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Welcome To A Better Today, and A Happier Tomorrow.

•  Our Practice

•  Our Philosophy

•  What is Therapy?

•  Seeking Treatment

•  Length of Treatment

•  Appointment Information

Our Practice:

Our practice is centrally located here in the Treasure Valley, in Boise, and we currently have a Licensed Psychologist, a Licensed Psychologist/Neuropsychologist, and two Licensed Professional Counselors (with one dual licensed as a Licensed Associate Marriage & Family Therapist) available to provide psychological services, counseling, therapy, and psychological testing:  Ronald B. Tye, Psy.D., M. Snider, Ph.D., Connie Karcher, M.S., and Rachel Root, Ph.D.

We treat the following variety of problems and disorders: depression, marital/family issues, postpartum depression, pornography addiction, anger management, oppositional defiant disorder, grief, military/civilian PTSD, battle stress, and pain related issues. (This is NOT an all-inclusive list.)

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Our Philosophy:

In counseling, relating to another person is more important than technique.  We understand that people want their thoughts and feelings heard, and their problems seen without judgment.  Establishing an open, honest, and collaborative process to identify issues and goals is fundamental to a supportive environment.  Depression, anxiety, betrayal, and emotional pain need voice and witness.

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What is Therapy?

Most people are not sure what psychotherapy is, or whether they can benefit from any kind of psychological service. 

In short, therapy is:

•  A way to improve your experience of life. 

•  An effort to increase your joy in living.

•  A way to curtail or end unnecessary emotional suffering. 

•  Ultimately it provides an opportunity to have full, honest, and rewarding relationships with others. 

A common problem that people often face is focusing more on their weaknesses than on their strengths.  Thus, many people become preoccupied with what is wrong and they become demoralized.  This may lead to self-blame and feeling stuck. 

One aspect of therapy is to refocus, or reawaken, your awareness of what you do well, and then to practice thoughts and behaviors that return oneself to this state.

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Seeking Treatment:

Most people who seek psychological service/consultation want to know:

•  How serious are my problems/symptoms?

•  What caused my problems/symptoms?

•  Can I change for the better?

The severity of your problems:

•  Is proportional to the degree that you experience pain and suffering. 

•  Can block you from obtaining your goals in life, such as experiencing pleasure and maintaining healthy relationships. 

Following the initial evaluation phase of treatment, we can help you identify precipitant or triggering events and factors that maintain your difficulties.  Although individuals vary with regard to their willingness to work hard and change, almost everyone can improve their quality of life by resolving self-defeating problems, symptoms and behaviors.

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Length Of Treatment:

The length of treatment is variable. 

1. For many individuals, treatment can be limited to a fixed number of sessions.  This type of treatment is often referred to as brief therapy or "time sensitive" therapy.  Brief therapy usually ranges from 7 to 10 sessions. 

2. Although some individuals can benefit from brief therapy, others may require more visits to resolve identified problems.  Thus, for some it may be counterproductive to place restrictive time limits on treatment. 

In any case, you and your therapist will work together to identify treatment goals.  In addition, you both will jointly, and continuously, evaluate your needs and progress on a regular basis, in order to have the most effective treatment.

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Appointment Information:

Your initial/first appointment with your provider will be about 45-50 minutes in length. After your initial appointment, we will establish any necessary follow-up appointments, as requested/required by your provider. This may involve setting up a "standing" appointment (same time and day of each week.) Follow-up appointments are also 45-50 minutes long. 

If you cannot make it to your appointment for a foreseen reason (e.g. other previously scheduled appointment, work meetings, no transportation, etc.) you must call us with 24 hour advanced notice to avoid a No-Show Fee, or Late Cancellation Fee.  Unavoidable or last-minute events (e.g. flat tire, child getting sick at school) MUST still be called in to avoid being assessed a fee.

We ask that you please do NOT come to the appointment if you are ill. This helps to prevent the spread of any contagions, and keeps our providers healthy and available to conduct services.

We also ask that, if at all possible, you do NOT bring your small children with you to your appointment.  If you are not able to make other childcare arrangements, please call us ahead of time to see if we can reschedule your appointment, or clear it with your provider for you to bring your child/children.  Please keep in mind that your children will probably go into the session with you, as our staff are not childcare providers. Having your small children in session with you may cause distractions, and thus be counter-productive to your treatment.

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Insurance information can be found on our Office Staff page.

For more information or if you have any questions, email us at frontdesk_drrontye@clearwire.net; or to schedule an appointment for an individual or joint counseling session, call the office at (208) 672-8699.

Our office is handicapped accessible.

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