Mane Difference Counseling Services was founded in 2019 and is the counseling practice of Alexandra D. Contrafatto MSEd, LPC, NCC. The purpose of Mane Difference is to help individuals, families, and couples make changes in their lives that enable them to grow. Alexandra is a licensed professional counselor, a licensed behavior specialist, and a nationally certified counselor.
She has a Masters in Education from Duquesne University and is certified in Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy through the OK Corral Series and the Equine Growth and Learning Association. Alexandra specializes in anxiety disorders and has a comprehensive expertise in depression, PTSD, and marriage and family therapy. To create a safe, open environment where we can work together to achieve your therapeutic goals.
We work collaboratively with you to help you identify specific treatment goals and to utilize your strengths and knowledge to achieve your goals. Often, individuals, families, or couples seek counseling when they have attempted many solutions on their own but have not yet achieved their desired results.
She has a Masters in Education from Duquesne University and is certified in Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy through the OK Corral Series and the Equine Growth and Learning Association. Alexandra specializes in anxiety disorders and has a comprehensive expertise in depression, PTSD, and marriage and family therapy. To create a safe, open environment where we can work together to achieve your therapeutic goals.
We work collaboratively with you to help you identify specific treatment goals and to utilize your strengths and knowledge to achieve your goals. Often, individuals, families, or couples seek counseling when they have attempted many solutions on their own but have not yet achieved their desired results.
Services
Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy (EFP) offers experiential psychotherapy sessions to individuals, couples, families, and groups in an outpatient mental health treatment context.
The horse actually participates in the therapeutic process.
Natural horse and herd behavior are observed and recognized as a model for healthy human behavior.
Equine facilitated exercises are designed to elicit metaphors for the issues you are facing and to promote self-awareness.
These exercises help you recognize your own behavior patterns and create your own solutions.
The horse actually participates in the therapeutic process.
Natural horse and herd behavior are observed and recognized as a model for healthy human behavior.
Equine facilitated exercises are designed to elicit metaphors for the issues you are facing and to promote self-awareness.
These exercises help you recognize your own behavior patterns and create your own solutions.
Couples therapy helps resolve forms of distress in a relationship between two people.
By moving gradually toward mutual acceptance and understanding, your relationship can use strategies built to fulfill each partner.
With trust, a healthier attitude, and reflection, you may find a deeper level of love and commitment.
In other relationships, people are different entities but in marriage, the couple is considered as one.
Your relationship can provide the energy, support, and enthusiasm needed to feel happy and optimistic.
By moving gradually toward mutual acceptance and understanding, your relationship can use strategies built to fulfill each partner.
With trust, a healthier attitude, and reflection, you may find a deeper level of love and commitment.
In other relationships, people are different entities but in marriage, the couple is considered as one.
Your relationship can provide the energy, support, and enthusiasm needed to feel happy and optimistic.
Family therapy aims to resolve distress among family members, while developing strategies that improve the family dynamic.
It can be difficult to express what we feel to members of our family.
Family therapy sessions include work with your family as a group and in smaller teams to clarify issues and how best to address them.
This is a collaborative effort that may involve outside exercises to continue progress.
We will work toward mutual acceptance, improved communication, increased trust, and better strategies for disrupting damaging behavior before and as it occurs.
It can be difficult to express what we feel to members of our family.
Family therapy sessions include work with your family as a group and in smaller teams to clarify issues and how best to address them.
This is a collaborative effort that may involve outside exercises to continue progress.
We will work toward mutual acceptance, improved communication, increased trust, and better strategies for disrupting damaging behavior before and as it occurs.
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