Kelley Hopkins-Alvarez, LPC, NCC, MS, MSEd

Kelley Hopkins-Alvarez, LPC, NCC, MS, MSEd

Verified Credentials

  • Profession(s):

    Marriage & Family Therapy, Mental Health Counseling, Counseling

  • License Status:

    I'm a licensed professional.

  • Primary License:

    Licensed Professional Counselor - 002172

 
My Approach to Helping
I help couples,individuals, co-parents & families reduce negative cycles & increase positive outcomes. By valuing your time & working hard together, we will gently shift some of the challenges that you are struggling with. I have over 20 years combined experience in counseling, education and business to draw from, and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor. I believe in a high level of service & so my office is designed to relax and comfort my clients, and I offer aromatic tea or coffee as well. I encourage you if you are wondering if I can be helpful to you, to contact me and we can explore possibilities. My clients appreciate my early morning, evening & Saturday, confidential appointment schedule. I also provide life coaching for personal growth and organizational assistance to entrepreneurs.

 

More Info About My Practice
My approach to helping you originates in the rapport that we build together. I believe exceptional therapy is an invaluable tool that helps my clients manifests their goals. I tailor every session to each individual client, differentiating in this way maximizes outcomes. In our sessions together, we will infuse ways to transform stress and as a result you will notice you have more energy. My clients tell me that they appreciate the ability to practice slowing down in sessions and that it lowers emotional and physical distress. I help my client's process issues by listening to them and looking for the themes that are revealed.In our daily lives, how often do we have someone who has advanced training in listening, reflecting and assessment listening to us? The therapy I provide honors each client's journey; I look forward to connecting with you to uncover possibilities.

 

The Duration and Frequency of Therapy

Therapy or counseling initially occurs more frequently in the beginning as many clients come into the process experiencing a significant amount of stress. Also, when a client's issues are on the surface as they most often are in the beginning of counseling, it can be an opportune time to work with them before the issues sometimes settle back down below the surface once life's challenges and routine's kick in.

Services I Provide
  • Individual Therapy & Counseling
  • Marriage, Couples, or Relationship Counseling
  • Family Therapy
  • Group Therapy
  • Mediation
  • Coaching
  • Consultation
  • Online Counseling / Phone Therapy
Ages I Work With
  • Children
  • Teens
  • Adults
Languages I Speak
  • English
Groups I Work With
*Couples: Intimacy Issues & Resentment = Frequent Conflict. We will work on becoming more than just roommates.
*Individual: Anger, Loneliness, Anxiety & Depression
*Co-Parenting: is not couples counseling! Child-Centered Sessions.
*Perfectionism & Negative Self-Talk
*Increase of Coping Skills
*Parent and Child/Teen Battles
*Counseling Parents who have a child with Developmental Challenges
Therapy Approaches I Use
  • Anger Management
  • Body-Mind Psychotherapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy /REBT
  • Creative Art Therapy
  • Emotion Focused Therapy
  • Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy
  • Emotionally Focused Therapy
  • Existential Psychotherapy
  • Expressive Arts Therapy
  • Family Systems Therapy
  • Gottman Method
  • Guided Therapeutic Imagery
  • Internal Family Systems
  • Mindfulness Based Approaches
  • Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Parent Work
  • Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
  • Play Therapy
  • Positive Psychology
  • Positive Psychotherapy
  • Sand Tray / Sand Play Therapy
  • Solution Focused Therapy
  • Somatic Experiencing
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Locations and Maps

Office 1:
158 Danbury Rd Suite #7 (2nd floor) Ridgefield, CT 06877
Ridgefield, CT 06877 United States
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Concerns and Issues I Help With
  • Abandonment
  • Abortion / Post Abortion Issues
  • Academic Concerns
  • Addictions & Compulsions
  • Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions
  • Adoption / Reunion Issues
  • Aging & Geriatric Issues
  • Agoraphobia
  • Anger
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment Issues
  • Blended Family Issues
  • Body Image
  • Cancer
  • Career Choice
  • Caregiver Issues / Stress
  • Child and/or Adolescent Issues
  • Chronic Pain
  • Codependency / Dependency
  • Communication Problems
  • Compulsive Spending / Shopping
  • Control Issues
  • Creative Blocks
  • Depression
  • Developmental Disorders (Autism, Aspergers, etc.)
  • Disability
  • Divorce / Divorce Adjustment
  • Drug & Alcohol Addiction
  • Eating & Food Issues
  • Emotional Abuse
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Emotional Overwhelm
  • Emptiness
  • Family of Origin Issues
  • Family Problems
  • Fear
  • Fertility Issues
  • Forgiveness
  • Gambling Addiction
  • Grief, Loss, & Bereavement
  • Habits
  • Health / Illness / Medical Issues
  • Helplessness / Victimhood
  • Identity Issues
  • Inadequacy
  • Inattention, Impulsivity, & Hyperactivity (ADHD)
  • Individuation
  • Infidelity / Affair Recovery
  • Internet Addiction
  • Irritability
  • Isolation
  • Learning Difficulties
  • LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender) Issues
  • Life Purpose / Meaning / Inner-Guidance
  • Men's Issues
  • Midlife Crisis / Midlife Transition
  • Mood Swings / Mood Disturbance
  • Multicultural Concerns
  • Obsessions & Compulsions (OCD)
  • Oppositional & Defiant Behavior in Children & Teens
  • Panic
  • Parenting
  • Phobias
  • Post Partum Depression
  • Pre-Marital Counseling
  • Pregnancy & Birthing
  • Prejudice / Discrimination
  • Relationships & Marriage
  • Self-Care
  • Self-Confidence
  • Self-Criticism
  • Self-Doubt
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Love
  • Sensitivity to Criticism
  • Sexuality / Sex Therapy
  • Shame
  • Sleep Disorders
  • Social Anxiety / Phobia
  • Spirituality
  • Stress
  • Trust Issues
  • Values Clarification
  • Women's Issues
  • Workplace Issues
  • Worry
  • Worthlessness
  • Young Adult Issues
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