A true understanding and respect of the individual’s needs is necessary to ensure a successful treatment outcome. We work as a mental health therapist is to find what works for each person. We build on the strengths of the individual. There is no cookie-cutter approach to therapy.
The connection between client and therapist is a sacred place of trust. It is in this safe haven that the client develops a special bond with their therapist. It is through this powerful connection that the client is able to form a trusting relationship and begin their process of growth and recovery.
Connections among people is one of the fundamental needs of human beings. In times of crises, loneliness and despair, personal relationships through connections are a vital part of our recovery. Connections open up a window to recovery for individuals seeking help.
We believe in helping our patients find the answers and solutions through discovering their own strengths. We strongly believe that our patients’ inherent strengths will create the lasting changes and fulfillment that they want in their lives.
We also support the team approach and regularly work in collaboration with primary care physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists, and school educators.
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A person with BIPOLAR DISORDER may experience periods of an extremely elevated, grandiose or irritable mood including explosive outbursts as well as episodes of severe debilitating depression. BIPOLAR I is diagnosed when manic episodes are accompanied by psychotic features or severe enough to require hospitalization. BIPOLAR II DISORDER symptoms are recurring episodes of major depression often accompanied with suicidal ideations and hypomania, a milder form of mania, with racing thoughts, rapid speech, increased goal directed activities and decreased need for sleep.
AUTISM SPECTRUM is a condition that can impede communication and social interaction. The condition occurs in various degrees of severity. Children on the autism spectrum often have significant difficulties in understanding social cues, difficulty making and maintaining friendships and poor frustration tolerance.
Children diagnosed with ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER often have problems sustaining attention in schoolwork, are easily distracted by unrelated thoughts, have difficulty in completing tasks, present with challenges in peer relationships and if diagnosed also with hyperactive type ADHD will have an extremely high activity level, impulsive behavior. Children with Hyperactivity are often referred to as “constantly on the go.”
GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER, the most common of anxiety disorders, is excessive anxiety and worry about social and personal relationships, job performance and academic achievements. Anxiety can become debilitating and cause people to miss work or impair a child’s ability to succeed in school. Social Anxiety can cause feelings of severe paranoia and self-consciousness resulting in inability to develop friends and school avoidance.
ANGER CONTROL ISSUES often result in problems within social relationships, work performance and family conflict. Although anger is a necessary and natural feeling, Anger becomes a problem when you have trouble controlling it and it has detrimental effects on your physical and emotional health. Anger can have damaging and often long term negative effects on your family and social relationships It can also quickly escalate to verbal or physical violence, harming you and those around you. Many things can trigger anger, including stress, family problems, and financial issues. For some people anger is caused by an underlying disorder such as undiagnosed bipolar disorder, depression, PTSD, and other mental health conditions.
POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD) is a psychiatric disorder that occur in people who have experienced or witnessed a traumatic event such as a natural disaster, a serious accident, a terrorist act, war/combat, rape or other violent personal assault. People with PTSD have intense, disturbing thoughts and feelings related to their experience that last long after the traumatic event has ended. They may relive the event through flashbacks or nightmares; they may feel sadness, fear or anger; and they may feel detached or estranged from other people even family and friends.
SOCIAL EMOTIONAL BEHAVIORAL DIFFICULTIES describe a range of complex emotional challenges and mental health issues. These issues may include but are not limited to ADHD, Anxiety, Depression and children on the Autism Spectrum. These challenges often present as learning difficulties where children demonstrate features of emotional and behavioral difficulties such as being hyperactive, lacking concentration; social skills disturbances; withdrawn or isolated behavior; and/or displaying disruptive behavior. Children with Social Emotional Behavioral Difficulties can develop learning difficulties because of their struggles in coping with school relationships and routines.
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Deborah Levi Lane, L.C.S.W., PLLC
Bella Vista Behavioral Health
Shavano Commons Business Park
16019 Via Shavano
San Antonio, TX 78249
Phone: 210-707-6888
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