PVD Psychological Associates

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​PVD Psychological Associates offers the following DBT services: Individual, DBT-Informed  Cognitive Behavioral Therapy  (CBT) — This therapy follows a traditional CBT framework with a focus on identifying the interaction between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, and also integrates specific skills and strategies from DBT for clients who would benefit from this. Individual, DBT-Informed Therapy is ideally attended twice weekly. In many instances, the DBT skills are taught in session, but in some cases, clients will also attend a DBT group. https://www.pvdpsych.com/dbt.html

Some people experience unexpected panic attacks under normal circumstances. The fear often lasts for several minutes, and this condition is called  panic disorder . If you or a person you know suffers from a panic disorder, do not hesitate to call us. www.pvdpsych.com

PVD Psychological Associates offers  online therapy /teletherapy to clients in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New York. Through a secure, online platform, we offer confidential video therapy to you in the privacy of your own home, office, or other location of your choosing. https://www.pvdpsych.com/online-therapy.html

Having a traumatic experience or witnessing extraordinarily stressful events can have a profound impact on our psychological and emotional well-being. If you’ve ever felt that your life or safety has been put at risk, it can shatter your sense of security and make you feel helpless. The important thing to remember is that there are many different causes of trauma. It’s not the circumstance or event in itself that signals trauma, but what your emotional experience was of the event. Not everyone will react to the same event in the same way — for example, some people would find falling from a height traumatic, while others choose to jump out of planes for fun. The more frightened or helpless you feel, the more likely you are to be traumatised. PVD Psychological Associates  provide  Trauma Therapy  in  Providence RI . We provide  individual therapy, teen therapy, couples therapy, family therapy, and more. www.pvdpsych.com

PVD Psychological Associates (PVD Psych) is a private psychology practice on the East Side of Providence, Rhode Island. Our mission is to provide the greater Rhode Island area with  exceptional therapy , offering cutting edge and evidence based treatment by a team of highly trained therapists. We offer therapy for adults, college students, and adolescents struggling with anxiety, eating disorders, school/career concerns, women’s health issues, trauma, and relationship difficulties. www.pvdpsych.com

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What is Couples Therapy? Couples therapy is for couples who are in a relationship, married or not. It is often referred to as marriage counseling. The goal of couples therapy is to improve the couples’ relationship. This type of therapy can also help couples decide whether or not they should continue staying together. Although the focus of couples therapy is on the couple, there are times when the individual psychological issues of one or both parties need to be addressed. https://www.pvdpsych.com/

Behavioral approaches help engage people in drug abuse treatment , provide incentives for them to remain abstinent, modify their attitudes and behaviors related to drug abuse, and increase their life skills to handle stressful circumstances and environmental cues that may trigger intense craving for drugs and prompt another cycle of compulsive abuse. PVD Psychological Associates Location : 150 Lloyd Ave#1, Providence, RI 02906 Phone: 401 330 5882 https://www.pvdpsych.com/substance-abuse.html

PVD Psychological Associates  offers  individual therapy  for clients of all ages. Our therapists are specialized in a wide range of therapeutic techniques. We believe that one type of therapy isn’t always the best type for every client. https://www.pvdpsych.com/therapistinprovidence.html

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​PVD Psychological Associates  offers individual and  family therapy  across the lifespan for a range of issues. Depending on your personal preference, therapy history, and what brings you to treatment now, dynamic, behavioral, or another type of therapy may be most appropriate for you. https://www.pvdpsych.com/therapistinprovidence.html

The therapists  at  PVD Psychological Associates  draw from psychodynamic therapy, CBT, and (DBT) to help individuals understand beliefs and behaviors and learn new ways to relate to others that may be more helpful. https://www.pvdpsych.com/couples-and-relationship-difficulties.html

PVD Psychological Associates and  C&C Psychological Services  are proud to offer a unique collaboration! We have partnered to bring expert neuropsychological testing from the Boston-area to our office in Providence, RI. We offer neuropsychological testing, psychological testing, and private school entrance testing for individuals across the lifespan with a guaranteed quick turnaround and delivery of feedback in an accessible and clinically meaningful manner. We offer a variety of services for children and adults, including assessment of cognitive function, memory loss, learning disabilities, attentional difficulties, and mood disorders. Each evaluation includes an integrated report that can be used in educational and work settings as well as a full year of follow-up services. Our approach allows the client to collaboratively determine the direction testing will go in order to answer the questions that brought them into our office. ​Each assessment includes a compr...

Sandy Muraoka, PhD Licensed Psychologist I earned my doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. I have worked in a variety of settings including student counseling centers, nursing homes, and private practice. I draw from my experiences in these diverse settings to establish an individually tailored, holistic approach to my work with each client. I am a licensed clinical psychologist in Rhode Island providing individual therapy for college students and adults of all ages. My areas of interest and specialization include women’s issues, life transitions, multicultural issues, depression, anxiety, and aging. ​ As a bilingual and bicultural therapist, I have a special interest in working with members of marginalized and oppressed groups to explore the intersectionality of ethnicity, gender, society, and socioeconomic class. I am also personally familiar with the challenges of assimilating into a new country and culture, as an immigrant from ...

Executive Functioning Coaching ​ The  Therapists  at  PVD Psychological Associates  specialize in working with adolescents and college students. We provide executive functioning coaching to students presenting for treatment with difficulty managing their responsibilities at school. This coaching is provided as an adjunct to therapy or on its own. Of note, coaching is not therapy and therefore is not billable to insurance. Children and adolescents may be struggling with adjusting to a new school environment or may be experiencing behavioral issues secondary to anxiety, Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD/ADHD), or learning differences. We see many students in high pressure environments who are struggling with perfectionism, time management, stress management, and social adjustment. We also work with students to navigate the college application process. In addition to providing this coaching (as an adjunct to therapy or on its own) in our office, we offer ...

Substance Use Problems ​ There are a variety of reasons that individuals may seek therapy for issues related to substance use. Whether they are confronting that they have a substance use disorder, an unhealthy relationship with alcohol, or problems in their relationships because of their substance use, clinicians at  PVD Psychological Associates provide therapy  that will help them explore these difficulties in a nonjudgmental way, achieve a better understanding of the function of the behaviors, and come up with alternative strategies to cope. Therapy for substance use disorders will usually focus on abstinence, but we meet our clients where they are and their identified goals, and may focus instead on moderation. ​Clinicians at PVD Psychological Associates are well versed in working with these problems using cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) strategies, motivational interviewing (MI), and dynamic therapy. We are also familiar with...

Couples Therapy Couples frequently seek treatment at PVD Psychological Associates to work on improving communication, conflict resolution, financial difficulties, and sexual issues. Depending on their goals for therapy, treatment will be more exploratory in nature and focused on understanding root causes of difficulties or will be more directive and draw from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) or dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). Individual Therapy We also frequently work with individuals who may be struggling with a temporary relationship problem such as a break up or divorce or with recurrent relationship difficulties like problems communicating clearly with others, fears of intimacy, difficulty being authentic in relationships, and loneliness. The therapists at  PVD Psychological Associates  draw from psychodynamic therapy, CBT, and (DBT) to help individuals understand beliefs and behaviors that are perpetuating these difficulties and learn new ways to relate t...

Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders The therapists at  PVD Psychological Associates  specialize in working with women throughout their pregnancy and postpartum. We will assess for important shifts that may indicate postpartum depression and/or anxiety or, in the case of traumatic labor experiences, postpartum post-traumatic stress disorder. Together we can work on behavioral strategies to manage individuals’ mood, anxiety, disruptions in sleep, breastfeeding concerns, prioritizing self-care, and combatting isolation and loneliness that may come with being a new parent. Postnatal Depression and Anxiety for Partners Partner Postnatal Depression and Anxiety is often overlooked, but can manifest in much the same way as postpartum depression or anxiety for new mothers who were pregnant. There are many different ways to start a family, whether it be through IUI, IVF, using a donor egg, reciprocal IVF, fostering and adoption, or surrogacy, so we know that not every parent...

Mood disorder is a mental health class that health professionals use to broadly describe all types of depression and bipolar disorders. Therapy , antidepressants, and support and self-care can help treat mood disorders. https://www.pvdpsych.com/what-we-treat.html

LGBTQIA+ Identified Individuals and Their Families ​ The  therapists  at  PVD Psychological Associates  have expertise working with LGBTQIA+ identified individuals and their families. We may work with these individuals on issues non-specific to their sexual orientation or gender identity, such as an eating disorder or relationship problems, or therapy might focus on very specific issues such as exploring one’s gender identity or coming out. Whether the topic of therapy is specific to an LGBTQIA+ identified individual or not, many of our clients have told us they find it to be important and helpful that their therapist is knowledgeable about the LGBTQIA+ community and is affirming in their approach. Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Coming Out, Etc. ​We frequently work with college students, adolescents, and adults on exploring their sexual orientation, exploring their gender identity, coming out, and transitioning. Depending on where individuals are...

The therapists at  PVD Psychological Associates  specialize in working with individuals with anxiety and implement research-supported, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for specific  anxiety disorders  they may be struggling with. We see children, adolescents, college students, and adults with various forms of anxiety disorders. ​ Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors ​Skin picking and hair pulling are two of the most common body focused repetitive behaviors we see in therapy. Another example of a body focused repetitive behavior that is nail biting. Body focused repetitive behaviors result in a sense of release of tension. CBT is used to treat these behaviors by helping individuals understand their triggers and then engage in different behaviors instead, often ones that are more healthy or adaptive. Generalized Anxiety Disorder Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is defined by pervasive, difficult to control worry about a number of areas in one’s life. Thos...