Taharka Sankara LCSW, LCADC, TF-CBT

Adolescence is a difficult time for children to be children, and parents to be parents. With the developing child's brain it becomes challenging to adequately prepare them for adulthood transitions, as their capacity to process information and make socially responsible choices, can often work against their best interest. Peer relationships and identity formation can find youth struggling to cope with everyday life. With support youth can identify their life's purpose and reach desired outcomes

Parenting can be a difficult act to balance. Often times they seek to parent, as they were once parented, or worse, completely defy and abandon traditional parenting values. Through strategic approaches, I seek to empower them to refine the quality of parent-child relationships by avoiding parenting traps, adjusting unhelpful practices and affirming the greatness of their child each day. By using an inside-out approach parents increase self awareness and experience a peace of mind.

As an Anger Management Treatment Provider I support individuals in assessing emotional language, reframing cognitive experiences, and developing appropriate behavior strategies to resolve internal and external conflicts. Through a 12 week process individuals will identify triggers and cues that provoke anger emotions. They will examine underlying emotions associated with anger, create proactive approaches to reduce outbursts and develop skills resolve interpersonal conflict

As an Anger Management Treatment Provider I support individuals in assessing emotional language, reframing cognitive experiences, and developing appropriate behavior strategies to resolve internal and external conflicts. Through a 12 week process individuals will identify triggers and cues that provoke anger emotions. They will examine underlying emotions associated with anger, create proactive approaches to reduce outbursts and develop skills resolve interpersonal conflict

As an Anger Management Treatment Provider I support individuals in assessing emotional language, reframing cognitive experiences, and developing appropriate behavior strategies to resolve internal and external conflicts. Through a 12 week process individuals will identify triggers and cues that provoke anger emotions. They will examine underlying emotions associated with anger, create proactive approaches to reduce negative outbursts and develop skills to resolve interpersonal conflict.

Certified as a trauma focused cognitive behavior therapist (TF-CBT) I work with youth and adults impacted by adverse childhood experiences. This mode of treatment provides a framework for education, relaxation, affect regulation, cognitive coping, examining the trauma narrative, in vivo exposure, co-joint sessions, and enhancing safety. Navigating these past experiences can be difficult, and impacts every aspect of life. With support individuals are able to heal and thrive.

Certified as a trauma focused cognitive behavior therapist (TF-CBT) I work with youth and adults impacted by adverse childhood experiences. This mode of treatment provides a framework for education, relaxation, affect regulation, cognitive coping, examining the trauma narrative, in vivo exposure, co-joint sessions, and enhancing safety. Navigating these past experiences can be difficult, and impacts every aspect of life. With support individuals are able to heal and thrive.