My practice is concentrated in the areas of distressed individuals,
couples, and families. I also counsel with children and adolescents,
particularly those with behavioral/conduct issues, as well as those
with developmental disabilities. Behavior management programs for
children and adolescents, with and without disabilities, are also part
of my training and expertise. Please see Play Therapy Page to view the play room
in our new state of the art counseling and training center, the Celebration Hope Center.
I have written two workbooks that I use with psychoeducational groups. These
two separate courses :
- Love Theory and Love Therapy
- Love Therapy for Married Couples
each teach individuals and married couples skills to
improve their self-understanding and their constrained relationships
with significant others. Please see the Love Therapy Page to learn more about the Love Therapy courses.
Clients are seen by appointment at The Celebration Hope Center, which is a
program of Celebration Church, located at 1901-B Airline Dr., Metairie,
La. 70001.
I counsel my clients from a Family Systems
perspective and a Christian world view.
Healthy family life is becoming more and more of a curiosity in
America, as couples and families get caught in a web of conflict and
disagreement. The constantly changing standard for acceptable behavior
in our society, combined with personality differences, ordinary
stressors of life and raising children, and very real issues of power and
control, all take their toll.
Added to this are the ingrained prototypes learned in
our families of origin that can gradually take over our thinking and
reacting in an almost unconscious way. Over time couples move away from the
caring patterns and loving intentions that shaped their courtship and
early married life.
Family life becomes more of a battleground than a place of
refuge and security from the cares and concerns of the world.
Family and/or couples therapy are forms of treatment that help
families and couples reestablish the home environment and appreciation
for each other that we all desire to have.
As a licensed marriage and
family therapist I am able to help you improve your relationships with
significant others, and come to understand yourself better in order to
live a more empowering and fulfilling life.
For more information call:Jill Peyton (504) 259-0922
