Our Services
Jordan Wishner offers a wide range of therapeutic services designed to support children, adolescents, and young adults in overcoming their unique challenges and achieving positive outcomes. Clients experience improved self-esteem, decreased isolation, better management of mood disorders such as depression and anxiety, and effective solutions for behavioral issues. Specialized support for developmental and learning differences helps clients succeed academically and socially, while guidance on school-related difficulties and peer relationships fosters a more positive school experience. Families navigating divorce, adoption, and parent-child attachment issues find stronger, healthier relationships. Jordan’s gender and sexuality support services create a safe, affirming environment for personal exploration and acceptance. Additionally, clients recovering from complex trauma build resilience and emotional stability. Each service is tailored to the client’s specific needs, ensuring a holistic approach that promotes long-term emotional well-being and personal growth.
individual counseling
Jordan Wishner offers one-on-one counseling sessions that are tailored to address the specific emotional and behavioral concerns of each client. These personalized sessions provide a confidential and supportive environment where clients can explore their thoughts and feelings, work through challenges, and develop effective coping strategies. Jordan’s approach to individual counseling is rooted in empathy, creativity, and evidence-based practices, ensuring that each session is meaningful and impactful.
Through individual counseling, Jordan Wishner is committed to helping clients achieve a deeper understanding of themselves, improve their emotional health, and develop the skills necessary to navigate life’s challenges.
Personalized approach:
Confidential and Supportive Environment:
Jordan provides a safe space where clients can openly discuss their feelings and concerns without fear of judgment. This supportive environment fosters trust and encourages clients to be honest and open about their experiences.
Evidence-Based Techniques:
Focus on Emotional and Behavioral Concerns:
Goal-Oriented Sessions:
Holistic Care:
Group Therapy
Group therapy sessions offer a unique opportunity for children, adolescents, young adults, and even parents to connect with others facing similar challenges in a supportive and structured environment. These sessions foster a sense of community, reduce feelings of isolation, and provide a platform for shared learning and mutual support. By itself, group therapy can be a powerful modality for healing. It can also be a great compliment to individual therapy. Clients can reflect and learn new skills in individual sessions and then practice these novel ways of being in a small, safe microcosm of the “real world.”
Through group therapy, Jordan Wishner aims to create a collaborative and empathetic environment where participants can grow together, build social connections, and develop the skills needed to thrive.
Supportive Environment & Real World Practice:
Group therapy provides a supportive setting where participants can share their experiences, gain insights from others,receive encouragement, and practice new ways of being within a safe space. This environment helps build a sense of belonging and reduces the stigma often associated with emotional and behavioral issues.
Peer Learning:
Participants benefit from hearing different perspectives and learning from the experiences of their peers. This shared learning process can enhance personal growth and provide new coping strategies and solutions to common challenges.
Social Skills Development:
For children and adolescents, group therapy often includes a focus on social skills. These sessions help young individuals develop and enhance their ability to interact positively with others, communicate effectively, and build healthy relationships. Activities may include role-playing, interactive games, and guided discussions that promote social understanding and empathy.
Behavioral Challenges:
Group therapy can address behavioral issues by providing a space for participants to practice new behaviors in a controlled and supportive setting. Group members can give and receive feedback, helping each other make positive changes and improve their behavior.
Emotional Support:
Adolescents and young adults often face unique stressors related to identity, peer pressure, puberty, and life transitions. Group therapy offers a platform to discuss these issues openly, gain emotional support, and develop resilience. The shared experiences can normalize their feelings, reduce anxiety, and elevate mood.
Parental Support Groups:
Parents can also benefit from group therapy by connecting with others who understand the challenges of raising children with developmental and emotional needs. These groups provide a space to share strategies & resources, receive support, and learn from the experiences of other parents.
Parenting Therapy and Support
Parenting can be both immensely rewarding and uniquely challenging, especially when navigating the complexities of raising children with developmental, emotional, or behavioral needs.
Jordan’s specialized parenting counseling provides parents with the tools, strategies, and insights necessary to foster a nurturing and harmonious family environment.
This modality is often an integral part of a patient’s individualized therapy plan, ensuring comprehensive care that addresses the needs of the entire family, reducing stress and promoting resilience.
Individualized emotional Support:
Parenting counseling is tailored to address the specific challenges and needs of each family. By understanding the unique dynamics and concerns of your family, Jordan creates a personalized support plan that promotes positive changes and strengthens family bonds.
Enhanced Communication:
Participants benefit from hearing different perspectives and learning from the experiences of their peers. This shared learning process can enhance personal growth and provide new coping strategies and solutions to common challenges.
Behavior Management Strategies:
Jordan provides practical strategies for managing and addressing behavioral challenges. These evidence-based techniques help parents respond effectively to their children’s behaviors, ultimately promoting positive behavior change and emotional regulation.
Developmental and Learning Differences:
Parents of children with developmental and learning differences often face unique challenges. Jordan offers guidance and resources to help parents understand and support their child’s needs, enhancing their ability to advocate for appropriate educational and therapeutic services.
collaborative approach:
Parenting counseling is often integrated into the overall therapy plan for the child or adolescent. This collaborative approach ensures that both the child’s and the family’s needs are addressed holistically, leading to more effective and lasting outcomes.
Strengthening Parent-Child Relationships:
Building a strong, positive relationship with your child is essential for their emotional and psychological well-being. Parenting counseling focuses on strengthening these relationships, fostering a deeper connection and mutual respect.
Special Needs Education Consulting
Jordan provides expert guidance and support for families navigating the complexities of special education. His consulting services are designed to help families and educational institutions create effective and inclusive learning environments.
Parental Support:
Navigating the New York City and larger New York State special education landscape can be challenging. Jordan offers support to parents, helping them understand and access the resources available to their children.
Interpreting Evaluations and Reports:
Assistance with interpreting child evaluations and reports to ensure parents have a clear understanding of their child’s needs and progres
IEP Meetings Support:
Providing coaching and support for Individualized Education Program (IEP) meetings, ensuring parents are well-prepared and confident in advocating for their child’s needs.
Home to School Collaboration:
Assisting with effective communication and collaboration between home and school to support the child’s educational and emotional needs.
Transition Support:
Offering guidance and support for life transitions, including preparation for life after high school, ensuring a smooth and successful transition to adulthood.
Finding Educational Settings:
Helping families find appropriate educational settings and related services that best meet their child’s needs.
school training & SUPport
Jordan provides extensive training and school support services to help children, adolescents, and young adults thrive academically and socially. He collaborates with schools, teachers, and parents through individualized educational plans to address learning differences, behavioral challenges, and school-related stressors.
This approach addresses the academic, social, and environmental aspects of a student’s life for a more comprehensive support system.
His programs and presentations equip educators and/or parents with the tools and strategies needed to support students with ADHD, autism, and other developmental differences, fostering an inclusive and supportive learning environment. Additionally, Jordan offers workshops and consultations to improve peer relationships and enhance social skills, ensuring that each student can navigate their school experience with confidence and success. In addition to these programs,
Jordan is also available to attend IEP meetings, review reports and even testify should his client’s case go to a hearing. These comprehensive services aim to create a positive educational journey, empowering students to reach their full potential.
Empowered Educators and Parents:
Equipping educators and parents with practical tools and strategies to support students with ADHD, autism, and other developmental differences.
Inclusive Learning Environment:
Fostering a supportive and inclusive atmosphere in schools that promotes the success of all students.
Improved Peer Relationships:
Offering workshops and consultations that enhance social skills and improve peer interactions.
Positive Educational Journey:
Creating a positive and empowering educational experience that helps students reach their full potential.
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IEP Meeting Support:
Providing assistance in preparing for and attending IEP meetings, reviewing reports, and offering expert testimony if needed.
Stronger Family-School Collaboration:
Facilitating effective communication and collaboration between families and schools to support student success.
psycho-social evaluations
Psycho-social evaluations offer a comprehensive look into a person’s mental and emotional health by examining their life experiences and social surroundings. These assessments delve into an individual’s personal history, family dynamics, education, friendships, and cultural background to paint a full picture of their well-being. Through thoughtful conversations with the family and observation, psycho-social evaluations help uncover the origin of an issue and put it into context. The report will also highlight strengths and identify support systems that can make a difference.
Psycho-social evaluations offer numerous benefits by providing a comprehensive understanding of an individual’s overall development. The report focuses on: physical development, developmental milestones, family history, educational development, mental & emotional health, and how environment impacts the client. A psycho-social evaluation is typically a required document to access state entitlements.
Holistic Understanding:
Gaining a complete picture of an individual’s well-being by examining personal, familial, educational, social, and cultural factors.
Strength Recognition:
Highlighting the individual’s strengths and resources that can be leveraged for improvement.
Support System Identification:
Identifying existing support networks that can assist in the individual’s care and development.
Enhanced Family Dynamics:
Providing valuable information that can improve family interactions and relationships.
Increased Self-Awareness:
Helping individuals gain insights into their behaviors, emotions, and relationships.
Informed Decision-Making:
Assisting healthcare providers, educators, and families in making informed decisions about care, support strategies, and potential benefit entitlements.