Our Services

Far from just being “little adults,” children possess a developmentally unique way of understanding their world and their place in it. When they are struggling with anxiety, depression, or other mental health issues, it is important that therapy adapt to their developmental level and “speak their language” – the language of play – to be most effective.

Adolescents need developmentally attuned counseling services that treat them as neither children nor adults. First and foremost, we work with teens by offering empathy and listening to how they perceive their world – seeking to understand their experiences and their unique perspective on life.

Individual counseling at Arbor Cove Therapy, LLC, offers women a safe place in which they can share burdens and pain, heal from wounds of the past, learn new skills for addressing the problems and challenges of life, connect with themselves and others in more fulfilling ways, and discover renewed energy and sense of purpose.

At Arbor Cove Therapy, LLC, our professional background includes over 50 years of combined experience working with individuals of all ages who are adopted, as well as their biological and adoptive families. Our clinical experience also extends to helping support the reunification of children and their biological family whenever possible through family counseling; supporting siblings of children who are adopted; journeying with adults who were adopted and are now navigating a search or reunion with biological family members; and facilitating training and consultation to community organizations. 

As a result of groundbreaking research like the CDC-Kaiser Permanente Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) study, we are learning more about the vital importance of looking beneath surface symptoms and conditions to treat underlying experiences of trauma in order to more effectively relieve pain and suffering. Trauma-focused therapies offer hope for healing, and at Arbor Cove Therapy, LLC, several approaches found to be effective in treating trauma are utilized.

Watermark Psychological & Consulting Services, LLC, and Lee Anne Dickerson, PsyD, provide psychological testing services, as well as therapy, for Arbor Cove Therapy, LLC. Psychological evaluations and psychoeducational evaluations are available for children and adolescents, and pre-adoptive psychological evaluations and attachment style interviews are available for adults.

Group therapy offers members the opportunity to share and connect with other people who share a common experience. Through these relationships can come a profound sense of being understood and safe while learning and practicing new skills.

Taking therapy outdoors can be helpful to people who feel stuck, whether in life in general or in the progress they've made in therapy in a traditional office setting. Exploring psychological and emotional issues while moving physically can offer new insights that promote forward movement. 

Our clinicians are available to non-profit organizations, community groups, churches, schools, and professional associations looking to learn more about any of the issues we address, especially those related to adoption, developmental trauma, trauma-informed parenting, attachment, stress, burnout, play, grief, and anxiety.