Denise Thomas

LCSW

Denise is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in the state of Delaware.  She graduated from the University of Delaware with a Bachelors of Arts degree in Sociology with a concentration in health services.  Denise attended and completed her graduate degree in Social Work with a concentration in mental health from Delaware State University.  She has received additional training and has become certified in the area of trauma. Denise specializes in providing Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT).  She also has a great deal of knowledge in the area of neuroscience – how the brain is impacted by traumatic experiences.

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Denise has worked with children and families for over 15 years and provided counseling for children, youth, and families for approximately 10 years.  She has spent a significant amount of her career servicing foster children and at-risk children and families in the office, community, and school setting.  Denise also has experience working with military youth and families. More recently, Denise has expanded her practice of counseling to serving others in arena of telemental health services.

JeanMarie

St. Clair-Christman

Ph.D.

JeanMarie utilizes DBT, CBT and mindfullness based approaches with children ages 10 and up. She has a special interest in school behavior, IEP/504, disabilities, anxiety, depression and peer relationships. 

JeanMarie St.Clair-Christman is a developmental psychologist with over 20 years experience working with children, adolescents, and families in school, mental health and community settings.  She has received extensive training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Family Therapy.  In addition to her clinical experience, Dr. St.Clair-Christman has over 20 years experience teaching in higher education and training human service professionals to effectively work with individuals and families.  

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All therapy and learning begin with connection.  Throughout the therapeutic process JeanMarie utilizes grounding, trauma-informed approaches, emphasizing internal family systems, strengths-based interaction, and unconditional positive regard.  She works with both children and adults, helping with many challenges including anxiety and depression, personality disorders, trauma, PTSD, addictions, self-harm, eating disorders, school stress, disability, and life adjustments as well as a wide variety of other mental health challenges. She is trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Family Therapy and mindfulness-based approaches and uses these models to help clients process and heal from past trauma and build skills to cope and thrive when faced with life’s challenges. Utilizing a strengths-based approach, she provides treatment through both traditional office-based sessions, activity-based approaches and teletherapy.  She explores how patterns of behavior, thought processes and relationships impact our experiences. 

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JeanMarie has extensive experience working with adolescents and their families and specialized training with families experiencing trauma and conflict.  She works with individuals and families to help them learn effective tools to help them make positive changes in their lives, helping people live more authentic lives through self-discovery and introspection.  She customizes each session to meet her client’s unique needs while addressing clients' belief systems, thought processes, and how they connect with others. 

Jill Haer

LPCMH, NCC, CCM

Jill Haer is a Licensed Professional Counselor of Mental Health.  She has over 19 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of populations, as well as extensive experience providing supervision to new therapists. Jill is nationally certified through the National Board of Professional Counselors and the Commission for Case Management.

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Jill graduated from Frostburg State University in 2003 and has lived on the beautiful eastern shores of Delaware and for over 20 years where she enjoys the outdoors and raising her two wonderful boys.  Jill will be providing teletherapy to help you and your family facilitate new learning, insights, ways of thinking, communicating and managing emotion. Jill specializes in the following populations:

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• Ages 13 and up

• Substance Use Disorders

• Polysubstance Dependence

• Mood Disorders

• Personality Disorders

• Schizophrenia

• Medication Management

• Reality Therapy

• ADHD

• Autism

• Correctional Settings

• Court Ordered Treatment

Vicky Primer, Ph.D.

LMFT

I am excited to offer you the opportunity for a personal journey toward problem resolution and healing, designed specifically for you and your needs. Understanding that each of us is the sum of all we experience, and that each of us has a very personal journey in this world, each person seeking services is provided an individualized, collaborative path to healing.

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My career reflects best practices identification and effective implementation and employing of evidence based programs to serve at risk children, individuals and families. I completed my doctorate in Marriage and Family Therapy at Kansas State University. I have worked in all of the major systems (community mental health, juvenile justice, child welfare, and crisis services) as a practitioner, administrator, and teacher.

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Clinically, I specialize in treating individuals and families who are experiencing difficulties due to trauma.  I am trained and certified in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), trauma intervention recognized internationally an effective and efficient intervention. Additionally, my expertise includes couple therapy, family therapy, persistent mental health disorders, and grief and loss. I utilize a Strategic Family Therapy Approach because:

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• It is a theory of optimism and hope rather than explaining problems as pathological and terminal.

• It is a therapy of change rather than insight without action, promoting solutions and new behaviors over only understanding and excuses about why problems should exist.

• Strategic therapy is dedicated to the premise that therapists should practice in an active, directive, and skillful fashion.

• The tone of therapy is warm and respectful, often with a playful nature.  Humor is used frequently.

• The uniqueness of clients and the need for interventions tailored to that uniqueness is respected.  The therapist works within the client’s own world view whenever possible.

• Flexibility is a key element of the therapy, and different approaches are needed for the variety of presenting problems and cultural, ethnic, and social contexts brought to therapy.

• It is a therapy of responsibility – of parents for children, of therapists for clients, and of supervisors for supervisees.

• Strategic therapy is a therapy of justice and advocacy in which therapists take strong stands against violence and abuse and advocate for children, families, and those who may be disenfranchised from the typical world.

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In an effort to bring about my own best practice, have studied with highly recognized leaders in the MFT field and in the Reiki community, received supervision from honored professionals in MFT and trauma, and have developed a network of exceptional colleagues. My practice focuses on holistic interventions that are culturally sensitive and relevant to the client. ​

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