Take the time to come home to
yourself every day.
Robin Casarjean
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What's New
We have several
interesting things happening! We hope that you will
come join us for some of these new
offerings!
Parenting Class . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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We are currently in the process of putting
together a class for the parents of children
who receive, or have received, occupational therapy
for sensory integration issues. The date,
time and fee for this class will be announced
soon.
In "Key Points for Parents: Maximizing
Your Child's Sensory Integration Growth" we will
discuss:
- Special parenting
issues
- Challenges of trying to do the new
behaviors at home
- Ways to build your
child's self-esteem -
Needed adjustments by siblings and others in the
family
- Stress reduction
skills
- Breaking old family habits
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Building new family
connections.
- Dealing with additional family
issues
Learning more about these areas will help
you create the shortest path to long term
relief!
You have invested a great deal of time and
effort into putting together a great team... you, the
pediatrician, the OT and the school. Don't let any of
that hard work go to waste by forgetting to address the
crucial cognitive and emotional elements!
Just
fine tuning a few key elements can make the difference
between continued success or feeling stuck in some of those
old patterns.
Contact our
office with your questions and to reserve your
spot in this class!
TV 30 Conversations . . . . . . . . . . .
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September
20th - 26th
Our
Next Topic:
"
Essential Play and Sensory
Integration"
Tune in online at Web Cast TV 30 or, for
Tri-Valley residents, watch TV channel 30 to
hear host Robin Fahr and I discuss some of the
essential play activities that all children need for
developing optimum brain development.
Do
you have a child that is irritated by clothing tags,
sensitive to various sounds, bright lights, won't eat
certain textures of food, or seems to feel frightened more
than the average child? They might have a sensory
system that gets overwhelmed easily. These play
activities, as well as other specialized
treatments, are especially important for children
with sensory integration issues.
Learn which play
activities improve your child's ability to learn, increases
intellectual development, emotional development, social
abilities and builds positive self-esteem. As you can
imagine, this all translates to happier healthier
experiences in life. And who doesn't want
that!
Children are naturally drawn to doing the type
of play that promotes healthy brain
development. And yet the current trend
is to spend a considerable amount of time on the computer,
gaming, and communicating by text
messages rather than in-person
interactions. So these days, we as family leaders
need to ensure that our children have plenty of the
essential play activities that develop good neural
connections so they can respond appropriately and not
be overwhelmed by the sensory input they
experience each day.
If you would like to fine tune
your parenting approach a bit and learn a few new
ways to respond to your child's behaviors, schedule a
few play
therapy sessions or parenting sessions.
It can help things go much smoother for everyone in
your family.
Join us for our "Conversation" at one or
more of these times to pick up a few helpful tips!
Taping Date:
Viewing Dates & Times:
September 15,
2010 September 20th - 26th
approximate broadcast dates.
The typical
viewing schedule for the "Conversations"
show:
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Tuesday |
6:00 |
12:30 |
8:30 |
10:00 |
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Wednesday |
6:00 |
12:30 |
8:30 |
10:00 |
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Thursday |
6:00 |
12:30 |
8:30 |
10:00 |
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Friday |
6:00 |
12:30 |
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Saturday |
6:00 |
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Sunday |
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** If
you are not in the Tri-Valley area, look for our show on
Channel 30's Web Cast, which offers News, Sports, Talk
Shows and Other Locally Produced Shows. Web Cast TV 30
If you miss seeing this or other
interviews during regular broadcast times, it
is still not too late! Copies of previous and
current interviews are available for purchase by
contacting TV 30 through this
link. Each thirty-minute episode includes two
separate guests, each having a fifteen minute
conversation.
Ordering
Information for
Our Interviews
"Essential Play
and Sensory integration"
Deborah Rogers MFT
Episode #CONV
- Production
date September 15, 2010
Episode length
30 minutes
"Managing Kids and Violent
Behaviors"
Deborah Rogers
MFT
Episode
#CONV 385 - Production
date November 23, 2009
Episode length 30
minutes
"Our Economy Crisis & Reducing
Childhood Stress"
Deborah Rogers MFT
Episode
#CONV 345 - Production
date January 7, 2009
Episode length 30
minutes
"Helping Children Adjust - Mom Returns to
Work"
Deborah Rogers MFT
Episode
#CONV 314 - Production
date May 1, 2008
Episode length 30
minutes
"Kids
& Summertime Activity Scheduling"
Deborah Rogers
MFT
Episode #CONV
279 - Production
date May 17, 2007
Episode length 30
minutes
"Creating Happier Holiday
Memories"
Deborah Rogers MFT
Episode #CONV 261 -
Production date December 7, 2006
Episode
length 30 minutes
"Stress Less - Back to
School"
Deborah Rogers MFT
Episode #CONV 246 -
Production date July 27, 2006
Episode length
30 minutes
"Childhood ADHD & ADD, Could it be
Something
Else?"
Deborah Rogers MFT
Episode #CONV 234 -
Production date April 20, 2006
Episode length
30 minutes
"Parenting Tips - Reducing Negative
Behaviors Through Play"
Deborah Rogers
MFT
Episode
#CONV 224 - Production date January 12,
2006
Episode length 30
minutes
Finish
Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Where to begin? If you have ideas
that you would like to develop, projects that you want to
complete or things that you have always wanted to do but you
seem to get stuck... come in for a few sessions and
discover how you can begin to move forward again! Turn
your ideas into reality, at last!
As a
Team We Address:
-
Multi-level
assessment of your
needs - What
seems to be blocking your
way
- Clearly define your
goals
- The challenges of making
changes
- What motivates you
the
most
- Develop new ways of getting things
done
- Utilize your existing
strengths
- Reduce overwhelming
feelings
- Receive important
support & solutions
- Create a personalized
plan & strategies
- Learn
to pace with your
needs
- Manage stress levels more
efficiently
Many of us feel a
bit overwhelmed when we begin to think about a big
project or a long-standing dream. With our bigger
ideas and desires, it is also harder to imagine the multiple
steps that it takes in order to meet those goals.
So, we are
often not sure that we can actually get where we want to go
because we can't quite visualize the whole path.
Then the longer-term goals seem to have their
biggest payoff further into the future. And you know
how much we are hooked on that feeling of instant
gratification!
Moving Forward
Again
So, come to our office for some
support and solutions. Then you can put yourself back
on the path of moving forward again and
finally completing some of your important projects,
goals and dreams!
TOP
6-Session Assessment &
Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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"Why do my
kids act that way? They are great kids and really
smart, so why do they..."
- Not listen to you when you
talk
- Hit you or
others
- School struggles
&
conflicts
- Fight with siblings
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Have tantrums in public
places
- Tell lies and exaggerate the truth
Start the year off on a positive note by
finding out what your child is trying to tell you through
their coded language of behaviors. Once parents learn
to read their child's behavior more accurately a new level
of cooperation and happiness can open up for the whole
family.
Session
1
Includes one or both parents to
discuss the issues you are concerned about and an overall
history of your child's emotional and physical
development. You will receive suggestions of things
that might help at this initial
stage. These
recommendations become more detailed as we move through
the six sessions.
Session 2
Includes your child and one or both
parents. And kids usually love coming in to
play. The issues discussed in Session 1 determine the
exact configuration of who attends this session.
Through our play, we begin looking for important clues from
your child about what they might be struggling with.
Session
3
Your child comes in for
individual play
therapy
where we continue to create a safe
place together so they can begin exploring what might
be going on in their world. If the child is very
young, two or three years old, then it is often
most productive to have one parent included in the session
as well.
Session 4 &
5
Your child works on expressing
their feelings through our therapeutic play and putting
feelings into words. As their sense of safety and
trust develops, your child begins the process of
resolving some of their issues.
Session
6
Parents come in
alone to discuss the improvements and changes they have
noticed. Solutions will be provided that are
tailored to you and your child and we will give
you recommendations for the steps you might want to
take next in order to keep this positive momentum
going.
Add valuable tools to your
problem-solving repertoire in a supportive
atmosphere. We build on your existing
strengths as you go through this process of
change. Then the most positive outcomes are made
available to you and those you
love.
Contact our
office to learn more about these two important
Assessment and Solutions series and to schedule an
appointment. Your child's difficult behaviors are
very stressful for them so they will thank you one day
for helping them learn how to feel better. And
the same goes for you and your
stress too!
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Note: The use of this web site or
email link does
not
in any way imply a patient-therapist
relationship.
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Personal
Check
Insurance
Private
Pay Patients
Simply bring a check or
credit card and have that ready at the beginning of each
session.
In-Network Patients
Our office verifies your
benefits, provides you with your remaining deductible amount,
number of sessions allowed, and submits any required clinical
information to your insurance.
Out-of-Network Patients
Receive benefits directly from your
insurance.
Check or credit card payments required at
each appointment.
We have helpful submission tips, office
receipts and approved claim forms for patients
who use their insurance
out-of-network.
Monthly
Payments
Individuals and families with very busy
schedules sometimes use a monthly payment
schedule to streamline the process even
further.
Military
Families
Confidential support for individuals and
families using your Ceridian,
TriWest, TriCare
insurance. Free sessions through Military
OneSource. www.militaryonesource.com at 800-342-9647.
24-Hour
Cancellation
Your appointments are very important and they
require a full 24-Hour notice in order to release your
financial obligation.
If you use insurance,
please note that they will not cover missed sessions or
late cancellations. These remain your
financial
obligation.
Call our office to determine which
billing method will work best
for you.
Contact
Us - About
Us
925
831-2442
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If you want your dreams to come
true...
You must
wake them up.
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