Anne Cummings-Bridge
Counseling for Kids, Couples, Families and Individuals
Everyone
has both strengths and weaknesses; the goal is to use our strengths to
heal or reduce our weaknesses. Sometimes we simply haven't been
prepared to learn from our mistakes. The good news is it can all heal
whether it is from the far past, right now or a concern for the
future.
We can touch and heal deep pain better with some levity
so my style is casual and appropriately humorous. Kids easily engage
in discovering toys, writing on the board and reporting on their parents
and siblings mistakes which makes it easier to report their own. Kids
of all ages appreciate silliness, so I may inject some therapeutic
humor.
Identifying reasonable goals, doing homework outside of
session and spreading sessions out as soon as is reasonable are some of
the ways to better use our time together. When working with children I
rarely see them without a parent or guardian in the room. Coaching you
on being more effective using filial play therapy and other strategies
works well. We are a team - please look at pages Anne's Job and Your Job for more on this.
I
have a Master of Science in Social Work. In addition to my training as a
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, I am also licensed as a Marriage &
Family Therapist & Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor.
Phone: 817 872-ANNE (2663)
