WELCOME TO ESSENTIAL FOUNDATIONS, PLLC
Mental Health Service in Morgantown, WV
Mental Health Service in Morgantown, WV
LOCATION
1287 SUNCREST TOWNE CENTRE MORGANTOWN, WV.
We are conveniently located in the Suncrest Towne Centre. For the fastest access to the office, enter through the West Entrance, located between Taziki’s Mediterranean Cafe and the #1 Super China Buffet. Take the elevator to the second floor and our office is located around the corner from the second-floor lobby. Parking is available behind the building.
OUR SERVICE
INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY THERAPY.
Individual and family therapy for children, adolescents, and adults. Our focus is on utilizing evidence based treatment. Common modalities include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Directive Play Therapy, Trauma Focused Therapy, Motivational Interventions, and Behavioral Therapy.
WHAT WE DO
IMPROVING WELL-BEING AND MENTAL HEALTH.
Essential Foundations, PLLC is a psychotherapy practice providing treatment for children, adults, and families. We utilize personalized evidence based treatments, in a warm, quiet, and private environment conveniently located in the Suncrest Towne Centre. We collaborate with pediatricians, psychiatrists, other therapists, and schools to meet each individual’s needs.
We do not provide medication evaluations, but will help assist in referring you to a provider who can provide psychotropic medications if indicated.
We do not offer marriage or couples counseling.
To make a NEW patient appointment, please call to speak directly to a provider. Return appointments will be arranged directly with your therapist through your preferred method of communication. For your first appointment, bring with you some ideas or goals with which we can be helpful. Bring your insurance card and other demographic information. Children should be accompanied by their parent(s) or guardian. If available, please bring any records from previous mental health treatment, school records, or past psychological testing.
A therapist utilizes talking and behavioral strategies to help people with emotional and psychological distress. We provide guidance, directive cognitive interventions and behavioral change strategies to improve functional behaviors and emotions in people and provide support. Therapists may be trained in psychotherapy through several degree paths such as Masters in Social Work, Counseling Degrees or Psychology Degrees.
Most therapy sessions are around 45-60 minutes. Clients and their therapists establish trust, mutual goals and discuss techniques to bring about change and improve their mood and functioning. The frequency of therapy sessions depends on each individual’s needs.
Therapy has been shown to help people with a variety of diagnoses and symptoms. It can improve mood, relieve anxiety, help families function better as a unit, improve work and school performance.
Charlie Swager, MSW, LICSW, ACSW, is a Morgantown native. He is a graduate of West Virginia University with a Master of Social Work. He studied Birth Through Kindergarten Education at North Carolina Central in Durham, NC, and worked as a cognitive skills trainer at Learning Rx in Raleigh, NC. He completed internships in Child and Adolescent Therapy at the WVU Department of Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry and the Assertive Community Treatment program at the Chestnut Ridge Center. His interests are in treating children, adolescents, and adults with mood and anxiety disorders, autism spectrum and developmental disorders, behavioral disorders, family therapy, and addictions. He is a certified tobacco treatment specialist (CTTS) through the Mayo Clinic.
Sarah Pattison, MSW, LICSW, is originally from Bridgeport WV. She has called Morgantown home for over 15 years. She is a graduate of West Virginia University with a Master of Social Work. She has completed internships in Child, Family and Adolescent Therapy and has worked with families in Morgantown for over a decade. Her special interests include working with children and adolescents. She specializes in ADHD, Anxiety, OCD, PTSD, and Autism.