Chenal Family Therapy, PLC

Here are the available session times for all Chenal Family Therapy PLC individual, couples, and family therapists for the coming three weeks. You are free to reserve more than one session time over multiple weeks if you are fairly sure you’ll use them all. However, clients who get in the habit of scheduling 2-3 weeks out and then repeatedly canceling those appointments will not be extended that opportunity in the future.

If you’d like one of these time slots, just email us or give our office manager a call (Karen Ahl, 501-781-2230 x3).

 

Ken Clark’s Availability:

This Week:

Monday (05/14) – No Openings

Tuesday (05/15) – 10am, 2pm, or 3pm

Wednesday (05/16) – 11am or 2pm

Thursday (05/17) – 9am, 10am, 11am, Noon, 1pm, 2pm, or 3pm

Friday (05/18) – 8 am, 9am, 1pm, or 3pm

 

Two Weeks:

Monday (05/21) – 10am, Noon, 1pm, 3pm, or 5pm

Tuesday (05/22) – 9am, 10am, 11am, Noon, 1pm, 2pm, 3p, or 5pm

Wednesday (05/23) – 9am, 10am, or 11am

Thursday (05/24) – No Openings

Friday (05/25) – No Openings

 

Three Weeks:

Monday (05/28) – No Openings (Memorial Day)

Tuesday (05/29) – 9am, 10am, 11am, Noon, 1pm, 2pm, or 3pm, 4pm, or 5pm

Wednesday (05/30) – 9am, 10am,  11am, Noon, 1pm, 2pm, or 3pm

Thursday (05/31) – 9am, 10am, 11am, Noon, 1pm, 2pm, or 3pm

Friday (06/01) – No Openings

 

Rachel Pinto’s Availability:

This Week:

Monday (05/14) – Noon, 1pm, 3pm, or 4pm

Tuesday (05/15) – 11am, Noon, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm, or 5pm

Wednesday (05/16) – 9am, 11am, 1pm Thursday (05/17) – No Openings

Friday (05/18) – 9am, 10am, 11am, Noon, 3pm, 4pm, or 5pm

 

Two Weeks:

Monday (05/21) – 1pm

Tuesday (05/22) – No Openings

Wednesday (05/23) – Noon

Thursday (05/24) – 1pm, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm, or 5pm

Friday (05/25) – 9am, 10am, 11am, Noon, 1pm, or 2pm

 

Three Weeks:

Monday (05/28) – Memorial Day

Tuesday (05/29) – 11am, Noon, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm, 5pm, 6pm, or 7pm

Wednesday (05/30) – 9am, 10am, 11am, Noon, 1pm, 2pm

Thursday (05/31) – No Openings

Friday (06/01) – 9am, 10am, 11am, Noon, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm, 5pm, 6pm, or 7pm

 

Scotty Smittle’s Availability:

This Week:

Friday (05/18) – 5pm, 6pm, 7pm, 8pm, or 9pm

Saturday (05/19) – 2pm or 3pm

 

Two Weeks:

Friday (05/25) – 5pm, 6pm, 7pm, 8pm

Saturday (05/26) – Noon, 1pm, 2pm, or 3pm

 

Nichole Ross’ Availability:

This Week:

Monday (05/14) – 2pm or 3pm

Tuesday (05/15) – 1pm or 2pm

Wednesday (05/16) – 2pm or 3pm

Thursday (05/17) – 9am, 10am, 11am, Noon, 1pm, 2pm, or 3pm

Friday (05/18) – No Openings

 

Two Weeks:

Monday (05/21) – 1pm, 2pm, or 3pm

Tuesday (05/22) – 1pm or 2pm

Wednesday (05/23) – 2pm or 3pm

Thursday (05/24) – 9am, 11am, Noon, 1pm, 3pm, or 4pm

Friday (05/25) – No Openings

 

Three Weeks:

Monday (05/28) – Memorial Day

Tuesday (05/29) – 1pm, 2pm, 3pm

Wednesday (05/30) – 2pm, 3pm

Thursday (05/31) – 9am, 10am, 11am, Noon, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm, or 4pm

Friday (06/01) – No Openings

(Picture above: Ft. Smith, AR Weekend Intensive setting)

In order to accommodate the needs of couples and families throughout the State of Arkansas, Chenal Family Therapy PLC now offers intensive, weekend therapy sessions throughout the state. These sessions are designed for couples and families who live in small towns, have limited access to therapists in their local area, or are nervous about being seen walking into a local therapist’s office.

The sessions are held on the weekends at a neutral, third party location close to you such as a hotel conference room, local resort, or affiliated therapist’s office. Intensive therapy sessions can be booked for as little as three hours and as many as eight hours over a Friday, Saturday, or Sunday. Three-hour sessions can cost as little as $375 total, with price varying depending on location, travel time, and the type of therapy.

The goal of our intensive therapy sessions is to try and stabilize a couple’s or family’s current problems, provide them with communication and behavioral tools that will be used after the weekend ends, and help restore hope to couples and families hanging on by a thread.

After the intensive therapy session, our staff can provide you with a referral to a therapist in your local area or schedule you for a 30 or 60-day follow-up with the same therapist you initially saw.

Intensive, weekend therapy sessions can be offered in or near virtually every city in the state with Fayetteville, Ft. Smith, Jonesboro, and El Dorado being the most commonly requested. We are also happy to schedule the intensive at any of Arkansas’s amazing resorts or state parks (Mt. Magazine, Petit Jean, Eureka Springs, etc) for couples and families wishing to pair therapy with a romantic getaway weekend or family retreat.

To learn more about our weekend therapy intensives, please email us and tell us where you’re located, potential dates you’d like to schedule a weekend intensive, and a brief summary of the issues you’re facing. You can also contact our offices at 501-781-2230 x 3 to ask questions or schedule a session.

 

Thanks to Deedra Wilson at KARK for including me in this very important piece on teen suicide prevention. Click here to watch the video from the segment.

If you or someone you know is feeling suicidal or is considering harming yourself, please dial 911 immediately. For long-term care and treatment of depression and other mental disorders that can lead to suicidal and self-destructive behaviors, call our offices at 501-781-2230.

As part of our recent sponsorship of the award-winning musical “Next to Normal,” Chenal Family Therapy held a panel discussion prior to the show on the overlap of faith and psychotherapy. The discussion included regularly debated topics including whether or not faith and psychotherapy are compatible, whether or not prayer is enough to overcome a mental disorder, and how the church and therapists can partner together to better care for their local community.

The panel included:

- Ken Clark – Marriage and Family Therapist, licensed minister, and founder of Chenal Family Therapy, PLC.

- Scotty Smittle – Licensed Associate Counselor, college instructor at Central Baptist College, and Clinical Director of Chenal Family Therapy’s new Conway office (opening August 2012).

- Nicole Capri – Resident director at the Little Rock Rep and former artist in residence at a large southern California church.

- Ryan Byrd – Pastor of the social-justice oriented Eikon Church of Little Rock.

- Rachel Pinto (moderator) – Graduate intern at Chenal Family Therapy PLC.

 

Thanks to everyone that made the great night possible and helped us to raise thousands of dollars for Young Life, The Center for Artistic Revolution, and Eikon Church’s community garden.

Here are the available session times for all Chenal Family Therapy PLC individual, couples, and family therapists for the coming three weeks. You are free to reserve more than one session time over multiple weeks if you are fairly sure you’ll use them all. However, clients who get in the habit of scheduling 2-3 weeks out and then repeatedly canceling those appointments will not be extended that opportunity in the future.

If you’d like one of these time slots, just email us or give our office manager a call (Karen Ahl, 501-781-2230 x3).

 

Ken Clark’s Availability:

This Week:

Monday (04/02) – 10 AM, Noon, or 3 PM

Tuesday (04/03) – 11 AM, Noon, 2 PM, 3 PM, or 4 PM

Wednesday (04/04) – 10 AM, 1 PM, 3 PM, or 4 PM

Thursday (04/05) – Noon, 1 PM, 2 PM, or 3 PM

Friday (04/06) – 9 AM or 2 PM

 

Two Weeks:

Monday (04/09) – 10 AM, 11 AM, Noon, 1 PM, 3 PM, or 4 PM

Tuesday (04/10) – 10 AM, 11 AM, Noon, 1 PM, 2 PM, or 3 PM

Wednesday (04/11) – 10 AM or 4 PM

Thursday (04/12) – 10 AM, 11 AM, 1 PM, 2 PM, 3 PM, 4 PM, or 5 PM

Friday (04/13) – 9 AM, 10 AM, or 2 PM

 

Three Weeks:

Monday (04/16) – 9 AM, 10 AM, 11 AM, Noon, 1 PM, 3 PM, or 4 PM

Tuesday (04/17) – 10 AM, Noon, 1 PM, 2 PM, 3 PM, 4 PM, or 5 PM

Wednesday (04/18) – 10 AM, 11 AM, Noon, 1 PM, 2 PM, 3 PM, or 4 PM

Friday (04/19) – 9 AM, 10 AM, or 4 PM

 

Rachel Pinto’s Availability:

This Week:

Monday (04/02) – 4 PM or 7 PM

Tuesday (04/03) – No Openings

Wednesday (04/04) – No Openings

Thursday (04/05) – No Openings

Friday (04/06) – Noon, 1 PM, or 3 PM

 

Two Weeks:

Monday (04/09) – Noon or 1 PM

Tuesday (04/10) – No Openings

Wednesday (04/11) – 4 PM or 5 PM

Thursday (04/12) – Noon, 1 PM, 2 PM, 3 PM, 4 PM, 6 PM, or 7 PM

Friday (04/13) – Noon, 1 PM, or 2 PM

 

Three Weeks:

Monday (04/16) – Noon, 1 PM, 3 PM, 4 PM, 5 PM, or 7 PM

Tuesday (04/17) – No Openings

Wednesday (04/18) – No Openings

Thursday (04/19) – No Openings

Friday (04/20) – Noon, 1 PM, 3 PM, 4 PM, 5 PM, 6 PM, or 7 PM

 

Scotty Smittle’s Availability:

This Week:

Friday (04/06) – 6 PM, 7 PM 8 PM, or 9 PM

Saturday (04/07) – Noon, 1 PM, or 3 PM

 

Two Weeks:

Friday (04/13) – No Openings

Saturday (04/14) – No Openings

 

Three Weeks:

Friday (04/20) – 5 PM, 6 PM, 7 PM, 8 PM, or 9 PM

Saturday (04/21) – Noon, 1 PM, 2 PM, or 3 PM

 

Nichole Ross’ Availability:

This Week:

Monday (04/02) – 1 PM or 2 PM

Tuesday (04/03) – 1 PM or 2 PM

Wednesday (04/04) – 2 PM or 3 PM

Thursday (04/05) – 8 AM, 9 AM, 10 AM, or 11 AM

Friday (04/06) – No Openings

 

Two Weeks:

Monday (04/09) – 2 PM or 3 PM

Tuesday (04/10) – 1 PM, 2 PM, or 3 PM

Wednesday (04/11) – 2 PM or 3 PM

Thursday (04/12) – 8 AM, 9 AM, 10 AM, 11 AM, Noon, 1 PM, 2 PM, 3 PM, or 5 PM

 

Three Weeks:

Monday (04/16) – 1 PM, 2 PM, or 3 PM

Tuesday (04/17) – 1 PM, 2 PM, or 3 PM

Wednesday (04/18) – 2 PM or 3 PM

Thursday (04/19) – 8 AM, 9 AM, 10 AM, 11 AM, Noon, 1 PM, 2 PM, 3 PM, 4 PM, or 5 PM

Chenal Family Therapy PLC will be sponsoring an evening of the Pulitzer Prize winning musical Next to Normal, as well as hosting a panel discussion on the overlap of psychology and faith. The show will be the evening of Tuesday, May 8th at the Arkansas Rep, as part of a larger three week run of Next to Normal.

The majority of the proceeds from the event will be donated to some great local churches and ministries that are making a difference in the Little Rock community.

If you’re interested in purchasing tickets ($35),  you can contact a participating organization, email our office manager at Karen@ChenalThrapy.com, or call our office at 501-781-2230 x 3.

In consideration of our clients’ privacy, do not simply drop by our office to purchase tickets.

Here’s the next tip from our parenting expert, Scotty Smittle. If you’d like to set up a time to bring your child to see Scotty, call 501-781-2230 x 3 or email us.

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Tip #3: Spend Quantity Time, Not Just Quality Time

We’ve all heard it said, and perhaps you’ve even said it yourself: “It’s not about the quantity of time you spend with your kids. It’s about whether that time you do have with them is quality time.”

While it is no doubt important that the time you spend with your children is quality time, be careful not to let that old cliché excuse you from being simply present with your kids on a regular basis. Because the amount of time you spend with your children – the quantity – does matter a great deal when it comes to their social and emotional development.

Consider a close friendship you’ve had in your life. Now consider the amount of time you’ve spent with that person. Often, the more time spent together doing even mundane tasks like work or commuting together, the deeper the relationship. The same is true with your kids.

Actually, I’d argue that the more time you spend with your children, the more it allows them to experience being with you and observe proper social behaviors in a variety of different situations, environments, and moods. If your children only get to see you for that small period of time when you’re happy and playful and feel like spending quality time with them, how will they learn to negotiate life’s more difficult moments, such as spending time with a friend who is upset? How will they learn to handle frustrations like an annoying traffic jam or a bad hair day? By getting a bigger quantity  of “less than quality” time with you, your kids will learn to adapt and relate to a variety  of emotional situations.

This week, plan ahead and set aside an extra 5-10 minutes per day to be with your child and let your child observe you. For example, if you’ve got an errand to run, grab your child and take them with you instead of leaving them with an older sibling. Sure, it may not be what you would consider a “fun” trip, but it’s a trip with you. As an added bonus, working in quantity time will take some of the pressure off the other times you try and make quality time, in part because you’ll invariably have some fun, spontaneous moments with your child that wouldn’t otherwise occur.

Once you’ve got this routine of quantity of time established, then you can begin re-focusing on making that quality time truly quality. More on that when we explore our next tip, Learn and Speak Their Language.

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About the Author:

Scotty Smittle is a Licensed Associate Counselor in Little Rock, AR. He works with couples, families, and individuals dealing with all types of relationship and child behavioral issues.

To receive future updates to this blog via email, click here. To receive a weekly email with Scotty’s available session times, click here.

The contents of this post are the copyrighted (2012) insights of Scotty Smittle and Chenal Family Therapy, PLC and may not be re-used or re-published without his express permission. Linking to this article however, is greatly appreciated and encouraged!

 

 

Here are the available session times for all Chenal Family Therapy PLC therapists for the coming three weeks. You are free to reserve more than one session time over multiple weeks if you are fairly sure you’ll use them all. However, clients who get in the habit of scheduling 2-3 weeks out and then repeatedly canceling those appointments will not be extended that opportunity in the future.

If you’d like one of these time slots, just email us or give our office manager a call (Karen Ahl, 501-781-2230 x3).

 

Ken Clark’s Availability:

This Week:

Monday (03/26) – 1 PM

Tuesday (03/27) – No Openings

Wednesday (03/28) – No Openings

Thursday (03/29) – 10 AM or 3 PM

Friday (03/30) – 10 AM, 2 PM, or 4 PM

 

Two Weeks:

Monday (04/02) – 9 AM, 10 AM, 11 AM, Noon, 3 PM, or 4 PM

Tuesday (04/03) – 2 PM or 3 PM

Wednesday (04/04) – 9 AM, 10 AM, 3 PM, or 4 PM

Thursday (04/05) – 10 AM, 11 AM, 3 PM, or 4 PM

Friday (04/06) – 9 AM, 2 PM, or 4 PM

 

Three Weeks:

Monday (04/09) – 10 AM, 11 AM, Noon, 3 PM, or 4 PM

Tuesday (04/10) – 1 PM, 2 PM, or 3 PM

Wednesday (04/11) – 9 AM, 10 AM, or 4 PM

Thursday (04/12) – 10 AM, 11 AM, 3 PM, 4 PM, or 5 PM

Friday (04/13) – 9 AM, 10 AM, 2 PM, or 4 PM

 

Rachel Pinto’s Availability:

This Week:

Monday (03/26) – Noon or 1 PM

Tuesday (03/27) – No Openings

Wednesday (03/28) – No Openings

Thursday (03/29) –  Noon, 1 PM, 2 PM, 3 PM, 4 PM, or 5 PM

Friday (03/30) – No Openings

 

Two Weeks:

Monday (04/02) – Noon, 1 PM, 3 PM, 4 PM, or 7 PM

Tuesday (04/03) – No Openings

Wednesday (04/04) – No Openings

Thursday (04/05) – No Openings

Friday (04/06) – Noon, 1 PM, 3 PM, 5 PM, 6 PM, or 7 PM

 

Three Weeks:

Monday (04/09) – Noon or 1 PM

Tuesday (04/10) – No Openings

Wednesday (04/11) – 4 PM, 5 PM, 6 PM, or 7 PM

Thursday (04/12) – Noon, 1 PM, 2 PM, 3 PM, 4 PM, 5 PM, 6 PM, or 7 PM

Friday (04/13) – Noon, 1 PM, or 2 PM

 

Scotty Smittle’s Availability:

This Week:

Friday (03/30) – 5 PM, 6 PM, 8 PM, or 9 PM

Saturday (03/31) – Noon, 1 PM, 2 PM, or 3 PM

 

Two Weeks:

Friday (04/06) – 5 PM, 6 PM, 7 PM 8 PM, or 9 PM

Saturday (04/07) – Noon, 1 PM, 2 PM, 3 PM, or 4 PM

 

Three Weeks:

Friday (04/13) – No Openings

Saturday (04/14) – No Openings

 

Nichole Ross’ Availability:

This Week:

Monday (03/26) – 1 PM, 2 PM, or 3 PM

Tuesday (03/27) – 1 PM, 2 PM, or 3 PM

Wednesday (03/28) – 2 PM or 3 PM

Thursday (03/29) – 8 AM, 9 AM, 10 AM, 11 AM, Noon, 1 PM, 2 PM, or 3 PM

Friday (03/30) – No Openings

 

Two Weeks:

Monday (04/02) – 1 PM, 2 PM, or 3 PM

Tuesday (04/03) – 1 PM, 2 PM, or 3 PM

Wednesday (04/04) – 2 PM or 3 PM

Thursday (04/05) – 8 AM, 9 AM, 10 AM, 11 AM, 3 PM, 4 PM, or 5 PM

Friday (04/06) – No Openings

 

Three Weeks:

Monday (04/09) – 1 PM, 2 PM, or 3 PM

Tuesday (04/10) – 1 PM, 2 PM, or 3 PM

Wednesday (04/11) – 2 PM or 3 PM

Thursday (04/12) – 8 AM, 9 AM, 10 AM, 11 AM, Noon, 1 PM, 2 PM, 3 PM, 4 PM, or 5 PM

Here are the available session times for all Chenal Family Therapy PLC therapists and counselors for the coming three weeks. You are free to reserve more than one session time over multiple weeks if you are fairly sure you’ll use them all. However, clients who get in the habit of scheduling 2-3 weeks out and then repeatedly canceling those appointments will not be extended that opportunity in the future.

If you’d like one of these time slots, email us or give our scheduler (Karen Ahl) a call  501-781-2230 x3.

Ken Clark’s Availability:

This Week:

Monday (03/19) – No Openings

Tuesday (03/20) – No Openings

Wednesday (03/21) – No Openings

Thursday (03/22) – Noon or 3 PM

Friday (03/23) – 9 AM, 10 AM, 3 PM, or 4 PM

 

Two Weeks:

Monday (03/26) – 10 AM, 11 AM, Noon, 3 PM, or 4 PM

Tuesday (03/27) – 2 PM, 3 PM, or 5 PM

Wednesday (03/28) – 10 AM

Thursday (03/29) – 10 AM, 11 AM, or 3 PM

Friday (03/30) – 9 AM, 2 PM, or 4 PM

 

Three Weeks:

Monday (04/02) – 9 AM, 10 AM, 11 AM, Noon, 3 PM, 4 PM, or 5 PM

Tuesday (04/03) – 1 PM, 2 PM, or 3 PM

Wednesday (04/04) – 9 AM, 10 AM, or 3 PM

Thursday (04/05) – 10 AM, 11 AM, 3 PM, or 4 PM

Friday (04/06) – 9 AM, 10 AM, 2 PM, or 4 PM

 

Rachel Pinto’s Availability:

This Week:

Monday (03/19) – Noon, 1 PM, or 4 PM

Tuesday (03/20) – No Openings

Wednesday (03/21) – No Openings

Thursday (03/22) – No Openings

Friday (03/23) – Noon, 1 PM, 3 PM, 4 PM, or 5 PM

 

Two Weeks:

Monday (03/26) – Noon or 1 PM

Tuesday (03/27) – No Openings

Wednesday (03/28) – No Openings

Thursday (03/29) – 1 PM, 2 PM, 3 PM, 4 PM, 5 PM, or 7 PM

Friday (03/30) – 1 PM or 2 PM

 

Three Weeks:

Monday (04/02) – Noon, 1 PM, 3 PM, 4 PM, 6 PM, or 7 PM

Tuesday (04/03) – No Openings

Wednesday (04/04) – No Openings

Thursday (04/05) – No Openings

Friday (04/06) – Noon, 1 PM, 3 PM, 4 PM,5 PM, 6 PM, or 7 PM

 

Scotty Smittle’s Availability:

This Week:

Friday (03/23) – 9 PM

Saturday (03/24) – 2 PM or 3 PM

 

Two Weeks:

Friday (03/30) – 5 PM, 6 PM, 7 PM, 8 PM, or 9 PM

Saturday (03/31) – Noon, 1 PM, 2 PM, or 3 PM

 

Three Weeks:

Friday (04/06) – 5 PM, 6 PM, 7 PM 8 PM, or 9 PM

Saturday (04/07) – Noon, 1 PM, 2 PM, 3 PM, or 4 PM

 

Nichole Ross’ Availability:

This Week:

Monday (03/19) – 1 PM or 2 PM

Tuesday (03/20) – 1 PM or 2 PM

Wednesday (03/22) – 1 PM or 2 PM

Thursday (03/23) – Noon, 1 PM, 2 PM, or 3 PM

Friday (03/24) – No Openings

 

Two Weeks:

Monday (03/26) – 1 PM, 2 PM, or 3 PM

Tuesday (03/27) – 1 PM, 2 PM, or 3 PM

Wednesday (03/28) – 2 PM or 3 PM

Thursday (03/29) – 8 AM, 9 AM, 10 AM, 11 AM, Noon, 1 PM, 2 PM, 3 PM, or 5 PM

Friday (03/30) – No Openings

 

Three Weeks:

Monday (04/02) – 1 PM, 2 PM, or 3 PM

Tuesday (04/03) – 1 PM, 2 PM, or 3 PM

Wednesday (04/04) – 2 PM or 3 PM

Thursday (04/05) – 8 AM, 9 AM, 10 AM, 11 AM, Noon, 1 PM, 2 PM, 3 PM, 4 PM, or 5 PM

Friday (04/06) – No Openings

Thanks to writer Diane Mapes for including me in her MSNBC.com article on the psychology and emotions surrounding the choice to cut someone out of your will. It’s always a treat to get to blend my background as a psychotherapist and a Certified Financial Planner into one discussion!

Read the full article here.

-Ken

 

About the Ken Clark:

Ken Clark is a Licensed Associate Marriage and Family Therapist in Little Rock, AR. He works with couples, families, and individuals dealing with all types of relationship and behavioral issues. To schedule an appointment with Ken, you can call 501-781-2230 or email him at Ken@ChenalTherapy.com.

To receive future updates to this blog, click here. To receive a weekly email with Ken’s available session times, click here.

The contents of this post are the copyrighted (2011) insights of Ken Clark and may not be re-used or re-published without his express permission. Linking to this article however, is greatly appreciated and encouraged!