Sitka Behavioral HealthTherapist in Sitka, AK
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Sitka Counseling offers both in-person and telehealth outpatient treatment services to assist adults, children, and families with behavioral health issues and substance use disorders. The practice provides a variety of services for those experiencing disabling or long-term mental health problems. Services include prevention, early intervention, crisis emergency services, outreach, outpatient treatment, in-home therapy, residential treatment, and rehabilitative services. The practice also coordinates referrals to community services such as job training, support groups, housing, domestic violence advocacy, and legal services based on individual needs. Sitka Counseling's philosophy mandates a welcoming approach that eliminates arbitrary barriers to initial engagement and helps each client connect to suitable programming quickly. The office is open to the public five days a week and can be reached at (907) 747-3636 to schedule an appointment.
Role
Therapist
What a first session looks like
Virtual & In-PersonCall the office at (907) 747-3636 to schedule an appointment. All clients complete intake paperwork and are then seen by a master level clinician or substance use counselor for assessment to determine the appropriate level of individualized services. A treatment plan is developed following the assessment.
Specialties & focus areas
Recovery focus
Other focus areas
Evidence-based approaches
Activity therapy
Activity Therapy. Structured therapeutic activities, recreation, movement, hands-on tasks, used as a vehicle for connection and emotional regulation. Often paired with talk therapy in residential and group programs.
Cognitive behavioral therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Spots the thought-feeling-action loops that fuel urges, then rewires them with practical skills you take into the moment.
Couples/family therapy
Family Therapy. Brings the people closest to the recovery into the room. Less about blame, more about updating the patterns that fed the cycle so the home becomes part of the recovery.
Dialectical behavior therapy
Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Pairs acceptance with change. Especially useful when emotions feel too big to ride out without acting on them.
Group therapy
Group Therapy. A small facilitated circle where people working on similar struggles practice naming what is hard, hearing themselves in others, and learning skills together. The room is the medicine.
Integrated mental and substance use disorder treatment
Integrated Treatment. Treats addiction and co-occurring mental health conditions in the same plan, rather than sequentially. Most clinically effective when both are present.
Individual psychotherapy
Individual Psychotherapy. One-to-one sessions with a licensed clinician. The standard-bearer of mental-health care; most evidence-based plans build around it.
Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
Telehealth Therapy. Real clinical sessions delivered over video. Same evidence base as in-person care for most conditions; meets you where you actually are instead of where the office is.
What this facility offers
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