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Anna Rodriguez, MA, PLPC
Supervised by Darrell Provinse, License # 2004003789 Independent Contractor Anna Rodriguez earned her degrees from Gordon College (Wenham, MA) and Lesley University (Cambridge, MA). She is an Art Therapist currently pursuing her credentials for being a registered Art Therapist. She is a member of the American Art Therapy Association and the Missouri Art Therapy Association. Before working at Agape, Anna interned at a partial hospitalization program for children and teenagers, then inpatient with adults before moving onto working inpatient with adults and then at an intensive outpatient for adolescents and adults. As a therapist, Anna utilizes a variety of approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and Art Therapy…
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Autism Spectrum (Asperger’s Syndrome, etc.)
Children and adolescents on the Autism Spectrum can face difficulty in relationships and day-to-day life. For their caretaker(s), knowing how to relate to a child on the Autism Spectrum can feel confusing when it seems that he or she does not reciprocate emotion, joy, or interest. Adults oftentimes experience frustration, confusion, isolation and guilt. The children may have emotional and behavioral issues such as few peer relationships, rigidity in interests or daily activity, preoccupation with details, or even temper outbursts. Agape therapists are trained in helping children on the Autism Spectrum learn how to relate to others and cope with inflexibility, as well as sensory issues and anxiety triggers. The…
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Jennifer Miller, MA, LPC
Independent Contractor Jennifer Miller is a Licensed Professional Counselor, licensed in the state of Missouri. She earned her master’s degree in Counseling from Webster University. Jennifer works with children, teens, individuals and couples, and particularly enjoys facilitating group counseling with children and teens, on subjects such as social skills. She also specializes in marriage counseling. Her primary psychotherapy modalities are Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and Mindfulness. Jennifer works extensively with the following subjects: Depression Anxiety OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) Anger issues Trauma / Abuse Marriage / Couples Child Therapy – including blended families, behavioral issues, and attachment issues Jennifer sees clients at the following locations: our main location, on Flushing…
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How to Help Your Grieving Children, Teens, and Families
By Lisa Mottola Ernst, MSW, LCSW In working with grieving children, teens and families, I get many questions concerning children and their ability to grieve. Before answering these questions, it is important to note that children grieve differently than adults. For them, the loss of a parent, sister, brother, grandparent, friend or classmate brings both sadness and confusion. Given a child’s ability to love deeply, that child in turn grieves deeply as well. These grieving children need special care. Developmentally, it is important for children and teens to attend social functions and receive that peer support after a loved one has died. Many of these emotions are often displayed initially as…
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