Learning disabilities can impact a person’s ability to thrive academically, emotionally, and socially — but with the right support, students can build confidence, develop strategies, and succeed. At The Summit Counseling Center, we provide compassionate and comprehensive counseling to help children, teens, and their families navigate challenges related to learning differences and academic stress.
Is a Learning Disability Affecting You or Your Child?
Counseling can help if you or your child:
- Struggle with reading, writing, math, or focus in school
- Have been diagnosed with a learning disability such as dyslexia, dyscalculia, or dysgraphia
- Experience low self-esteem or frustration related to schoolwork
- Feel anxious, overwhelmed, or avoidant about learning
- Need support developing executive functioning or study skills
- Want to better understand testing results, IEPs, or 504 plans
Our Approach
Our counselors work closely with families, schools, and students to address academic and emotional challenges. We focus on strengths while offering tools for success. Depending on your needs, your care may include the methods listed below.
Types of Therapy
- Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP)
- Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Adlerian Therapy
- Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
- Art Therapy
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Christian Counseling
- Cognitive Behavior (CBT)
- Compassion Focused
- Creative & Expressive Art
- Culturally Sensitive
- Dance Movement Therapy
- Existential
- Experiential
- Expressive Arts
- Family Systems
- Family Therapy
- Gestalt
- Humanistic Therapy
- Integrative Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Multicultural Therapy
- Music Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Person-Centered Therapy
- Play Therapy
- Positive Psychology
- Psychoanalytic Therapy
- Rational Emotive Behavior (REBT)
- Reality Therapy
- Relational Therapy
- Sand Play Therapy
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Somatic Therapy
- Strength-Based Therapy
- Structural Family Therapy
- Transpersonal Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
We believe every learner has potential — and deserves support to thrive.
Every Learner Can Thrive
With the right strategies, encouragement, and advocacy, students can grow in confidence and succeed — in school and beyond.
Take the Next Step Toward Empowerment and Growth
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