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Are you, your child, or your family struggling with anxiety, depression, stress management, or trauma? I have a passion for workin...
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Are you, your child, or your family struggling with anxiety, depression, stress management, or trauma? I have a passion for working with individuals (children and adults), families, and couples. My job is to assist you in helping you look at things differently. Focusing on a shift in perspective allows for needed changes in feelings, thoughts, and behaviors to fall into place. I have been a practicing therapist for 13 years. My aim is to assist individuals, families, and/or couples in creating a better quality of life. So, if a better quality of life is what you are seeking, I want to walk with you on that journey.
I enjoy studying behavior analysis and learning concepts and conditioning. During my collegiate career, I participated in my college's study of Oddity Concepts in Learning. I graduated cum laude with my master's degree in counseling in 2009 from UALR.
Beginning a new mental health journey is not easy, but it is worth the effort. I value the vulnerability that it took to begin this journey. I see you. I hear you. Let's take this journey together. Therapy is not an overnight fix. There is not magic wand. It won't always be easy. But, it will be worth it. Are you ready?
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I believe everyone has a unique story, including pitfalls and challenges to overcome. I consider it a privilege to help identify e...
I believe everyone has a unique story, including pitfalls and challenges to overcome. I consider it a privilege to help identify each client's strengths, gifts, and skills as we work through the next chapter together.
Dave Welcher is a Licensed Professional Counselor with over 5 years of experience. He specializes in assisting adolescents, teens, and adults with a range of concerns including PTSD/trauma, chronic illness/pain, depression, anxiety, panic disorders, interpersonal communication and relationship issues, behavioral and motivational changes, teen-parent interactions, and mood and personality disorders. Dave's primary focus is on the overlapping symptoms of trauma, anxiety, and depression. He has worked in school-based therapy, clinical therapy, crisis screening work, and psychoeducation.
Dave received his Master's in Mental Health Counseling from the University of Central Arkansas. He incorporates trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy, cognitive processing therapy, and solutions-focused therapy with evidence-based approaches including mindfulness, person-centered therapy, and narrative therapy.
Dave believes everyone can overcome personal challenges and adapt to face life's trials. He strives to understand each person's experience, keeping in mind that no one “fix” works for everyone. Seeking counseling is a success in itself.
You deserve dedicated time with a mental health professional — it can be life-changing.
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Marriage counseling, also known as couples therapy and relationship counseling, helps couples work through their specific relationship issues. Thriveworks marriage counseling in Conway, AR is led by licensed professionals — often licensed marriage and family therapists (LMFTs) — who are experts in their field and best-equipped to help couples. Some examples of common focuses within Marriage counseling include:
Marriage counseling works by helping couples identify and better navigate their unique challenges. Following an initial assessment of the couple in terms of strengths and needs, the therapist would then discuss their therapeutic goals and any possible approaches or ways of working together as therapist and couple.Couples attend sessions together, whether they meet in person or by video. In addition to regular marriage counseling sessions, each partner may also be asked to attend a few individual sessions to supplement their progress. This will allow their counselor to get to know each individual better, assess each of their personal needs, and develop the very best treatment plan moving forward.
Marriage counseling at Thriveworks is conducted both in person and online by video. We encourage you to choose the option that works best for you and your partner.
On average, couples attend marriage counseling for 12 weeks. However, marriage counseling may last longer or shorter, dependent on the couples’ needs, the challenges they’d like to work through, and the pace of their progress. Marriage counselors and therapists at Thriveworks in Conway, AR work with their clients to create goals, decide on ideal timelines, and establish treatment plans.
Marriage counseling and couples therapy at Thriveworks Conway, AR can offer partners who are struggling to find common ground or simply want to improve their relationship can find solace and support. We encourage couples to consider whether talking to a provider via couples therapy or marriage counseling could help bring them closer together. Reach out today for help. We offer our clients many benefits including evening and weekend sessions, same-week appointments, most major insurances accepted, and more.
In couples therapy and marriage counseling sessions, the first step in making a change toward improving the relationship is identifying the change that you want to make. You may only know that you are very unhappy in your relationship, but may be completely unable to express what you would like to be different.
Alternatively, you may have a list of things that you want to change in your marriage, and need help making this a reality. Identifying the most serious stressors in your relationship is very important in creating a new reality for your marriage or relationship.
There may be certain “hot button” issues that cause problems for you and your spouse every time they come up. The solution to these types of issues is usually to deal with them openly and honestly—but that’s where a therapist can assist.
You and your partner might benefit from couples therapy or relationship counseling if any of the following issues sound familiar:
This is just a partial list of issues that couples can face. You may know exactly what issues your marriage faces, or you may be unsure of where you fall on this list, but just know that a happier relationship is possible. Whatever issues you and your spouse are facing, Thriveworks marriage counselors are ready and able to walk through them with you.
Seeking counseling shows that you have a great deal of respect and hope for your relationship. When you choose to connect with an experience provider at Thriveworks Conway, AR, you’ll:
Thriveworks counselors can be your trusted partner in creating the marriage that you know is possible. Reach out to schedule a session by phone, or go online to book today. Marriage counseling and couples therapy could offer relief and newfound intimacy in your relationship or marriage.
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Includes reducing symptoms with medication & management
Thriveworks Counseling & Psychiatry Conway is located near Shelby Trail and Dave Ward Dr.. It is near the University of Central Arkansas and close to tthe Baptist Health Medical Center-Conway.
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