SCHLICHTER PSYCHOTHERAPY ASSOCIATES, LLC
Schlichter Psychotherapy Associates, LLC, is a small, personal mental health practice providing traditional psychotherapeutic services. Our clinical staff includes a licensed clinical psychologist and a licensed clinical social worker, both of whom provide psychotherapy for adults, while Dr. Schlichter also provides psychotherapy for children and adolescents. Psychotherapy is offered to individuals, couples, and families.
While we are required to diagnose behavioral, cognitive, and affective disorders in orderto meet the requirements of third-party payers (i.e., HMOs, PPOs, and traditional indemnity health insurance plans), our treatment is predicated on the basis of principles grounded in “positive psychology” (as articulated by Seligman and others). That is, our focus is on helping patients and clients identify and develop their positive attributes rather than emphasizing what others might conceptualize as their clinical psychopathology. While we recognize the importance of identifying and treating depression and anxiety disorders, for example, with psychotherapy, we emphasize the importance of helping patients and clients identify and build on their strengths in order to develop optimum functioning.
