Gerontology, Geropsychology - Therapy for Older Adults
If you are an older adult, you may be facing new, unique, or long-standing but more pressing challenges. These include changes in roles or employment, marital and/or relationship challenges, relationship challenges with adult children, health problems, and more. Dr. Anna Yam is certified in Gerontology and has worked with older adults and their families extensively for over 15 years. . ​
Here are common areas of focus in psychotherapy with older adults:
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Relationship therapy (marital, parent/child, etc.)
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Chronic pain management
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Sleep problems, insomnia
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Managing health problems
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Employment transitions and retirement
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Healthy aging - developing and maintaining healthy habits and routines
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Cognitive aging - promoting optimal cognition, managing cognitive changes
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Caregiving for a spouse or loved one (read more below)
Therapy for Caregivers
A caregiver is any person who helps another with a range of activities like paying bills, attending medical appointments, taking medications properly, buying groceries, preparing meals, getting dressed, and bathing, among others. It can be rewarding to provide care, but it can also be stressful, isolating, and overwhelming. If you are a caregiver, it is likely that your own needs have at times gone by the wayside. You deserve support, as well as a partner in navigating the challenges of caregiving.
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Topics in therapy for caregivers:
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Caregiver burnout
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Anxiety, depression, anger/frustration
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Isolation and loneliness
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Grief​
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Managing cognitive problems in the person you are caring for, including mild cognitive impairment and dementia
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Managing challenging behaviors in the person you are carding for
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Dynamics and relationships with family and other caregivers
Therapy for Grief and Bereavement
Losing a loved one or friend is one of the most stressful experiences of our lives. In addition to sadness, many survivors experience feelings of guilt, anger, loneliness and numbness. We are not meant to go through bereavement and grief on our own. Death and loss is a universal experience and you need and deserve support and community to help you go through it. Grief counseling can help you grieve and process your loss in a healthy way.
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Dr. Anna Yam is licensed to provide psychotherapy to individuals and couples in California and New York
She is not paneled with Medicare. Please read here, and reach out if you have questions.