Services

Clinically Sound Services

Premier Counseling, LLC is dedicated to providing quality mental health services to the aging population (55 and up). Our services are provided by licensed clinical social workers (mental health therapist) and medical professionals with an array of knowledge and expertise. We strive to improve the overall well- being of those we serve through ongoing therapy and the appropriate medication management regimen of psychotropic medications.

Phase of Life Concerns

Phase of life concerns include discontent with the aging process, retirement, relocation, social concerns, and bereavement.

Anxiety

General feelings of worry, fear, or uneasiness. Types of anxiety include generalized anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress, panic disorders, obsessive-compulsive behaviors, and social phobias.

Geriatric Therapy

Psychotherapy for people ages 65 and older. Clinicians are mindful of the biopsychosocial aspects of the seniors served.

Grief and Loss Counseling

Grief and loss counseling benefits those mourning the death of a loved one as well as addresses significant life changes which may trigger grief such as divorce.

Dementia with Behavioral Disturbances

Memory loss which interferes with the tasks of daily living with characteristics of agitation, mood disorders, sleep disorders and psychosis.

Depression

Persistent feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and lack of enjoyment in things once found pleasurable. Symptoms are present across most situations.

Psychosis

A range of conditions which affect the mind with a loss of contact with what is real. Psychosis markedly interferes with one’s capacity to meet life’s demands.

Adjustment Disorder

Difficulties becoming acclimated to a stressor.

Bipolar Disorder

A combination of high and low moods which do not follow a set pattern. Episodes happen over a period of weeks, months, and possibly years.

Schizoaffective Disorder

Symptoms of hallucinations or delusions as well as the presence of mood disturbances.

Other Services

Cognitive Screenings

A screening designed to detect cognitive impairments. The screening will test multiple domains to include concentration, executive functioning, short-term memory, language, visuoconstructional skills, and orientation.

Bereavement Groups

Groups are open to adults 55 years of age and older with the goals of helping individuals move forward in the grief proces, adapt to changes in life circumstances, and focus on new roles/identify/relationships. LEARN MORE

Psychiatric Crisis Response Team

Our psychiatric crisis response team is available 24/7/365 to provide face-to-face emergency psychiatric evaluations for seniors presenting with symptoms that may warrant psychiatric hospitalization. LEARN MORE

Service Locations

Facility-Based Service

Services which are conducted in assisted living and independent living communities.

Home-Based Service

Services conducted in privately own/rented homes.

In-Services and Workshops

Premier Counseling’s Founder/CEO Janay Price is passionate about educating others on mental health and the effects of mental illness in the senior population. In-services and workshops vary in duration between 1-3 hours based on the needs of the organization and participants.

Areas addressed in in-services and workshops include:

Understanding mental health and mental illness

Recognizing signs and symptoms of mental illness in the aging community

Techniques for aging providers/caregivers/and loved ones to assist the aging population with symptoms related to mental illness

Debunking myths of mental illness in the aging community

Suicide and the aging population