Denise Faragher, MS, LMFT, RPT

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

AAMFT Clinical Supervisor

Denise has been practicing as a licensed marriage and family therapist since 2003. She is also approved by the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy as a clinical supervisor and is a Registered Play Therapist with the Minnesota Association of Play Therapy. She has a long history of working with children and adolescents in intensive settings providing therapeutic services to young clients and their families. Denise is trained and uses a play therapy modality with young clients. She also has experience providing therapeutic services to adult individuals and couples in a community mental health center.

What is Family Therapy? Family therapy involves a whole family or several family members, all meeting with a therapist. Family therapy can be helpful if a family is having difficulties getting along. It can also be used when one family member is experiencing a problem and the family relationships are contributing to the problem or maintaining the problem. In many cases, the problem may be exhibited by a child, but this may not always be the case.

Why Play Therapy? Play therapists use the therapeutic powers of play to help clients prevent or resolve psychosocial difficulties to achieve optimal growth and development (APT 1997). Children’s play is their language. The use of play can assist in establishing a therapeutic relationship, understanding a child’s interactions and relationships, revealing feelings that haven’t been verbalized, assists in constructively acting out anxiety, tension, and hostility, teaches socializations skills, and provides an environment to test limits, gain insight, explore alternative behaviors, and learn consequences.

Specialties
-Children (6 & up) and adolescent therapy
Behavior concerns, Adjustment disorders, Attachment issues, Concerns related to divorce, Mood concerns such as anxiety or depression, Recovery from abuse

-Adults: Individual and Couples Therapy
Parenting skills, Relationship issues, Conflict resolution, Mood and emotional concerns, Adjustment issues

-Clinical Supervision
Specializing in supervision marriage and family post-graduate students.

Hours and Availability
-Therapeutic services are by appointment only and will generally be scheduled after 3pm. To schedule an appointment, please call 320-224-6215.

Office location:
708 Clearwater Center
Clearwater, MN 55320