Mental Health Counseling
Specific areas of specialty include:
- Mental Health concerns: anxiety and panic, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, stress/adjustment issues, grief/loss, eating disorders, postpartum depression, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- Couples/Family Issues: dating, coupling, marriage preparation, relationship/marriage building/strengthening
- Life Transitions: career, relocation, relationship issues; issues related to aging, gender identity, and sexuality
- Women’s Issues: body image, relational/friendship issues, parenting, transitions associated with life/developmental events such as pregnancy, post-partum adjustment/depression, perimenopause and menopause
Specialized Training and Expertise in the following Evidence-Based Therapeutic Approaches:
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness-Based and Self-Compassion-Based CBT
- Polyvagal Theory
- Bowen Family Systems and Structural Family Therapy, including an Attachment Theory Focus
- Child/Adolescent Development and Expressive Play Therapy
- Systematic Parenting Support and Parent Coaching
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy (EMDR)
- Trauma-Informed and Trauma Focused-CBT
- Grief Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Emotion-Focused Couples Therapy (EFT)
- Relational Life Therapy (RFT)
- Collaborative Divorce Trained
- Multicultural/Cross-Cultural Counseling
- Solution-Focused and Positive Psychology
- Life and Career/Executive Coaching
- Teletherapy (Telehealth)
Together we will create a treatment plan, with your therapy goals in mind!
Telehealth
Do you need mental health or relationship support?
Dr. Dungate provides expert counseling virtually via a privacy protected, HIPAA-compliant telehealth platform called Doxy.me. Since the start of the pandemic, this new frontier in psychotherapy service delivery has offered even more accessible services, scheduling, privacy, and less travel time to in-person appointments.
Once you book an appointment, you will receive a secure video telehealth link for your appointment. You can log in from anywhere with reliable Wi-Fi that is most convenient for you with your computer, smartphone, ipad, or laptop.
To learn more and get started with virtual therapy, please contact Dr. Dungate today!