Alkira

Alkira Marriage and Family Therapy, P.C.

Alkira offers premiere individual, family, couple and child therapy. Our staff is professionally trained and experienced in working with clients to address problems quickly and compassionately using a systems perspective.

We use Narrative ideas as the foundation of our work. Sometimes called Narrative Therapy or Narrative Practices, they are a growing set of ethically based and innovative therapy ideas that recognize people use narrative, or story, to make meaning of their lives and identity and as such can re-author them. In addition, we approach our clients through the Internal Family Systems perspective, which is a research-based, strength focused approach for helping clients recover and heal from trauma and abuse.

What You Can Expect

A first appointment can typically be arrange within 48 hours. When you arrive for your first appointment, you will complete brief paperwork and then meet with your therapist for 60-70 minutes. Our first session is a time for us to get to know each other, identify your concerns and goals, and explore various areas of your or your child’s life. At the completion of the assessment you will reschedule to begin treatment. Play/child sessions are typically 30 minutes, and traditional sessions with adolescents and adults are typically 50 minutes.

Your therapist will ask you questions about your life and concerns to facilitate what we hope are meaningful conversations towards re-authoring it according to your desires and beliefs. We creatively explore stories, resources, and ideas you may or may not have fully considered in the hope that they provide new possibilities and ways to address the concerns that have brought you here. We welcome your creativity in expressing yourself, your life, and your relationships through writing, words, art, music, movement, and other formats.

In addition, we are trained in and may suggest other possibly helpful therapy approaches and ideas. Alkira provides services in Syracuse, and Rome, both with play therapy rooms. Moreover, a Spanish Speaking Therapist is available in our Syracuse. Our fees are often covered by insurance. We participate with Pomco, Value Options, RMSCO, and Tricare.

We are glad that you have come to our website! We hope that you will find answers to many of your questions here on our site. If there is something that you want more information about please give us a call at (315) 492-1390.

We look forward to working with you!