Outpatient Services

Our Outpatient Services We Provide at Summit Psychological Associates, Inc.

Outpatient Services are offered in private counseling and group sessions for many personal and mental health disorders. Whether group or individual sessions, our services are confidential, and no record of treatment or diagnosis is released without prior written authorization from the client. Visit each page below to read more about our services.

Outpatient Counseling

Our team of psychologists, clinicians, and case managers have been providing assessment and therapy services to the community for more than 35 years. Our counselors create comprehensive treatment plans and personalize these plans to fit the unique needs of the individual. Common outpatient counseling services include treatment for conditions such as anxiety, depression, addiction, post-traumatic stress, and marital troubles.

Outpatient Psychiatry

Our psychiatry staff are experienced in assessing and treating a broad range of psychiatric disorders. Our large staff, including psychologists, clinicians, and case managers, can help facilitate additional services if needed. We maintain a working relationship with inpatient facilities and can help clients make arrangements to secure inpatient treatment if requested or in the client's best interest.

Youth/Juvenile Programs

Youth Counseling Programs – Children and adolescents may experience various emotional stress as they develop and mature. Anxiety about school or short periods of depression that pass without incident is fairly common.

As your child transitions into the teen years, you may see specific changes in behavior due to normal brain changes. However, if symptoms persist or behaviors transition outside of the normal range, it may be time to seek psychological treatment. Most youths are physically and emotionally healthy, but some may meet serious mental disorder criteria. Undiagnosed disorders can lead to trouble in school, unnecessary conflict with peers, or entanglements with the law.

In addition to treatment programs, Summit Psychological Associates provides diagnostic and court-referred psychological evaluations and testimony for juveniles with legal trouble or those currently serving in a juvenile detention facility.

Youth Psychological Evaluations

Competency to Proceed to Trial
Sex Offender Risk Assessments
Violence Risk Assessments
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Intellectual/Learning Disabilities
Mental Health Diagnoses
Victim of Abuse

Youth Psychological Treatments

Drug and Alcohol Treatment
Domestic Violence
Anger Management
Family Problems
Parental Divorce
Academic Difficulties
Behavior Problems
History of sex offenses
Youth with Developmental Disabilities
Anxiety & Depression
Impulse Control
Victims of Trauma
Competency Restoration
Social Skills Training
Stress Management
Peer Problems

Youth Treatment Modalities

Individual Counseling
Family Counseling
Group Counseling

Psychological Evaluations

We provide psychological evaluations to employers, local city and county governments, and private individuals. Many local police departments rely on us to provide psychological evaluations to potential new hires to help determine job eligibility. We also provide forensic evaluations to local courts for individuals with psycho-legal issues. Below is a small sample of psychological evaluations we provide. Please contact our forensic psychology services department at 330-535-8181.

City Organizations

Police Departments – new hire eligibility
Fire Departments – new hire eligibility
Job and Family Services – parenting evaluations
Fitness for duty evaluations

Courts

Guardianship
Substance Abuse
Victims of Sexual Abuse
Competency evaluations

County Agencies

Waiver Evaluations for individuals with Developmental Disabilities

Private Individuals

Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Gastric Bypass Evaluations
Spinal Cord Stimulator Evaluations
Organ Donor Evaluations

New Foundation Program

New Foundation group programming is designed to assist clients in eliminating drug and alcohol use. The program is offered in a 26-week format, but a 6-week format is available for those with less intensive needs. Both formats help clients identify the negative effects of substance abuse. Alternative coping strategies and relapse prevention plans are also developed.

Participants in the New Foundation Program are often ordered to participate by the court system. Therefore, there are rules for participation, including regular attendance and attendance at twelve-step meetings. Upon completion of the program, each participant receives a certificate of completion and recommendations for continued care. Our services are confidential. No record of treatment or diagnosis will be released to any source without prior written authorization.

New Foundation group class topics are as follows:

Motivational Approach
Stages of Change
A Day of Substance Use
Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test
Physiological Effects of Alcohol
Drug Screening Inventory
Expectations about Substance Abuse
Expressions of Concern by Significant Others
Values
Pros and Cons of Use
Relationship Issues
Roles
Confident Situations
Overcoming Temptations
Problem-Solving/Considering Consequences
Goal Setting/Change Plan
Identifying Triggers
Managing Stress/Relaxation Training
Rewarding Personal Successes
Effective Communication
Learning to Refuse Offers to Use
Managing Criticism/Thoughts/Cravings & Urges
New Ways to Enjoy Life/Alternatives to Using
Developing an Action Plan/Relapse Prevention
Recommitting After a Slip
Social Support
Identifying Needs and Resources

Pride in Parenting Program

The 10 week Pride in Parenting Program is designed to assist clients in improving their parenting skills. We use a combination of advisory lessons and practical exercises during each session to improve the parent-child relationship and create a positive and safe home environment for families. Our program offers individuals from all backgrounds the tools to navigate parenting in daily life successfully.

Parenting and caregiver relationships play a significant role in children's psychological, physical, and social health. Even mentally healthy individuals generally receive little preparation or support beyond the experience of having been parented themselves. Whether one enters the program voluntarily or involuntarily, there are requirements regarding attendance, completion of homework assignments, and participation during sessions to graduate from the program. Upon completion of the program, each participant will receive a certificate of completion and any recommendations for continued care. Regardless of how one enters the program, participation remains confidential.

Program Topics – Our 10-week program includes classes on building and maintaining a positive parent/child relationship.

Making Good Decisions about Parenting
Major Parenting Styles
Building a Positive Relationship with your Child
Understanding the Reasons for your Child’s Misbehavior
Positive Reinforcement & Effective Encouragement
Ignoring, Modeling and Labeling
How to Manage a Temper Tantrum
Natural & Logical Consequences
Effective Communication
Problem Solving
Using Time Out Effectively
Child Development
Age-Appropriate Discipline Methods
Meeting Your Child’s Physical, Medical, and Nutritional Needs

Thinking for a Change

Thinking for a Change is a cognitive-behavioral intervention researched and applied in various human services fields, including corrections and juvenile justice. These evidence-based interventions positively impact individuals by helping to create change in both their thinking and behavior. Cognitive-behavioral therapy can help restructure existing adverse thought patterns and perceptions, which change a person’s behavior for the better.

For clients currently or previously in the criminal justice system, the program has been effective in reducing reoffending. Even high-risk offenders have had behavioral change successes after participating in this program.

Thinking for a Change program is a closed 26-week group. Individuals in the group start simultaneously and develop and learn from each other and the group leader in addition to the material reviewed in each group session.

Thinking for a Change focuses on making positive behavioral changes affecting common interactions in a client’s daily life at work, home, or in the community. The goals of the Thinking for a Change group are to reduce recidivism and develop positive social skills and problem-solving abilities. Topics include:

Active Listening
Asking Questions
Giving Feedback
Knowing Your Feelings
Learning How Thinking Controls Behavior
Being Able To Recognize Risk
How to Utilize New Thinking Skills
How to Understand The Feelings Of Others
How to Make a Complaint Appropriately
Apologizing
Respond to Anger From Others Appropriately
Negotiating
Problem Solving Skills

The Thinking for a Change approach to addressing criminal behavior can offer successful and positive life changes for individuals with a previous criminal record. According to a study published in the Journal of Experimental Criminology (Vol 1(4), Jan 2005), recidivism can be reduced by 25%.