What can you expect from autism counseling in Georgetown Texas with Brad Mason LPC, LPA, LSSP?

In person or virtual counseling in Georgetown Texas is available now. In person visits are preferred and tend to be most effective. The office setting is a small cottage near the historic square with no other providers present so it is comfortable and private.

Brad Mason is friendly and professional. Your first meeting starts with any questions you have about counseling. Then a little small talk to get to know each other. Next we find out why you are coming for autism counseling in Georgetown Texas. You are encouraged to bring notes outlining relevant background and history along with desired outcomes from therapy. Finally we establish goals and review techniques we can agree to try in future sessions.

Brad has been serving people on the spectrum since 1992, so he will have a great bank of experience and methods to competently assist you. He has published seven books such as Diagnosis Autism, Now What? and Counseling Tools for Kids in Schools, and ten documentaries like Autism/Aspergers: Understanding From The Inside Out. He has provided trainings for statewide trainings in Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana for the Texas Counseling Association, Texas School Psychology Association, school districts, educational service centers, and many more. You should be in good hands working with Brad Mason

What is the parent role in autism counseling in Georgetown, Texas?

Parents are encouraged to participate and attend sessions especially with younger children. Depending on your preferences and your child’s level of development, usually starting at age 12 I will ask the child if they want to meet with their parent present. This gives them a sense of control and choice, and often they choose to have a parent present. Older teens may begin to want sessions to themselves, and young adults get to choose what and if I communicate with parents. If I am working with a young adult and I get information I think should be communicated with a parent I have to get the adults permission in writing outlining what I will communicate and why. If there is an imminent safety issue such as suicidal ideation I may be required to communicate this threat to others without written consent.

The parent role in autism counseling in Georgetown Texas generally varies on a continuum. Ideally the parent participates in providing information, generating goals, choosing strategies. Especially with children, you as a parent would be present to learn the strategies I am teaching and participate in devising and implementing behavioral and discipline strategies to encourage success at home and school and prompt the use and practice with strategies outside my office.

What type of outcomes do we work towards?

-Stress and emotional response recognition and management skills

-Compliance with daily routines, schoolwork, chores, household and pubic rules

-Social skills

-Trauma work

-Learning and applying flexible thinking skills

-Self-esteem

-Responding to bullying and teasing appropriately and learning how to avoid the cycle

-Executive skills and organization

-Treating concurrent conditions such as ADHD, OCD, tics, reducing symptoms of anxiety and depression

-Easing sibling rivalry by teaching conflict resolution and assertive commication

Techniques for treatment in autism counseling

-Behavior modification- we often need to offer incentives to get kids to work on trying new strategies and changing

-Cognitive behavioral therapy or CBT- teaching recognition and replacement of inaccurate and unwanted thoughts to create better feelings and behavior https://www.bradmasoncounselor.com/what-is-cognitive-behavioral-therapy/

-Psychoeducation- teaching how thoughts, feelings, and behavior work together, how to create good mental health

-1-5 scales- used to teach about gradations in emotional escalation, early detection, vocabulary for appropriate expression, use of tools to fix feelings

-Processing and venting for difficult episodes for insight, meaning, and release

-Specialized social thinking curricula such as Superflex by Michelle Garcia Winner https://www.socialthinking.com/

-Emotional Transformation Therapy or ETT- used to alter persistent unwanted feelings and patterns, erase trauma https://www.etttraining.com/

-Brad Mason is a level 4 certified complex trauma certified therapist

-Observation and detection of additional conditions warranting treatment outside of counseling, such as occupational therapy for observed sensory issues, giftedness, or dyslexia evaluation

Schedule with me today and let’s get started!

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