Urinalysis and Breathalyser
Myers Counseling offers off site Chain of Custoday Urinalysis in NIDA approved labs. Confirmation of positive screens, with 10 panel screening.
Breathalyser testing is DOT/NHTSA approved.
Parents Helping Kids
Parents Helping Kids is an eight week program for parents of children with social skills deficits. Parents of children ages four to fourteen will be introduced to strategies to promote better social interactions with other children. Group members will have a better understanding of how their child may see their world, identify and target specific social challenges, present new skills that will help their child navigate their social arena, and introduce new coping skills and strategies. Parents will have the opportunity to discuss challenges they experience with each other and receive coaching in predicting and overcoming obstacles.
Group Therapy
Children's Therapy Groups are available for children ages 4-7, 8-10, and 11-13 with ADHD, behavioral, emotional, developmental, or situational challenges. It is an 8-week group focusing on improving social skills, coping strategies, and problem-solving skills.The group uses engaging activities to teach new skills each week with complementary activiities to practice at home, in community and school settings. It is our goal to facilitate the use of new skills beyond the group experience.
Journaling for Teens
Journaling for Teens is an eight week journal-based group designed to develop and encourage healthy coping skills in dealing with emotional, social, and mental health issues. The group is open to teenage girls experiencing depression, bi-polar disorder, anxiety, family problems, and other issues. Journal activities challenge thought processes and belief systems that complicate relationships with family, friends, school, and community. The group uses creative expression to convey and manage thoughts and feelings for higher functioning and increased well being.
Drug Education Groups
Focus offers teenagers experimenting with drugs and alcohol an opportunity to understand and explore the impact of substance use and abuse on themselves their relationships, and the community. A parent component is included in this group to facilitate discussion between parent and teen with regard to alcohol and other drugs.
MAP offers individualized Drug and Alcohol education for individuals who are court ordered or mandated from work.
Anger Management Groups
Anger Management Groups are available for a variety of ages from children to adults. This eight-week group covers how and why we become angry and what can be done to manage ourselves in a more effective manner. Stress management, communication skills, and understanding anger triggers are included to help participants develop life-long strategies for anger management. Group activities focus on issues that are appropriate to the age and make up of the group.
Myers Counseling Group Social Media Policy
Myers Counseling Group is on several social media sites. We offer information on mental health and related issues. This information is not meant to replace therapy but present more information on topics you could find helpful. The various social media sites are not interactive for Myers Counseling Group subscribers. I will not reply to questions submitted through these sites. If you have questions or comments we can discuss them in session.
To maintain client confidentiality and to maintain boundaries in our therapeutic relationship, I will not accept requests to friend or be friended, offer fanning or following. You are more than welcome to access my information and postings via RSS without creating a visible profile or link to my page. My social media forums are visible for anyone and do not require sign ups. I post information on my Facebook wall that does not require a following.
As my client I do not expect or require you to follow me. My feeds from twitter are posted on my website in the blog section. If you follow me on twitter that is by your own choice. It will also have no bearing on our therapeutic relationship.
Any correspondence we have via email will be limited in nature. I will not discuss clinical information in these correspondences. Relative information will be discussed in session and email exchanges will be limited to billing and appointment questions. Also be aware that email correspondences can become a part of your clinical record.
Myers Counseling Group is registered on sites such as Healthgrades, Yahoo, and Yelp. These are sites used to evaluate providers. Any information you decide to post on these sites is by your own volition. I do not solicit nor discourage your feedback on these sites.
Myers Counseling Group
300 Memorial drive, Suite 200 Crystal Lake, IL 60014 (815)308-3368