By 2030, one in five Americans will be an older adult and all of the baby boomers will be older than age 65. With the aging of baby boomers’ older people are projected to outnumber children for the first time in U.S. history within a couple of decades. TLC Counseling Services strive to support our older adult clients in this stage of life with their psychological needs. We assist them with coping with aging, conflicts, relationship issues, and grieving losses etc.
Psychotherapy for Older Adults
Participating in psychotherapy optimizes health, improves attitude, and encourages clients to discover their capacity to live more emotionally engaged lives. Specialized services are provided by therapists who have received extensive training in counseling older adults and caregivers.
Older adult clients have the opportunity to:
- Discuss life situations with a trusted therapist
- Gain support and self-awareness
- Learn alternative coping strategies
- Discover personal strengths
- Explore loss, trauma, relationships with family and friends, decisions, grief, caregiving, or health concerns in a safe environment
- Reduce feelings of isolation and learn new ideas and creative ways to improve quality of life.
We use individual, family and group psychotherapy to address many of the issues surrounding older adults. Some of the common problems we treat, but are not limited to, are as follows:
Adjustment disorders
Anxiety
Caregiver Distress
Chronic Illness
Cognitive Memory Impairment
Coping with illnesses
Depression
Elder Abuse and Neglect Issues
First Responder issues
Functional decline/loss of independence
Relationship issues
Life Role Transitions
Loneliness
Military Veteran issues
Residential issues
Sleep Disturbance
Substance Abuse/Dependency
Suicidal Ideation
Senior Care Planning and Resource Planning
We can complete with you or help you locate the following resources and services (and more):
- Client Consultation
- Client Assessment and Evaluation
- Home safety and modification assessment
- Education about Senior Housing Options
- Home Meal Delivery Services
- In Home Care (Companion/Homemaker, HHA, CNA, Private Duty Nurses)
- Medical Alert Systems
- Bill Pay Setup
- Placement Planning (Independent/Assisted Living & Nursing Home)
- Elder Law Attorneys
- Alzheimer’s/Dementia Services
- Medicaid, Veterans and other Benefit Eligibility
- County and State Services information
- Community Resource information