For Clients

Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy is a way of processing mental, emotional, and behavioral struggles to increase manageability in daily life. Psychotherapy has been known to help with a wide variety of concerns such as anxiety, depression, communication conflicts, obsessive compulsive behavior, addictions, trauma, self-esteem, eating disorders, conduct disorders, and more. Psychotherapists may utilize multiple facets of therapy modalities to help eliminate and/or manage symptoms in order to assist an individual in enhancing wellbeing and recovery.

Modalities

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing) is a modality used to process traumatic experiences. EMDR utilizes bilateral stimulation which stimulates both sides of the brain to gain access of communication into the limbic system where traumatic experiences are held. EMDR assists in processing the traumatic experiences and moving them toward the pre-frontal cortex into long term memory. This aids in eliminating/lessening triggers of trauma, intense emotional and physical responses, and hypervigilance.

EMDR can also be used to help with chronic pain, addictive behavior and urges, and enhancing motivation.

CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) is a form of therapy used to modify distorted thoughts and behaviors. CBT rests on the idea that thoughts influence emotion which influences behavior. Struggling with a distorted thought can impact a person’s emotional state and cause them to behave reactively. CBT helps to reconstruct the thought process and increase a more positive emotional state. CBT can be used with all ages with the ability to identify thought patterns.

DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy) is a verbal processing technique utilizing a CBT approach. DBT emphasizes on psychosocial aspects. DBT theory suggests that some people’s arousal levels in certain situations can increase far more quickly, attain a higher level of emotional stimulation, and take a significant amount of time to return to baseline levels. DBT teaches skills to balance emotional swings and intensity. DBT is a highly collaborative model which relies on much effort from the client. 

Biofeedback is a way to monitor automatic body functions and how they respond to stress. It relays levels of reactivity and activity in the body. Biofeedback is a useful tool to have in conjunction with other therapies, as it provides information from body and can exhibit progress within the therapeutic process. This modality can help in reconditioning the brain and body to be in a more balanced state. Biofeedback is a technique that helps control bodily functions such as heart rate, breathing, cortisol levels, and more. The process helps a person to feel regulated, decrease stress levels, create a balanced heart rate variability, and lessen intensities of triggers.

Interpersonal Process Therapy integrates attachment theory, cognitive behavior therapy, family systems, and psychodynamic therapy to provide a corrective emotional experience within the therapy room. The interpersonal process focuses on the here-and-now interactions between the therapist and the client, challenging negative cognitive schemas learned from the past, and connecting authentically to emotions. The therapeutic relationship is a primary change agent that allows clients to develop  a locus of change internally, empowering them to own and alter the relationship they have with themselves and the world.

Mindfulness is the basic human ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and what we are doing, and not overly reactive or overwhelmed by what is going on around us. Mindfulness focuses on processing of our experiences and emotions as they are, without judgment, in the here and now. It develops through noticing and listening to the what our experiences tell us in the present, so we can change or adapt through trusting ourselves more fully.