Iris Pitaluga
Psychotherapist - MAC, SAP, LMHC
Alternatives Counseling Center, Inc. was founded in 2001 with the intention of creating a practice with the professional capacity to provide assistance in all areas of emotional healing and overall wellness. As the name implies, our treatment approach is holistic which means we take into account all aspects of people’s needs, including psychological, physical, social, and spiritual. To meet our objective, we offer a variety of treatment modalities. These include traditional psychotherapy, hypnotherapy, biofeedback, neurofeedback, and brainwave entrainment. Education is a key element of our practice. We believe that no healing can be attained without knowledge and self awareness. Human suffering is caused by subconscious programming which makes us react to the environment based on preconceived ideas and perceptions. Our emotional reaction to every situation is triggered by the memory of past experiences and belief systems acquired through our caretakers, our culture, and genetic predisposition. Our subconscious mind controls about 95 percent of our thoughts, habits, and reactions. Only by exploring our subconscious, we can identify our faulty beliefs and irrational conclusions that lead us to repeat self defeating habits, and jeopardize our relationships, finances, our health, and our chances for happiness and success.
Skills and Expertise
Abandonment
Abortion Issues
Abuse / Survivors of Abuse
Academic Underachievement
Addiction
Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions
Adjustment to College
Adoption / Foster Care Issues
Adult
Aggression and Violence
Aging and Geriatric Issues
Agoraphobia
Alcohol Use
Anger Management
Antisocial Personality
Anxiety
athletes
Attachment Issues
Attention Deficit (ADHD)
Behavioral Issues
Behavioral Issues
Bipolar Disorder
Blended Family Issues
Body Image
Borderline Personality
Breakups
Bullying
Cancer
Career Counseling
Caregiver Issues or Stress
Child or Adolescent
Chronic Impulsivity
Codependency
codependency-2
college age
Commitment Issues
Communication Problems
Compulsive Spending and Shopping
Control Issues
Coping Mechanisms
Couple Counseling
Couples therapy
Cyclothymia
Depression
Divorce
Divorce and Divorce Adjustment
Domestic Violence
Drug Use
Dual Diagnosis
Eating Disorders
Emotional Abuse
Emotional Disturbance
Emotional Intelligence
Emptiness
Entitlement
Family Conflict
Family of Origin Issues
Fear
Fertility Issues
Forgiveness
Gambling
Gay Issues
grief
Guilt
Helplessness and Victimhood
Highly Sensitive Persons
HIV / AIDS
Hoarding
Impulse Control Disorders
Inadequacy
Individuation
Infidelity and Affair Recovery
Infertility
Internet Addiction
Irritability
Isolation
Jealousy
LGBTQ
Life Purpose
Loss
Loss or Grief
Marital Therapy
Marriage Couseling
Meditation
Mens Issues and Problems
Men
Midlife Crisis
Mindful Eating
Mindfulness based therapy
Mood Disorders
Narcissistic Personality
Obesity
Obsessions and Compulsions
Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
Oppositional Defiance
Panic
Paranoia
Parenting
Peer Relationships
Perfectionism
Phobias
Personality Disorders
Postpartum Depression
Premarital Counseling
Relationship Issues
Self Esteem
Self-Harming
Single Parenting Issues
Skills Groups
Sleep or Insomnia
Stress
Substance Use
Suicidal Ideation
teen
Teens
Testing and Evaluation
Thinking Disorders
Trauma
Trauma and PTSD
Video Game Addiction
weight-loss
Women's issue
Treatment Orientation
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Eclectic
Health/Wellness-based
holistic health
Marital Couple/ Family Communication Therapy
Meditation
Metacognitive Therapy
Mindfulness
Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy
Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
Motivational Interviewing
Psychodynamic
psychotherapy
Reality therapy
Modality
Couples
Family
Group
Individuals
Children