Issues Defined

Have you suffered physical abuse or a trauma? Have you experienced multiple nightmares about this event? Do you avoid people, places or things that might remind you of this event? When you think about the trauma, or when similar situations occur, do you feel like you are reliving the experience again with strong emotions and even physical sensations? Do you use alcohol to avoid memories about this traumatic event? Are you jumpy, irritable, or have difficulty concentrating? Do you suffer from panic attacks? A therapist who works with people who have suffered trauma and abuse may be able to help you deal with your concerns, and teach you coping techniques.

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ADHD has many symptoms, which alone may not mean you have this disorder. However, if you suffer from a combination of the symptoms below, further evaluation may be required. If you have trouble focusing on one thing at a time, tend to be disorganized, have trouble with time management, or seem to be unable to complete a task, you could be dealing with ADHD. If you have trouble listening, sitting still without fidgeting, often interrupt before someone is finished speaking, are chronically late, often lose things, or have a history of not living up to your potential in school or at work or school, you may want to seek evaluation from a therapist about this disorder. In adults or children, you may notice: blurting out answers, negative attention-seeking behaviors, projecting blame for problems onto others, low self esteem or poor social skills. If you recognize a combination of these symptoms, you may want to call one of Kayenta’s therapists.

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Adolescents experience their own issues and as an adult, it is often frustrating and difficult to know how to help them through their growing process. Some of the concerns you may have in the children that you care for could include delinquency, gender identity disorder, defiance, peer/sibling conflict, runaway, sleep disturbance, shyness, substance abuse and many more issues. Contact a therapist who can help you encourage your teenager find a better way to cope with the constant changes during this period in their life.

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Adoption therapy may be needed for many reasons. Perhaps your adopted child has entered a stage of questioning “why” he or she was adopted. As your child gets older, his or her perception of adoption may change, and a grieving process may initiate. You may notice uncharacteristic moodiness or oppositional behavior in your child, which may indicate an internal struggle. In instances like this, you may wish to seek adoption therapy.

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There are several characteristics that result from growing up as a child of alcoholic parents. You may have grown up feeling isolated, and uneasy with other people, especially authority figures. Perhaps you are a people pleaser and feel like you have lost your own identity. Have you married an alcoholic? Do you have other compulsive behaviors such as workaholism? Are you terrified of abandonment, including emotional abandonment? Do you tend to become involved in insecure relationships? If you have issues such as these arising from growing up as the child of an alcoholic, you may be wise to seek therapy.

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Do you find yourself using alcohol or other mood-altering drugs until you are high, intoxicated or you passed out? Do you seem to have the inability to cut down on the use of a mood altering drug once started, despite the desire to do so and the negative consequences? Do you end up denying your dependence despite the feedback from a spouse, relatives, friends and employers that the substance is negatively affecting them and others? If you experience these systems you may want to speak to a substance abuse professional who can help you maintain abstinence while increasing your knowledge of the disease and the process of recovery.

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Everyone gets angry. But if you have a history of explosive, aggressive outbursts which are out of proportion to the situation, or if your anger leads to an assault or destruction of property, you should be concerned. If anger management is a problem for you, you might frequently overreact, and make harsh and quick judgments about others. Also, you may have a tendency to be challenging or disrespectful of someone in authority. You might also use verbally abusive language. Your problem could also be manifested in a passive aggressive way. If you tend to withdraw socially due to anger, refuse to comply to rules, complain about authority figures behind their backs, or refuse to meet supervisors expectations, you probably have anger management issues.

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Are you feeling overly concerned or anxious about everyday life circumstances? Do these worries seem to have no factual or logical basis? Are you so anxious that you are constantly restless, tired, shaky, or, in general, “stressed out?” Do you have heart palpitations, shortness of breath, a dry mouth, trouble swallowing, or have nausea or diarrhea? Are you feeling constantly on edge, or having trouble concentrating? Are you having difficulty falling asleep, or staying asleep? Are you generally irritable? If any of these symptoms describe you, you may be diagnosed as having anxiety.

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Many people suffer from depression. If you are experiencing more than three of these symptoms, you may need to speak with a therapist: loss of appetite; diminished interest or enjoyment of activities; sleeplessness or over alertness; lack of energy; poor concentration and indecisiveness; social withdrawal; suicidal thoughts and/or gestures; feelings of hopelessness, worthlessness, or inappropriate guilt; low self esteem; unresolved grief issues; mood-related hallucinations or delusions; history of chronic or recurrent depression for which you have taken an anti-depressant medication, been hospitalized, or had outpatient treatment.

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Are you having trouble finding a career path? Are you burned out in your current career? Do you have trouble interviewing effectively? Do you wish you could find the career or job perfectly suited to your personality, disposition, and skill set? Are you currently unemployed and don’t know how to create an effective resume? Do you need help initiating a job search? If you have any of these issues, it may be helpful to consult with a career counselor.

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Children Children experience their own issues and as an adult, it is often frustrating and difficult to know how to help them through their growing process. Some of the concerns you may have in the children that you care for could include delinquency, gender identity disorder, defiance, peer/sibling conflict, runaway, sleep disturbance, shyness and many more issues. Contact a child centered therapist who can help you encourage your child to find a better way to cope with the constant changes during this period in their life.

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Children Children experience their own issues and as an adult, it is often frustrating and difficult to know how to help them through their growing process. Some of the concerns you may have in the children that you care for could include delinquency, gender identity disorder, defiance, peer/sibling conflict, runaway, sleep disturbance, shyness and many more issues. Contact a child centered therapist who can help you encourage your child to find a better way to cope with the constant changes during this period in their life.

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Christian counseling is therapy within the scope of the Christian faith. If you are Christian, and would like to receive guidance, encouragement, or counseling in accordance with biblical principles, a Christian counselor may be the right approach for you.

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If you are dealing with a chronic illness, you may be experiencing a loss of your sense of self as a person. It is common for people with chronic illness to need help learning coping techniques for the changes in their lives. A new concept of self will have to be defined in a way that includes this illness. There may be difficulty in trying to achieve a sense of inner peace while learning to deal with your situation. If you are coping with a chronic illness, you may need help learning to manage medical issues, or dietary changes. Kayenta has providers who can help you or your caregiver cope with chronic illness.

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Are you having difficulty communicating with your spouse or significant other? Do you feel like you are fighting all of the time? Are there issues that you feel like you visit and revisit, with no resolution? Do you fight about money, sex, family members? If so, a Couples Counselor may be able to help by teaching you how to face difficulties in your relationship, and explore new ways to connect and communicate more effectively.

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Many people suffer from depression. If you are experiencing more than three of these symptoms, you may need to speak with a therapist: loss of appetite; diminished interest or enjoyment of activities; sleeplessness or over alertness; lack of energy; poor concentration and indecisiveness; social withdrawal; suicidal thoughts and/or gestures; feelings of hopelessness, worthlessness, or inappropriate guilt; low self esteem; unresolved grief issues; mood-related hallucinations or delusions; history of chronic or recurrent depression for which you have taken an anti-depressant medication, been hospitalized, or had outpatient treatment.

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Do you find yourself using alcohol or other mood-altering drugs until you are high, intoxicated or you passed out? Do you seem to have the inability to cut down on the use of a mood altering drug once started, despite the desire to do so and the negative consequences? Do you end up denying your dependence despite the feedback from a spouse, relatives, friends and employers that the substance is negatively affecting them and others? If you experience these systems you may want to speak to a substance abuse professional who can help you maintain abstinence while increasing your knowledge of the disease and the process of recovery.

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Has eating become a constant struggle for you? Do you find yourself eating too little, because you worry about weight gain to the point that you are using laxatives or self induced vomiting? Have you found yourself with a preoccupation with your body image relating to being too fat and the denial of seeing yourself as emaciated? Have you fought to maintain a healthy body and found yourself resorting to gastric surgery to control your eating binges and extreme weight gains. Do you find yourself unable to enjoy normal life activities because of your excess weight? Do you worry that your weight will contribute to poor health and a reduced life expectancy? Both of these extremes can have similar root causes.

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When a traumatic or very negative event occurs, information processes are incomplete, perhaps because of strong negative feelings or dissociations. This prevents the forging of connections with information that is held in other memory networks. When the individual thinks about the trauma, or when similar situations occur, the person may feel like he or she is reliving the experience again with strong emotions and physical sensations. If you have experienced trauma or abuse and find strong negative self-blame, flashbacks or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), you may want to contact one of our EMDR trained therapists.

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Kayenta’s Mobile Crisis Management Response program utilizes our skilled mental health professionals and organizational specialists to help minimize the overall impact crises and critical incidents have on employees and the organization. The members of our team are all licensed professionals with access to hospitals and to medical information at the emergency rooms. They have knowledge and credibility with all HIPAA compliance information and the local hospital facilities. KBHC will provide aftercare crisis intervention/stabilization with a multi-disciplinary team that includes RNs, Licensed Therapists, APNs and/or MDs.

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Are you or your children in constant or frequent conflict with your parents and/or your siblings? Are you a part of a family that is not a stable source of positive influence or support due to little or no contact with each other? Are there ongoing conflicts between you and your parents? Are your parents overly dependant or involved in your life? Are you living with your parents and unable to live independently for more than a brief period of time? Are there long periods of non-communication with your parents, or do you feel like you are the black sheep of the family? These issues and many more can be addressed by a family therapist.

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Are you experiencing feelings of loss, betrayal, and fear relative to infertility? Finding one’s own pathway to parenthood, whether it be biological or adoptive, or deciding not to pursue parenthood at all is very personal. Individuals and couples often struggle with these complex and overwhelming decisions. A therapist who works with fertility issues can help individuals and couples explore options and alternatives, and provide support when it is needed most.

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Financial Counseling Maintaining healthy financial goals and resources is an important part of living well. Do you find yourself arguing over the money that you or your partner spend. Are you critical over the amount of money your companion is able to make? Do you feel you are left out of the decision making regarding money? Do you find that there is rarely enough money to put aside for retirement or special plans because of your financial management. Finding solutions and making changes can create lifetime benefits.

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Do you find yourself progressively unable to resist the impulse to gamble? Have you experienced a relationship disruption due to gambling? Do you find yourself with debts or other financial responsibilities that you cannot pay because of gambling? Has loss of work due to absenteeism in order to gamble become increasingly more common for you? Have you considered moving away from Nevada in order to deal with a gambling problem? Contact a therapist who can help you through this. It will make a difference in your job, relationships, and your finances.

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Sexuality has the tendency to cause us much pain and discomfort in our lives. Defining who we are sexually involves examining our identification with our own gender awareness (male, female, transgender, etc.) as well as our sexual attraction to others (gay, straight, lesbian, bisexual). This process can stir-up many emotions and have significant impact on our relationships and families. If these are issues you are struggling with, you may want to contact a therapist.

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Older adults have issues unique to the aging process. Learning to accept and live with the curves age sometimes throws us can be difficult. A therapist who deals with aging and the geriatric population may be able to help.

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If you are experiencing thoughts dominated by a loss in your life and find that you can focus on little else, you might need Grief/Loss/Bereavement counseling. If you have had a series of losses in your life, such as deaths, divorces, or job loss, you might be experiencing intense depression and discouragement in your life. If you tend to have exceptionally strong emotional responses or feelings of guilt that not enough was done on your part, or if you avoid talking about your loss, you might need a grief/loss/bereavement therapist to help you through this painful time.

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Do you have memories that might indicate childhood sexual contact of an inappropriate nature? Can these memories be corroborated by others? Are you unable to remember your childhood? Do you have difficulty becoming intimate with others? Are you unable to enjoy sexual contact with a desired partner? Do you have feelings of rage or fear when you come in contact with a particular close family member or friend? Do you have a pattern of promiscuity? Or, have you, as an adult, been raped or sexually abused? Sex abuse can be devastating regardless of when it occurs. If you have been abused as a child or an adult, a Sexual Abuse therapist may be able to help.

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Jewish Counseling is therapy within the scope of the Jewish faith. If you are Jewish, and would like to receive guidance, encouragement, or counseling in accordance Jewish principles, a Jewish counselor may be the right approach for you.

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LDS counseling is therapy within the scope of the scope of the LDS faith. If you are LDS, and would like to receive guidance, encouragement, or counseling in accordance with LDS principles, an LDS counselor may be the right approach for you.

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Have you been diagnosed with a serious medical condition that needs attention and has an impact on your daily life? Do you have a medical condition for which you are under a physician’s care? There are many psychological or behavioral issues that may impact the course of a medical condition. For example, perhaps you are pregnant, but can’t bring yourself to seek prenatal care. If you are struggling with feeling overwhelmed or are experiencing an inability to cope with your condition, you may want to speak with a therapist about your medical issues.

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Are you experiencing recurrent and persistent ideas, thoughts, or impulses that seem intrusive, senseless, and time-consuming? Do they interfere with your daily routine, your job performance, or your social relationships? Have you tried to control these thoughts or impulses and failed? Do you tend to engage in repetitive acts in response to these persistent thoughts in the hope that they will prevent discomfort or a dreaded situation? Do these acts seem unreasonable to you? If so, you may need help in dealing with obsessive compulsive disorder.

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Parenting can be one of life’s most rewarding roles. However, there are few roles as complex and challenging as that of a parent. Issues can arise at any time. Are your children seeming like a burden that is hard to bear? Do you feel that you are contributing to your child’s self esteem problems through your actions and words? Do you question your discipline techniques? Are you struggling to control your adolescent’s misbehavior? A therapist who works with parents can help you clarify your goals and give you support and information regarding this important role in your life.

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Have you suffered a trauma which you frequently feel is happening again? This is called a flashback. Have you experienced multiple nightmares about this event? Do you avoid people, places or things that might remind you of this event? Do you use alcohol to avoid memories about this traumatic event? Are you jumpy, irritable, or have difficulty concentrating? Do you suffer from panic attacks? A PTSD therapist may be able to help you deal with your trauma, and teach you coping techniques which could be helpful.

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Do you have memories that might indicate childhood sexual contact of an inappropriate nature? Can these memories be corroborated by others? Are you unable to remember your childhood? Do you have difficulty becoming intimate with others? Are you unable to enjoy sexual contact with a desired partner? Do you have feelings of rage or fear when you come in contact with a particular close family member or friend? Do you have a pattern of promiscuity? Or, have you, as an adult, been raped or sexually abused? Sex abuse can be devastating regardless of when it occurs. If you have been abused as a child or an adult, a Sexual Abuse therapist may be able to help.

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Do you have trouble opening up to people? Do you, in relationships, avoid discussing uncomfortable or personal issues? To you feel more comfortable in formal situations than informal ones? Do you find it difficult to be spontaneous? Do you feel that the way you communicate alienates other people? Do you experience excessive self blame or low self esteem? These can all be symptoms of relationship/intimacy problems. A therapist may be able to help.

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Sex Therapy is a professional and ethical treatment approach to problems of sexual function and expression. It reflects the recognition that sexuality is of legitimate concern to professionals and that it is the right of individuals to expert assistance with their sexual difficulties. Sex therapy is the focusing of specialized clinical skills on helping men and women as individuals and/or as couples to deal more effectively with their sexual expression.

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Do you have memories that might indicate childhood sexual contact of an inappropriate nature? Can these memories be corroborated by others? Are you unable to remember your childhood? Do you have difficulty becoming intimate with others? Are you unable to enjoy sexual contact with a desired partner? Do you have feelings of rage or fear when you come in contact with a particular close family member or friend? Do you have a pattern of promiscuity? Or, have you, as an adult, been raped or sexually abused? Sex abuse can be devastating regardless of when it occurs. If you have been abused as a child or an adult, a Sexual Abuse therapist may be able to help.

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Sex addicts are often incapable of controlling or postponing sexual feelings and actions. Arousal becomes more important than intimacy, and thrill seeking can become more important than anything -- including family, job, and their own health. There are often rituals which lead to acting on desires, and then a follow up of shame, confusion, or despair. Preoccupation with sexual thoughts may begin to dominate their life more and more as the addiction progresses. If you are experiencing symptoms such as these, a therapist who works with sexually compulsive people may be able to help you.

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Sexual Orientation Sexuality has the tendency to cause us much pain and discomfort in our lives. Defining who we are sexually involves examining our identification with our own gender awareness (male, female, transgender, etc.) as well as our sexual attraction to others (gay, straight, lesbian, bisexual). This process can stir-up many emotions and have significant impact on our relationships and families. If these are issues you are struggling with, you may want to contact one of the therapists listed below.

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When you live with a sleep disorder, all areas of your life can be impacted. There are many types of sleep disorders that can occur throughout the course of your life. You might have trouble getting to or maintaining sleep. Perhaps you are sleeping adequately, but not feeling refreshed or rested after waking. Do you have a tendency to fall asleep during the day or feel excessively sleepy? Perhaps you suffer from nightmares and wake up continually throughout the night. Do you sometimes wake up with a panicky scream, followed by intense anxiety, with no recollection of a dream? Do you sleepwalk and not remember it the next day? If you have any of these sleep disorders, you might need to talk to a therapist.

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Are you trying to quit smoking? Do you need a personalized Quit Plan? Would you like to talk with someone who can help you with effective strategies and skills to help you quit? Do you need someone to talk with to help you as you implement your Quit Plan, and help you along the way? Would you like to hear about or even try an unconventional approach to smoking cessation? Try Kayenta Behavioral Healthcare’s therapists for assistance in quitting.

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If you have been experiencing any combination of the following symptoms, you may be suffering from excessive stress: heart pounding , frequent headaches, sweaty palms, indigestion, shortness of breath, holding your breath, cold hands, sleeplessness or sleeping too much. Do you suffer from fatigue, nausea, diarrhea, tight stomach, tight muscles, pain, moodiness, irritability, depression or anxiety? Do you lack a sense of humor? Are you abrasive or hostile? Or are you nervous, emotional, forgetful, have a loss of concentration, poor judgment or disorganized? Do you have fuzzy perception, feel confused, have a lack of interest, have a diminished fantasy life or lots of negative self-talk? A stress management therapist may be able to help you find ways to manage the stress in your life.

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Do you find yourself using alcohol or other mood-altering drugs until you are high, intoxicated or you passed out? Do you seem to have the inability to cut down on the use of a mood altering drug once started, despite the desire to do so and the negative consequences? Do you end up denying your dependence despite the feedback from a spouse, relatives, friends and employers that the substance is negatively affecting them and others? If you experience these systems you may want to speak to a substance abuse professional who can help you maintain abstinence while increasing your knowledge of the disease and the process of recovery.

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Have you suffered physical abuse or a trauma? Have you experienced multiple nightmares about this event? Do you avoid people, places or things that might remind you of this event? When you think about the trauma, or when similar situations occur, do you feel like you are reliving the experience again with strong emotions and even physical sensations? Do you use alcohol to avoid memories about this traumatic event? Are you jumpy, irritable, or have difficulty concentrating? Do you suffer from panic attacks? A therapist who works with people who have suffered trauma and abuse may be able to help you deal with your concerns, and teach you coping techniques.

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