Choices Counseling & Consulting has been serving the Capital District community for more than 30 years and provides individual, relational, family and group counseling.
The mission of Choices Counseling & Consulting is to provide competent psychotherapeutic care to all individuals and families. All associates at Choices are trained in general psychotherapy and family therapy, holding Master’s degrees in Social Work or Psychology. We are skilled in traditional psychotherapeutic modalities, as well as holistic and psychospiritual approaches. Although individual practitioners have different training and focus, everyone works within a feminist, culturally affirming, and family systems framework, with specialization in various other modalities. We work with families, couples, children, and youth.
In addition to general training in psychology, the staff at Choices specializes in issues related to sexual orientation, sexuality, gender identity and expression. Our focus always begins with respect to people’s unique racial, ethnic, cultural backgrounds, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, and dis/abilities. Our clinicians draw from training and therapeutic skills that recognize, validate, and celebrate diversity as a means to create safe and welcoming spaces for all persons. Understanding that each of these aspects of identity exists on a spectrum, we affirm and respect every client’s right to self-identify and authenticity.
Choices welcomes all individuals and partnerships, including those who are lesbian and gay and bisexual or queer. We work with transgender people, including non-binary, gender expansive children and youth, and those who are genderqueer identified. Additionally, we offer culturally competent counseling for those who are poly and those who identify with alternative (kink) sexuality.
What is unique about Choices is our commitment to couples and families who are LGBTQ+ identified. We affirm that diversity among and within families is positive, and we honor chosen families.
Choices has a commitment to making therapy financially accessible. We work with a broad range of insurance companies and also offer services on a sliding scale. All services are confidential and HIPAA regulations are rigorously followed to protect clients’ rights to privacy.
Therapy sessions are 55 minutes with 5 minutes at the end for closure and to schedule the next appointment.
If you would like more information, please email info@choicesconsulting.