussions gently), and navigate both solvable problems and perpetual issues. This includes identifying and counteracting the "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" (criticism, contempt, defensiveness, and stonewalling) which are destructive communication patterns.
  • Make Life Dreams Come True: Support each other's individual aspirations and create a shared vision for your future.
  • Create Shared Meaning: Develop a shared culture, rituals, and values that give your relationship a deeper purpose.

Benefits of the Gottman Method:

  • Concrete, research-based tools for improving communication and conflict resolution.
  • Increased friendship, intimacy, and affection.
  • Enhanced empathy and understanding between partners.
  • Strategies for building resilience and a strong foundation for your relationship's longevity.

What Can You Expect in Couples Therapy?

Couples therapy is an active process that requires commitment from both partners. You can expect:

  • A Safe Space: A confidential and respectful environment where both partners feel heard and understood, without judgment.
  • Impartial Guidance: As your therapist, I act as a neutral facilitator, helping you navigate difficult conversations and develop new patterns.
  • New Skills: You'll learn and practice concrete communication and conflict resolution techniques in session and with suggested exercises between sessions.
  • Deeper Understanding: Gain insights into your own patterns and how they contribute to the relationship dynamics.
  • Hope and Progress: While challenging at times, therapy offers a path forward towards a more connected and satisfying partnership.

Are you ready to invest in your relationship and work towards a stronger, more connected future? Reach out today to schedule a consultation and see how couples therapy can help you and your partner thrive.

Trauma

Mental Health

Trauma

Understanding EMDR: A Path to Healing from Distress

Are you struggling with the lingering effects of difficult experiences? Do you find yourself overwhelmed by memories, thoughts, or feelings that just won't go away, even though you wish they would? If so, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, might be a powerful path to 

Understanding EMDR: A Path to Healing from Distress

Are you struggling with the lingering effects of difficult experiences? Do you find yourself overwhelmed by memories, thoughts, or feelings that just won't go away, even though you wish they would? If so, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, might be a powerful path to healing for you.

What is EMDR?

EMDR is a widely recognized and highly effective psychotherapy approach that helps people recover from the emotional distress of upsetting life experiences. Think of it like this: when something really difficult or traumatic happens, our brain can sometimes get "stuck." The memories, images, thoughts, and feelings associated with that event don't get processed properly. They can feel fresh and vivid, as if they're still happening now, even years later.

This "stuckness" can show up in many ways, such as:

  • Flashbacks or nightmares
  • Intense anxiety or panic attacks
  • Difficulty trusting others
  • Feeling overwhelmed or easily triggered
  • Avoidance of certain places, people, or situations
  • Negative beliefs about yourself (e.g., "I'm not safe," "I'm not good enough")

EMDR helps your brain unlock these stuck memories and process them in a way that allows you to heal. It's not about forgetting what happened, but about changing how those memories affect you.

How Does EMDR Work? (A Simplified Explanation)

During an EMDR session, you'll be guided to recall the distressing memory while simultaneously engaging in what we call "bilateral stimulation." This often involves following your therapist's fingers with your eyes as they move back and forth, listening to alternating tones through headphones, or holding pulsators that buzz gently in your hands.

While the exact mechanisms are still being researched, it's believed that this bilateral stimulation helps your brain process the information in a way similar to what happens during REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep – the phase of sleep where we consolidate memories and process emotions. It helps your brain reprocess the upsetting memory, reducing its emotional charge and allowing you to integrate it in a healthier way.

What Can You Expect in an EMDR Session?

  1. Preparation and History Taking: We'll start by building a strong therapeutic relationship and discussing your history. This helps me understand your unique experiences and goals for therapy. We'll also spend time ensuring you feel safe and have coping strategies in place.
  2. Target Selection: We'll identify specific memories or issues that are causing you distress to work on.
  3. Desensitization: This is where the bilateral stimulation comes in. As you focus on the distressing memory, your brain will begin to process it. You might notice your thoughts, feelings, and body sensations shifting. This is a natural part of the process, and your therapist will be there to guide and support you every step of the way.
  4. Installation of Positive Beliefs: As the distress around the memory decreases, we'll work on strengthening positive beliefs about yourself that were previously impacted by the difficult experience.
  5. Closure and Integration: Each session aims to leave you feeling more grounded and resourced. The benefits of EMDR often continue to unfold between sessions.

Is EMDR Right For You?

EMDR has been extensively researched and is recommended for a wide range of issues, including:

  • Trauma and PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder)
  • Anxiety and panic attacks
  • Depression
  • Phobias
  • Grief and loss
  • Performance anxiety
  • Chronic pain

If you're ready to address past experiences that are holding you back and move towards a more peaceful and fulfilling life, EMDR may be an excellent option to explore. It's a powerful tool that can help you transform your relationship with your past, allowing you to live more fully in the present.

Ready to Learn More?

If you're curious about how EMDR could help you, I invite you to schedule a consultation. We can discuss your specific needs and determine if EMDR is the right approach for your healing journey.

 https://www.emdria.org/resource/introduction-to-emdr-therapy/



Teens

Chronic Pain

Trauma

Supporting Your Teen's Journey: Mental Health Therapy

Adolescence is a time of incredible growth, change, and sometimes, intense challenges. As teens navigate school pressures, friendships, family dynamics, social media, and discover who they are, it's common for them to experience ups and downs. However, for some teens, these challenges c

Supporting Your Teen's Journey: Mental Health Therapy

Adolescence is a time of incredible growth, change, and sometimes, intense challenges. As teens navigate school pressures, friendships, family dynamics, social media, and discover who they are, it's common for them to experience ups and downs. However, for some teens, these challenges can become overwhelming, leading to struggles with their mental health.

If your teen is struggling, you're not alone, and neither are they. Seeking therapy is a proactive and courageous step towards helping them develop the tools and resilience they need to thrive.

Common Reasons Teens Seek Therapy

It can be difficult to tell if a teen's struggles are "normal" growing pains or something more. Here are some common reasons teens (and their families) seek therapy:

  • Anxiety & Stress: Excessive worry, panic attacks, social anxiety, test anxiety, or feeling overwhelmed by everyday pressures.
  • Depression & Sadness: Persistent low mood, loss of interest in activities they once enjoyed, changes in sleep or appetite, withdrawal from friends and family, or feelings of hopelessness.
  • Behavioral Challenges: Increased defiance, anger outbursts, school refusal, risky behaviors, or significant changes in personality.
  • ADHD & Focus Issues: Difficulty concentrating, impulsivity, hyperactivity, organization challenges, and academic struggles related to attention.
  • Trauma & Loss: Coping with the effects of a traumatic event (e.g., accident, bullying, loss of a loved one, abuse) that impacts their emotional well-being.
  • Self-Esteem & Body Image: Negative self-talk, insecurities, struggles with body image, or pressure to conform.
  • Relationship Issues: Difficulties with friendships, family conflicts, or navigating romantic relationships.
  • Identity & Self-Discovery: Questions about who they are, their place in the world, or exploring gender and sexual identity.
  • Substance Use Concerns: Experimentation or developing unhealthy patterns with drugs or alcohol.
  • Self-Harm or Suicidal Thoughts: (Crucially, if a teen expresses these, immediate professional help is vital. This section would emphasize contacting crisis hotlines or emergency services first).

How Therapy Can Help Your Teen

Teen therapy is a safe, confidential, and non-judgmental space where adolescents can:

  • Express Themselves: Talk openly about their thoughts and feelings without fear of judgment, something they might not feel comfortable doing with friends or family.
  • Develop Coping Skills: Learn practical strategies to manage stress, anxiety, anger, and other challenging emotions.
  • Improve Communication: Learn how to express their needs effectively, resolve conflicts, and build healthier relationships.
  • Process Difficult Experiences: Work through past traumas, bullying, or other distressing events that may be impacting their present.
  • Boost Self-Esteem: Build confidence, identify their strengths, and develop a more positive self-image.
  • Navigate Social Pressures: Learn strategies for dealing with peer pressure, social media challenges, and fitting in.
  • Set Goals & Build Resilience: Identify what they want to achieve and develop the inner strength to face future challenges.
  • Understand Their Brain: Learn about adolescent brain development and how it influences their emotions and behaviors.

Our Approach to Teen Therapy

We understand that working with teens requires a unique approach. Our therapists are skilled at building rapport and creating a therapeutic environment where teens feel comfortable opening up. We utilize evidence-based therapeutic modalities tailored to the specific needs of adolescents, which may include:

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Helps teens identify and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors that contribute to their distress.
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Informed Skills: Teaches skills in mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness.
  • Mindfulness-Based Approaches: Helps teens become more present, reduce stress, and improve emotional awareness.
  • Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT): Focuses on a teen's strengths and resources to develop solutions and achieve goals.
  • Family Systems Perspective: We recognize that teens are part of a family system. While individual therapy focuses on the teen, we may involve parents/guardians periodically to provide support, share insights (with the teen's consent), and help the family create a more supportive environment.
  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR): For teens who have experienced trauma, EMDR can be a highly effective way to process distressing memories and reduce their emotional impact.

Confidentiality for Teens: We prioritize your teen's privacy and trust. Discussions in therapy are confidential, with important exceptions related to safety (e.g., if there's a risk of harm to themselves or others). We will discuss our confidentiality policy thoroughly with both you and your teen at the outset.

What to Expect

  1. Initial Parent Consultation: We often begin with a consultation with parents/guardians to discuss your concerns, your teen's history, and gather necessary information.
  2. Teen Intake Session: The first session with your teen will focus on building rapport, understanding their perspective, and collaboratively setting goals for therapy.
  3. Individual Sessions: Most sessions will be one-on-one with your teen, providing a dedicated space for them to explore their thoughts and feelings.
  4. Parent Updates (with Consent): With your teen's consent, we can schedule occasional check-ins with parents to discuss general progress, share relevant insights (without breaching specific confidences), and coordinate efforts.
  5. Collaboration: We believe in a collaborative approach. We'll work with your teen and, as appropriate, with you, to ensure the therapy is effective and supports your teen's overall well-being.

Ready to Support Your Teen?

If you're concerned about your teenager's mental health, please don't wait. Early intervention can make a significant difference. Contact us today to schedule a consultation and learn how therapy can empower your teen to navigate adolescence with greater confidence and emotional well-being.

Chronic Pain

Chronic Pain

Chronic Pain

Finding Relief: Mental Health Therapy for Chronic Pain

Living with chronic pain can be an incredibly isolating and debilitating experience. It's not just a physical sensation; chronic pain deeply impacts your emotional well-being, daily functioning, relationships, and overall quality of life. If you're constantly battling pain, you know it

Finding Relief: Mental Health Therapy for Chronic Pain

Living with chronic pain can be an incredibly isolating and debilitating experience. It's not just a physical sensation; chronic pain deeply impacts your emotional well-being, daily functioning, relationships, and overall quality of life. If you're constantly battling pain, you know it can lead to frustration, anxiety, depression, sleep disturbances, and a feeling of being "stuck."

While medical treatments often focus on the physical aspects of pain, mental health therapy offers a powerful and essential pathway to managing chronic pain more effectively. It's about addressing the complex interplay between your mind and body.

The Mind-Body Connection in Chronic Pain

Modern science increasingly shows that chronic pain is not simply a signal of physical damage. Our brains play a crucial role in how we perceive and experience pain. When pain persists long after an injury has healed, or without a clear physical cause, the nervous system can become hypersensitive, essentially "stuck on" high alert.

This is where mental health therapy comes in. It helps you understand:

  • How thoughts, emotions, and stress can intensify pain.
  • How pain can lead to negative thought patterns, anxiety, and depression, creating a difficult cycle.
  • That you have more control over your pain experience than you might think.

How Mental Health Therapy Can Help You Manage Chronic Pain

Therapy for chronic pain is not about telling you your pain isn't real, or that it's "all in your head." Your pain is real, and it's impactful. Instead, therapy provides you with tools and strategies to:

  • Reduce Pain-Related Distress: Learn techniques to calm your nervous system, reduce muscle tension, and lessen the emotional suffering associated with pain.
  • Improve Coping Skills: Develop practical strategies for managing pain flare-ups, fatigue, and sleep disturbances.
  • Challenge Unhelpful Thoughts: Identify and reframe negative thoughts and beliefs about your pain (e.g., "I'll never get better," "My life is over") that contribute to hopelessness and avoidance.
  • Increase Activity & Function: Gradually re-engage in meaningful activities you enjoy, even in the presence of pain, using techniques like pacing.
  • Manage Anxiety & Depression: Address the co-occurring mental health conditions that often accompany chronic pain, such as anxiety, depression, and stress.
  • Improve Sleep: Learn strategies to improve sleep quality, which is often severely impacted by chronic pain.
  • Enhance Quality of Life: Shift your focus from pain avoidance to living a life aligned with your values and what truly matters to you.

Our Therapeutic Approaches for Chronic Pain

We utilize evidence-based therapies specifically adapted for chronic pain management:

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): This approach helps you accept the presence of pain and other difficult internal experiences, rather than fighting against them. By doing so, you free up energy to commit to actions that align with your personal values, leading to a richer, more meaningful life despite the pain. ACT emphasizes mindfulness, values clarification, and committed action.
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for Chronic Pain: CBT helps you identify and change the unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors that contribute to the intensity and impact of your pain. You'll learn to recognize triggers, develop problem-solving skills, and reframe negative thoughts, leading to a reduction in pain-related distress and improved daily functioning.
  • Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Principles: Incorporating mindfulness helps you become more aware of the present moment, including your pain, without judgment. This can reduce the emotional reactivity to pain and help you respond more skillfully.

What to Expect in Therapy for Chronic Pain

Your journey in therapy will be collaborative and tailored to your unique situation. We will:

  1. Assess Your Unique Experience: We'll take the time to understand your pain journey, its history, how it impacts your life, and your personal goals for therapy.
  2. Educate on Pain Science: You'll gain a deeper understanding of how pain works in the brain and body, which can be incredibly empowering.
  3. Learn Practical Skills: You'll be taught concrete techniques and strategies that you can practice both in sessions and in your daily life.
  4. Gradually Increase Engagement: We'll work together to help you gently and safely increase your engagement in activities that bring you joy and meaning, at a pace that feels right for you.
  5. Focus on Your Values: We'll help you identify what truly matters to you, so you can direct your energy towards building a life that feels fulfilling, rather than being solely defined by pain.

You don't have to navigate chronic pain alone. Mental health therapy offers a path to greater well-being, improved function, and a renewed sense of hope.

If you're ready to explore how therapy can help you live better with chronic pain, please contact us for a consultation. We're here to support you.

The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.


Chinese Proverb

Insurances Accepted

Individual Counseling

We currently accept Medicaid and Tooele County Medicaid/Optum, Select Health, United Healthcare, PEHP, Aetna, BlueCross and BlueShield, and University of Utah Health Plans. We also accept Clergy Pay and Self-Pay.

Therapist

Daniel Eldredge, LCSW

  

Daniel is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and founder of Juniper Family Counseling, a private therapy practice in Tooele, Utah. He received his Master’s degree in Social Work from Walla Walla University in 2008. Daniel is grateful for the wealth of experience he has gained over the years from working at various agencies and organizations, with current and past colleagues, and especially from his clients.


He specializes in treating: depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, trauma, addiction (substance and pornography), marital discord, stress management, and suicidal ideation.  


Daniel considers himself to be a person-centered therapist who utilizes evidenced-based treatments such as: EMDR, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness, Brief-Solution-Focused, and Motivational Interviewing. 

Contact Us

Drop us a line!

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Juniper Counseling

66 West Vine Street, Tooele, Utah 84074, United States

Intakes@JuniperFamilyCounseling.com 435-728-2023 66 West Vine Street, Suite 6 Tooele, UT 84074

Hours

Mon

08:00 am – 08:00 pm

Tue

08:00 am – 08:00 pm

Wed

08:00 am – 08:00 pm

Thu

08:00 am – 08:00 pm

Fri

08:00 am – 06:00 pm

Sat

By Appointment

Sun

Closed

Copyright © 2013 Juniper Counseling - All Rights Reserved.


Powered by