Older Adults Program

CFR’s Older Adults Program (OAP) helps communities flourish by providing individual, relationship, and family therapy to older adults, specialized training to mental health professionals, and educational programs to communities, organizations, and groups with elders and their caregivers.

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Services

OAP provides the following services to older adults (60 years old +) and organizations that work with older adults:

  • Quality individual, relationship, and family therapy for older adults.
  • Group classes for older adults on issues of emotional stability and growth during retirement, building deep relationships, grieving loss and change, and embracing new ways of finding purpose and direction.
  • Consultation and education for organizations on providing excellent therapeutic treatment for older adults. This work includes identifying and honoring diverse cultural and systemic contexts, which can impact how best to help elders identify and meet psychosocial needs and wants.

How to Work with OAP

Our relationships in our workplaces, families, communities, volunteer organizations, and faith organizations are all fundamental to our well-being. During the aging process, significant changes in these aspects of our lives can deeply impact our ability to feel connected and find purpose.

Our therapists are experts in supporting older adults (as individuals, couples, and families) to navigate the emotional road of retirement, loss of a loved one and bereavement, anxiety, and depression, as well as creating a meaningful and joyful next chapter of life.

Contact Kent Matthies, MFT, MDiv, for more information on OAP.

Meet our Team

Michael Antzis, MD

Michael Antzis, MD

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Barbara Barry, MEd, LMFT

Barbara Barry, MEd, LMFT

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Alexis W. V. Bové, MS, J...

Alexis W. V. Bové, MS, JD, LMFT

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Mike Butera, LMFT

Mike Butera, LMFT

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Reid Cilley, MFT

Reid Cilley, MFT

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Alexander Coleman, MFT

Alexander Coleman, MFT

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Kenneth W. Covelman, PhD

Kenneth W. Covelman, PhD

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Kelly Davis, Esq., MSW

Kelly Davis, Esq., MSW

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Nina Fortuna, LMFT

Nina Fortuna, LMFT

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Veronica Haggerty, MA, R...

Veronica Haggerty, MA, RN, MFT

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Lisa Handler, PhD, LMFT

Lisa Handler, PhD, LMFT

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Gabrielle Hoang, MFT

Gabrielle Hoang, MFT

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Chimère G. Holmes, MA, M...

Chimère G. Holmes, MA, MSEd, LPC

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Amy Jones, MSW, MFT, LCSW

Amy Jones, MSW, MFT, LCSW

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Carla Krash, MSS, LCSW, MFA

Carla Krash, MSS, LCSW, MFA

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Amy Leonard, LMSW

Amy Leonard, LMSW

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Allen-Michael Lewis, LMF...

Allen-Michael Lewis, LMFT, MS, AS

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Kent Matthies, MFT, MDiv

Kent Matthies, MFT, MDiv

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Sloane Previdi, LSW, MFT

Sloane Previdi, LSW, MFT

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Florda Priftanji, LMFT

Florda Priftanji, LMFT

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Lucy S. Raizman, MSW, LC...

Lucy S. Raizman, MSW, LCSW, LMFT, CST

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Dr. Martha S. Rinehart, ...

Dr. Martha S. Rinehart, MA, LMFT

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Meghan Rydzewski, MFT

Meghan Rydzewski, MFT

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Lenny Schnier, LSW

Lenny Schnier, LSW

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Kristine Seitz, MEd, MSW...

Kristine Seitz, MEd, MSW, LSW

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Qianna S. Snooks, PsyD

Qianna S. Snooks, PsyD

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Margot Stein, LMFT

Margot Stein, LMFT

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Sarah Valdivieso, LMFT

Sarah Valdivieso, LMFT

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Bianca Williams, MFT

Bianca Williams, MFT

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Featured Expert Voice Blogs

Enjoy these Expert Voices blogs from our OAP team:

Graphic for the blog titled 'Mental Health of Older Adults During High Temperatures' by Kent Matthies, MFT, MDiv. The image features an older woman drinking water in front of a fan, illustrating the impact of high temperatures on older adults. The Council for Relationships logo is also displayed.

Kent Matthies, MFT, MDiv

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