Business Details
Your Trusted Mental Health Counseling Partner in Sioux Falls
Encompass Mental Health is a counseling practice dedicated to providing compassionate, personalized care for individuals seeking mental health support. With over 50 years of combined experience and 30,000+ therapy sessions delivered, our team specializes in evidence-based techniques such as EMDR, play therapy, and mindfulness to address emotional and behavioral challenges. We serve children, teens, women, and couples through tailored counseling services that prioritize client autonomy and holistic healing.Our approach emphasizes creating safe spaces for growth while partnering with families and support systems to ensure lasting progress. We maintain transparency in finances, offer flexible scheduling, and focus exclusively on areas where our clinicians hold specialized training, ensuring clients receive expert care aligned with their unique needs.
Services
Play Therapy
Couples Counseling
Teen Mental Health
Child Behavior Support
Parenting Guidance
Trauma Counseling
Mindfulness Therapy
Childcare Consultation
Online Scheduling
EMDR Therapy
Highlights and features
- We offer over 50 years of combined experience in mental health counseling
- Our therapists use evidence-based techniques like EMDR and play therapy
- We provide personalized care tailored to each client's unique needs
- Our team includes specialists in child behavior, teen mental health, and women's issues
- We partner with families and support systems for lasting therapeutic progress
What people say
Compassionate approach
Effective therapy techniques
Supportive environment
Personalized care
Positive child outcomes
Services
Play Therapy
Play therapy helps children up to age 10 develop emotional regulation and behavioral skills through structured play activities. Our therapists use age-appropriate techniques to address anxiety, trauma, and behavioral challenges while making sessions engaging and non-threatening. This approach allows children to express themselves naturally while building coping mechanisms that improve their daily functioning at home and school.
Couples Counseling
Couples counseling addresses relationship challenges through evidence-based approaches like Emotionally Focused Therapy and Gottman Method. Our therapists help partners improve communication, rebuild trust, and strengthen emotional connections. Sessions focus on resolving conflicts, enhancing intimacy, and developing shared strategies for maintaining healthy relationships over time.
Teen Mental Health
Teen mental health services address anxiety, depression, and behavioral challenges through age-appropriate therapeutic techniques. Our specialists create safe spaces for adolescents to explore identity, manage stress, and improve family communication. Treatment plans incorporate school-related stressors and social pressures while helping parents understand and support their teen's developmental needs.
Child Behavior Support
Child behavior support addresses aggression, defiance, and emotional regulation issues through specialized interventions. Our therapists work with families to implement consistent strategies that reduce problematic behaviors while teaching alternative coping skills. Services include parent coaching and collaboration with childcare providers to ensure consistent support across environments.
Childcare Consultation
Childcare consultation provides professional development and behavior management strategies for early childhood educators. Our specialists offer staff training, mental health consultation, and implementation of evidence-based programs like Child-Teacher Relationship Training to improve classroom environments and address children's emotional needs effectively.
People
Ellen Oppold
Therapist for Women
Licensed Professional Counselor specializing in women's mental health, helping clients achieve balance and happiness through personalized therapy sessions focused on life transitions and emotional well-being.
Caroline Beebe
Child & Teen Therapist
Licensed Professional Counselor with multiple certifications in play therapy and mental health counseling, providing specialized care for children, teens, and women while maintaining national counseling association standards.
Akela Sorensen
Couples Therapist
Licensed Professional Counselist specializing in couples therapy and women's mental health, combining evidence-based approaches with practical strategies to improve relationship dynamics and individual well-being.
Alexis Klein
Child Therapist
Licensed Professional Counselor and Registered Play Therapist with expertise in child therapy, using play-based interventions to address behavioral challenges and emotional difficulties in children and teens.
Caitlin King
Family Therapist
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist supervisee providing counseling services for children, couples, and families, focusing on improving communication patterns and strengthening family relationships through systemic approaches.
Questions
What is play therapy and how does it help children?
Play therapy uses structured play activities to help children express emotions and develop coping skills in a natural, engaging format that feels like fun rather than traditional therapy.
How can counseling help my teenager with emotional challenges?
Our teen therapists create safe spaces for adolescents to explore identity and manage stress while helping parents understand and support their child's developmental needs.
Do you offer couples counseling for relationship issues?
Yes, we provide evidence-based couples counseling using approaches like Emotionally Focused Therapy to improve communication, rebuild trust, and strengthen emotional connections between partners.
What mental health services are available for women?
We offer specialized counseling for women addressing life transitions, parenting challenges, trauma recovery, and self-care through personalized therapy sessions focused on achieving balance and happiness.
How do you support childcare providers with behavioral challenges?
Our childcare consultation services include staff training, mental health consultation, and implementation of evidence-based programs to improve classroom environments and address children's emotional needs.
Can therapy help with parenting struggles?
Yes, our therapists provide parenting guidance and behavior management strategies to address challenging behaviors while improving parent-child communication and relationship dynamics.
