Aging brings many changes — physically, emotionally, and socially. Whether you’re navigating health challenges, coping with loss, or adjusting to retirement and new life roles, you don’t have to face it alone. At The Summit Counseling Center, we offer specialized counseling for older adults to help enhance quality of life, promote resilience, and support mental and emotional wellness in every season.
Is Aging Affecting Your Mental or Emotional Health?
You may benefit from counseling if you:
- Struggle with grief, loneliness, or depression
- Are adjusting to retirement or lifestyle changes
- Experience anxiety about health or independence
- Feel overwhelmed by caregiving responsibilities or family transitions
- Have memory concerns or early signs of cognitive changes
- Want to improve emotional balance and life satisfaction
Our Approach
We provide a warm, respectful, and accessible space where older adults can express themselves freely. Our experienced therapists use an individualized approach to support healthy aging; your care may include the methods listed below.
Types of Therapy
- Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP)
- Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Adlerian Therapy
- Art Therapy
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Christian Counseling
- Cognitive Behavior (CBT)
- Compassion Focused
- Couples Counseling
- Creative & Expressive Art
- Culturally Sensitive
- Dance Movement Therapy
- Emotionally Focused
- 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
- Positive Psychology
- Psychoanalytic Therapy
- Rational Emotive Behavior (REBT)
- Reality Therapy
- Relational Therapy
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Somatic Therapy
- Strength-Based Therapy
- Structural Family Therapy
- Transpersonal Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
We honor your life experience and support you in aging with dignity and connection.
You’re Not Alone in This Season of Life
With the right support, it’s possible to find balance, meaning, and connection — at every stage of aging.
Take the First Step Toward Well-Being in Every Stage of Life
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