Mr. Dwayne Kruse, LMFT

Counselor/Therapist | Mental Health

1858 Paseo San Luis Sierra Vista AZ, 85635 Show map

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Serving Arizona and Washington - In person in Sierra vista and Tombstone, AZ

I offer real actionable solutions to the most difficult of situations, such as deep trauma, unhealthy family dynamics, and regressive and unhealthy coping behaviors. Many of us walk around feeling angry, unfocused or withdraw into sadness, despair, and hopelessness. This is reactive stress or attachment challenges. Unfortunately, the mental health field often uses diagnoses to label behavior when really what is needed is counseling around attachment styles and various coping skills. You are not your diagnosis, and my therapeutic process includes removing or reducing stress and establishing a healthy, constructive coping strategy.

You will learn better ways to tolerate stresses that trigger reactive behavior, which increases your ability to respond to challenges and gain control over your life and your decisions, consequently deepening your relationships as well.

I have 25 years of service and have a deep understanding of human needs, vulnerabilities, and emotions. I work comfortably with youths and adults, as well as CPS, Probation and Military Families. Call me today for a free consultation.

Education and Training

Alliant International Universi MA Marriage and Family Therapy 2002

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Mr. Dwayne Kruse, LMFT

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Should I see psychiatrist for depression?
You can definitely see a psychiatrist. But when you go see a psychiatrist they are a medical doctor first. They do have specialty training and psychopharmacology which means administering medication to manage things like ADHD and depression. You have the age old question of nature versus nurture happening. A medical the doctor will talk to you about something like you were born with depression encoded in your body or you have a chemical imbalance let's balance out the chemical in processes in your body. An alternative thought process is that your body has everything it needs to be balanced. Our emotions drive chemical processes in our bodies. As our chemicals are imbalanced because of her emotions Do we want to use medication to gain ground on working through what is actually causing the depression? Or do we want to work through what's actually causing the depression without medication? Can you do it without medication? I am a marriage and Family therapist and am a very clear behaviorist believing that our environment not our genetics has created such things as depression. As such if we look at your environment and your interactions in your environment and work on your happiness and self-satisfaction ideally you will gather more chemicals in your body that help balance you out. The basics of managing depression. 1. Get good sleep and eat a balanced diet. 2. Find a routine and stick to it. 3. Exercise at least 30 minutes a day. Bring your heart rate up. 4. Have goals and benchmarks. 5. Get good vita.in D sunshine or in over the counter pill form. And talk to a therapist about root causes of your depression. Sometimes removing a stress or adding a coping strategy works. Seeing things differently helps quite a bit. Be kind to yourself. Feel free to call for a consultation READ MORE
Just about any medication messes me up in the head
I'd be happy to talk to you about different options for talk therapy to help manage anxiety. I completely understand how medications don't work for some people at all. Feel free to contact me. We can talk about your needs and get you scheduled in for an appointment. Dwayne Kruse MA LMFT Attainable Family Solutions LLC 520-678-1115 READ MORE

Areas of expertise and specialization

ChildrenFamiliesCouplesGrief and LossADHDStressLife TransitionsWork IssuesHome issuesDepression

Mr. Dwayne Kruse, LMFT's Practice location

Tombstone Office

1561 North Bent Barrel Trail -
Tombstone, AZ 85638

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New patients: 520-678-1115

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Mon:09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tue:09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wed:09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thu:09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Fri:09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Sat:Closed
Sun:Closed

Sierra Vista Office

1858 Paseo San Luis -
Sierra Vista, AZ 85635

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New patients: 520-678-1115, 520-678-1115

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Washington Telehealth

Bellingham, Seattle, Tacoma, Olympia, Vancouver, Spokane, Tri Cities -
Seattle, WA 98516

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New patients: 520-678-1115

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Get to know Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist Dwayne Kruse, who serves patients in Sierra Vista, Arizona.

A Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, Dwayne is the Founder of Attainable Family Solutions located in Sierra Vista, Arizona. He has spent 25+ years working in the areas of child services involvement, adoption, probation, military family issues, and unresolved childhood trauma.

Dwayne sees his patients in his comfortable office in Sierra Vista, AZ and can see patients from all over Arizona and Washington State via telehealth. He also uses a therapy dog Shelby to help calm and work with his patients of significant trauma. He will soon be adding couples and post traumatic stress groups to his rapidly growing private practice.

“Many clients say I bring a level of calm to the room along with my subtle and consistent drive to meet your needs. As your partner and guide, I come alongside you and your family to create sustainable goals with realistic interventions and steps that we can all measure to see real progress” expressed Dwayne.

As an expert in trauma and attachment, he strives to connect emotionally to one’s story and provide the right resources and support to help them get relief and meet their goals. He focuses on attachment injuries, children and adults with child protective services involvement, foster care, abandonment or legal involvement.

“I provide coaching and support. Together, we will work through traumatic, regressive and unhealthy coping behaviors. We will also learn better ways to tolerate those annoying or overwhelming stresses that trigger reactive behavior. Forgiveness and tolerance free us from living the emotional roller coaster, creating feelings of peace and relief. In therapy, I teach how to remove stress and add healthy coping skills. I teach how to control your fear, sadness, and anger that cripple your desire for success. I teach the stress model, improving relationship connection, and understanding of how we relate to ourselves and others. Your hard work will be rewarded with a new sense of self, empowerment, and confidence through an approach” stated Dwayne.

Back in the early days of his academic career, he graduated with his Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice Administration from San Diego State University in 2000. He then went on to earn his Master of Arts degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Alliant International University, graduating in 2003.

With a great passion for his work, Dwayne gets true enjoyment out of working closely with his clients. He strives to merge old ways and new possibilities and develop ways to feel good about technology and retain a family-oriented feel across all business paradigms.