Counseling Services

What Anxiety Looks Like
Parents often describe sudden shifts: clinginess, daily tears, school refusal, or unexplained physical complaints. Concern grows as medical tests rule out illness, only for anxiety to surface through fear of unexpected events and social stress.

How We Help

• We work with children, addressing not just anxiety but other behavioral challenges, trauma, bereavement, bullying, family transitions, and ADHD.
  Sessions involve play in therapy and teach coping skills through engaging activities.
• Depending on your child’s age, their counselor will update you after each session with a summary of what was covered, how your child responded, and any follow-up activities you can support at home.
• Parents are partners in the process. Parent participation is required; family time and parent guidance are part of the counseling process.

Schedule Your Free 15-Min Consultation to see if we’re the right fit for your child’s needs.

Recognizing Teen Anxiety
Watching your teen struggle with anxiety can be confusing and painful. They may seem withdrawn, irritable, or overwhelmed, but will not always share what is going on, leaving you worried and unsure how to help. From the teen’s perspective, anxiety feels like non stop overthinking and stress, with no clear way to talk about it, even with people they trust. It may lead to withdrawal, perfectionism, or tension inside and out. Counseling offers a safe space for teens to open up, develop healthy coping tools, and get support from a caring adult who partners with you. At La Luz Counseling, we work alongside both parents and teens to understand the root of the anxiety and create a plan for growth, healing, and connection.

Our Approach

• We create a safe, supportive space for teens to be themselves, share openly, and find solutions—at a pace that respects their readiness. Building trust takes time, but the growth that follows is worth it.
• Therapy addresses thought patterns, emotional regulation, and practical strategies to manage stress at school or home.
• Sessions help teens process what they’re going through while learning practical coping skills to manage their emotions and behaviors in healthier ways.

Start with a Free 15-Min Consultation. No judgment, no pressure, just support.

Anxiety in Adulthood
Anxiety may show as chronic worry, intrusive thoughts, cognitive fog, restlessness, or physical symptoms like rapid heart rate. It often affects your ability to cope with daily demands.

Support Pathway

• We help uncover your unique triggers and provide tools to restore emotional balance.
• Therapy sessions teach strategies for focus, stress management, and healthy boundaries.
• Available virtually or in person, with no waitlist and appointments typically within a week. We understand life gets busy, so you’re free to switch between virtual and in-person sessions as needed.

Book a Free 15-Min Consultation and take the next step toward peace of mind.

What Is Trauma?
Trauma results from overwhelming or life-threatening events: abuse, violence, accidents, or loss. Trauma activates the body’s fight, flight, or freeze response, often overriding emotional processing in the moment and leaving the full impact to surface later. Symptoms can appear immediately or years after the event and often resemble anxiety, depression, or ADHD, showing up as irritability, nightmares, flashbacks, disconnection, or difficulty concentrating. These responses are the body’s way of coping with overwhelming experiences and may signal unresolved trauma. It often leads to emotional and physical distress, impacting daily life and well-being.

Healing with Support

• We offer trauma-informed care tailored to each individual’s story and needs.
  Trauma treatment often involves therapy, coping strategies, and support systems like a counselor, doctor, psychiatrist, and loved ones.
• Clinicians use tools like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and faith based counseling to support emotional and mental healing.
• Whether you’re looking to understand your past or process present pain, we’re here to help you take healing steps.

Begin with a Free 15-Min Consultation to explore personalized trauma support.