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Brookside Family Therapy

Mental Health Services

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Relationships

Everything is about relationships and learning to communicate. We are EXPERTS in this area.

Anxiety

We are the anxious people, but sometimes it can get out of hand. Contact us to learn coping skills to deal with it.

Life Transitions

Change, even good change, can cause problems in our lives. We can help guide your through them.

Depression

Depression isn't just sadness. It can come out as many strong emotions. There are many ways we can help you.

ADHD

Adults with ADHD are learning that here is help out there. It is more than just medication. We can help with many skills.

Group

Sometimes sharing with others going through the same things you are is very empowering.

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We Can Help

Is it as simple as 1,2,3?  No, but we at Brookside Family Therapy are here to help you navigate those transitions.  The ones you have made, the ones that have been forced upon you, and the ones you really need to make but have needed support to do so. The struggle is REAL and you don’t have to do it alone!  Don’t just survive, THRIVE!

We are based online so we can reach all of Virginia as long as long as you have an internet connection.  Fairfax and Alexandria in the north, Down to Roanoke, Charlottesville, Richmond, Warrenton, Hampton and everything in-between. Virtual therapy allows you the flexibility of finding a therapist and in scheduling.

If you are local to one of our clinicians, we do set up walk and talk sessions.  Kelly can do them with her animal assistants pictured on the right.  These sessions take special scheduling so please discuss them with your clinician.  They are only for individuals.

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Why choose

Brookside Family Therapy

Affordability

Some people ask why we don’t have an office and that plays into our affordability as well. We don’t have the overhead so we can afford to take insurance.

Multicultural staff

Our staff is currently Caucasian, African American, Hispanic. With this diverse group of women we have a wide background of experiences that help us connect with YOU.

Collaborative

WE not only work collaboratively with you as the client but with each other as a staff. If, while working with you, we find that you need a specific type of therapy that another clinician is proficient in, you can see that other clinician.

Life Transitions

Life seems to be about making it from one transition to the next.  Sometimes we say to ourselves “If I can just make it to….., I’ll be ok.” Then we get there and find out the stress hasn’t gone away, it’s just a little different.  

Making changes and growing is usually a good thing but it doesn’t mean they don’t come with pain.  I remind people of their actual growing pains when they were a kid.  Yes some lucky few didn’t have them or don’t remember them!  Perhaps theirs came about in different ways.

You may be going through a break up, having a baby, a child may be graduating or moving from one grade to another.  Perhaps you want to make a job change and are overwhelmed by where to start. These life transitions can be stressful and cause us to become depressed or to have spikes in anxiety that we don’t know how to navigate.  That is what we are here to help you with.

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Find Workable Solutions which will Succeed within the Structure

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Animal Assisted Therapy

Animal assisted therapy sessions are specific to Kelly Austin.  If you are seeing another clinician at Brookside Family Therapy, you can still make an appointment with Kelly to learn more about how your pet can help you with your anxiety, depression or other mental health concerns. Our walk and talks will take place at Andrew Leitch Park.  The address is 5301 Dale Blvd, Virginia 22193.  You can look it up to see how far away it is and there are maps of the trails online as well. These walk and talks are subject to special scheduling/weather/Kelly’s health so email for details.

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Court Policies

Overview

Please be advised that the therapists, therapist interns, and staff of Brookside Family Therapy do not participate in person, by phone, or in writing in any court-related matter that the client of Brookside Family Therapy may be a party to or become a party to in any way. The therapists and interns of Brookside Family Therapy do not write letters regarding their client’s treatment to any entity, including court. The therapists and interns of Brookside Family Therapy at no time will offer an opinion or recommendation in any court matter, especially as it relates to custody.

Brookside Family Therapy is requested to write a letter on any court-related matter, that they will not be stipulated in writing or in person as to an opinion. Therapists and/or interns may only provide observations and feedback. At no time will any therapists or therapist interns of Brookside Family Therapy offer to or make a recommendation in regards to custody or any other court-related matter.

Couples

When working with couples, it is imperative that both clients understand that if they wish to access their records during or after completion of therapy, both participants must consent to the release of such records. This also includes court letters and testimony. Both participants must consent to disclosure, otherwise, the therapist shall invoke privileges.

Minors

When working with minors in the Commonwealth of Virginia please be advised that minors are deemed an adult for the purpose of consenting to their own treatment as well as the consent to release their records ( VA code 54.1-2969 E.4 Please also read section K). As the minor’s therapist, it is the therapist’s ethical duty to inform the minor of the significance of releasing records (both verbally and in writing) as it may or may not benefit them therapeutically.  

Court Policies and Fees

Please be advised that should a therapist or intern from Brookside Family Therapy be court-ordered to appear in court or at a deposition, the fee stipulation is as follows:

  • $250 per hour for preparation
  • $3,000 per day plus $200 per hour for travel to and from the court.

Please be advised that should a therapist or intern from Brookside Family Therapy be ordered by court to write a letter to the court, the time shall be billed at $200 per hour on a quarterly hour basis.

All therapists and interns of Brookside Family Therapy will NOT be ON-CALL at any time. Should a case be trailed, or continued, the therapist will be paid in full for each day as well as an additional $1,000 per day as it hinders the therapist’s or intern’s ability to be available to their other clients.

Subpoenas

Please coordinate with our office to ensure that the therapist can be available for the date and time of the deposition or court hearing. The therapist may agree to accept the subpoena via email if agreed upon. Reminder: A subpoena in which the client provided the therapist as a potential witness shall be billed in full for all court-related activity. Also, the therapist must have a signed release prior to submitting records or appearing on a court matter, regardless of the subpoena.

All court fees must be received by cashier’s check 7 days prior to the court date. Should the court, calendar the hearing for another date, the therapist or intern must be re-issued a new subpoena with the new court hearing date.

Should the therapists or interns be on vacation, the party initiating the court order must take reasonable steps to avoid imposing an undue burden or expense on a person subject to the subpoena



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