Counseling
One-on-One Counseling
Our professionally trained staff can provide individual counseling, couples counseling, and family counseling services to help navigate the hardships endured from diagnosis to ongoing support.
These issues may include:
- Coping with a New Diagnosis
- Self Doubt and Low Self Esteem
- Depression and the “Blues”
- Difficulties with Social Interaction
- Anger, Hurt, and Grief
- Parenting Skills
- Stress
- Women’s Issues
We provide therapy for individuals, families, and children.
All of our services are FREE.
We offer, telephone appointments, in person appointments and virtual appointments via Zoom. Sessions are strictly confidential.
What benefits can patients receive from counseling sessions?
The counseling sessions provide an important place for persons with epilepsy to discuss social and personal issues. Counselors can help to identify areas that are adversely affecting a person with epilepsy.
In general, counseling sessions help individuals to discuss, better understand and cope with troubling issues that somehow relate to or affect the treatment of epilepsy.
There are a variety of treatments aimed at helping you to understand the impact of your disorder. Each treatment provides different insights into your life with epilepsy. Each one shows a way to take mental control over your seizures and points out a path towards living a more balanced life.
Meet our Counselor!
Meet Sam Champagne! Sam is our Counseling and Project Coordinator. She offers counseling to individuals with epilepsy and their families, both virtually and in person, and looks forward to getting to know the people that EFNENY serves throughout Northeastern New York.
Sam has an undergraduate degree in Psychology and Gender Studies and a Masters in Mental Health Counseling from SUNY Plattsburgh.
Outside of the office, Sam enjoys spending her time, crafting, and enjoying the outdoors with her husband, son, and dog Moffitt!
Connect with our Counseling & Program Coordinator!
If our counseling services might be of help to you or someone you know, please call or stop by for more information or to schedule an appointment.
Here for you!
Epilepsy and seizures are often a tough burden to bear.
They might be more than you can handle on your own. Fortunately, you don’t have to!
Support Groups
Looking for a different kind of support?
Group counseling is also an option available!
We have an Adult Support Group, a parent support group, and a Studio E Art Therapy Group.