Noeticus Counseling Center and Training Institute®
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Innovative Approaches to Counseling and Change™
Innovative Approaches to Counseling and Change™
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- Counseling Center Overview
- Counseling Program Philosophy
- Vision and Mission Statements
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COUNSELING CENTER OVERVIEW The Counseling Center component of Noeticus Counseling Center and Training Institute offers a wide range of services designed to meet the therapeutic needs and goals of our diverse clients. These services include community classes, support groups, and therapy groups on a variety of topics. They also counseling and psychotherapy for individuals, couples, and families as well as a variety of assessment and testing services. At the root of each service we provide is a deep and abiding commitment our Program Philosophy and the Vision and Mission Statements that guide the direction of the staff and therapists at Noeticus. [RETURN TO TOP OF PAGE] ___________________________________________ COUNSELING PROGRAM PHILOSOPHY The program philosophy of the clinical staff of Noeticus Counseling Center and Training Institute is rooted in a deep understanding of the dynamic and complex interplay among biological predispositions, early developmental experiences, and current life situations. We see the importance of how early experiences can shape perception and reality, and at the same time we also strongly believe in the power each individual, couple, or family has to make new choices and to create new options in life. At its foundation, our program philosophy employs a developmental model. We then infuse this with principles and practices that are richly influenced by person-centered, systemic, harm-reduction, multicultural, and social-justice perspectives. Additionally, because we specialize in the treatment of trauma (and its many subsequent negative impacts, such as addictions, compulsions, depression, anxiety, self-harming behaviors, and relational problems) we also draw strongly from Judith Herman's model of trauma recovery, Marsha Linehan's model of working with chronic crisis behavior and interpersonal chaos, Ken Wilber's model of integral development, and many of the somatically-oriented models of working with developmental and situational trauma. Some of these other models include the work of Stephen Porges, Francine Shapiro, Peter Levine, Pat Ogden, Bessel van der Kolk, Robert Scaer, and Colin Ross. In addition, we draw significantly from the contemporary couple and family systems models developed by Brent Atkinson, John Gottman, Susan Johnson, and Esther Perel as well as from the more traditional models developed by Jay Haley, Cloé Madanes, Salvador Minuchin, Virginia Satir, and Steve de Shazer. Because our clinical staff are all educators as well as clinicians, our program philosophy also incorporates an appreciation for making learning opportunities available to our students, interns, and externs. This practice benefits both our student learners as well as our clients because it enables us to see things from many perspectives and to stay current with new trends and best practices in our field. Based on our program philosophy, new clients are generally accepted into our practice into one of the following levels of care:
[RETURN TO TOP OF PAGE] ___________________________________________ VISION AND MISSION STATEMENTS Vision Statement To create a community of integratively trained and therapeutically skilled mental health professionals prepared to serve a diverse world while simultaneously providing innovative, culturally-appropriate, and socially just care to our local community. Mission Statement Noeticus is supporting our clients, staff, and community partners in recognizing and manifesting their fullest potential. In order to achieve this our approach is three-fold:
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